Category: archives
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Borough fights attempt by eating club to be tax-exempt
$500,000 million in tax revenue threatened if all clubs win exemption, officials say. By: Jennifer Potash Imagine the financial impact if the stately manors and mansions on Hodge Road were taken off Princeton Borough’s tax rolls. While that scenario may be farfetched, it has become a real possibility for a similar row of handsome and…
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Waiting to exhale over for PHS ice hockey
Little Tigers knock off ND for first time in 11 years By: Rich Fisher Peter Foster finally got to exhale. As a freshman, the Cranbury resident was a member of the Princeton High ice hockey team that lost to Notre Dame on a controversial goal in the Mercer County Tournament. It was typical, as the…
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Slimmer Urbanowicz looks good
By: Ken Weingartner Less has proved to be more for Monroe High School wrestler Chet Urbanowicz. The Falcons’ senior heavyweight has dropped 33 pounds, so far, from last year’s weight of 285 pounds and has added quickness and stamina to his arsenal of weapons. The result is a 7-3 record after Wednesday’s third-period pin of…
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Residents to get say on club
Religious-based group expected to be discussed. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Some residents are angry over the school board’s approval of a religious-based student club. They say the club is a violation of the separation of church and state, and that the club’s name, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, is exclusionary. Residents will get their…
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Crossroads of History
Dr. Charles Speierl hopes to spark public interest in New Jersey as the ‘Crossroads of the American Revolution’ through a five-part lecture series. By: Susan Van Dongen TimeOFF photos/Susan Van Dongen The Red Mill Museum in Clinton has a number of exhibits that pay tribute to New Jersey’s role in the Revolutionary War, including a…
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Letters to the Editor, Jan. 10
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Jan. 10 By: Cumulative impacts must be considered To the editor: The report, "Potential Impacts to the Natural Environment," recently presented to the Roundtable for the Penns Neck Area EIS, missed an essential point. If an east-side connector road is built through the Sarnoff property, then the Sarnoff Corp. will…
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Attorney change ends 50-year relationship
Long-time law firm cuts ties with Cranbury. By: Rebecca Tokarz After more than 50 years of representing the Township Committee, the law firm of Huff, Moran and Orron will no longer provide legal services to Cranbury. The Township Committee appointed Triska Waterbury of the Princeton-based law firm, Mason, Griffin and Pierson as its new township…
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Borough prepares taxi rate increase
Council still undecided on changing taxi licenses. By: Jennifer Potash After several rounds of discussion on a proposed change in taxi driver licenses, the Princeton Borough Council has concluded the matter needs more consideration. But the council did introduce an ordinance Tuesday that will increase taxi fees by 50 percent for single passengers. It also…
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Part of the solution
Princetonian helps shape statewide legislation. By: David Campbell When Nancy Becker founded her public-affairs firm in 1977, she was one of only three women lobbying in Trenton, and the first to go into business for herself. Twenty-five years later, she still manages to raise eyebrows. "Clearly, women were not part of the inner circle of…
