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  • Emergency squad building is now 99 percent complete

    Squad members also request new ambulance By:Vanessa S. Holt    SPRINGFIELD — Work on the Springfield Township Emergency Squad building is 99 percent complete, said Councilman Richard Toone.    "It’s so close you can taste it," he said at the Nov. 13 Township Council meeting.    Brian Kokotajlo, president of the emergency squad, asked the councilman for a…

  • DiLemme, Conger excel at Group cross country meets

    NJSIAA state meet challenges local stars By:Sean Moylan    Other than a momentary slip at the beginning of the course, the inclement weather which plagued much of the Group I field of runners at Holmdel didn’t have much of an affect on Bordentown’s senior star cross country runner Steve DiLemme this past Saturday afternoon.    Holmdel’s famous…

  • Restaurant expansion plan moves forward

    The new 3,690-square-foot building would include a 1,390-square-foot restaurant on the first floor with two apartments on the second floor. By: Jennifer Potash    Expansion plans for a Chinese restaurant on Witherspoon Street hit a few bumps last week when the Site Plan Review Advisory Board tried to encourage the applicants to order a more dumpling-sized…

  • State experts ponder tax-reform challenges

    Symposium at Rutgers intended to help find consensus on reforms needed to reduce New Jersey’s dependence on municipal property taxes. By: David Campbell    Experts gathered Friday at Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in New Brunswick to talk about the challenges confronting property-tax reform and whether solutions are possible.    "These…

  • MILESTONES

    From PBJ issue of Nov. 19-21, 2002 SERVICE    Bohren’s Moving & Storage Inc. of Princeton, an agent of United Van Lines, has been honored for exceptional professional achievement.    Bohren’s Moving & Storage received the following recognitions: President’s Club, $14 million level – honoring agents who have generated at least $1 million in sales for the…

  • Officials hear pleas for housing

    The needs of seniors and low- and moderate-income households dominated a Master Plan discussion in Princeton. By: David Campbell    Calls for more affordable housing for seniors and low- and moderate-income households dominated a Master Plan discussion Thursday.    Several dozen people turned out to address the Master Plan Subcommittee of the Princeton Regional Planning Board at…

  • West Windsor close to settlement with Toll Brothers

    Agreement would end battle over the 1,165-unit Estates at Princeton Junction development dating back to 1993. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council worked long into the night Monday but ultimately succeeded in hammering out most of the details of a proposed settlement agreement with developer Toll Brothers.    Starting at 7 p.m., the…

  • Charles I. Reed

       Charles I. Reed, 82, of Titusville died Sunday at the Rolling Hills Care Center, Lebanon.    Born in Pittstown, he had lived in Titusville for many years. He was a Sergeant in the Army serving in France, Germany, Italy and Africa as a radio operator. He was a graduate of Rider College in Lawrenceville. He was…

  • Planning panel views borough garage details

    Opposition group incorporates as a nonprofit organization. By: Jennifer Potash    With one month to go until the Princeton Borough Council takes action on the proposed downtown garage development, two public meetings on the project illustrated two views this week — a passionate appeal to reject the project at one and a dispassionate review of the…