Category: archives
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Borough Council approves budget
Spending plan includes 5.5 percent tax increase. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Borough Council unanimously, and without much discussion, approved the $18.5 million municipal budget Tuesday. The budget carries a 3.5-cent increase in the municipal tax rate to 67.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The owner of a home assessed at the borough average…
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Grant boosts effort to preserve Sourland Mountain region
Sourlands Planning Council receives $80,000 in Smart Growth funds. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY The Sourlands Planning Council moved $80,000 closer to its goal of protecting the Sourland Mountain region from the pressures of uncoordinated development this week. The nonprofit organization received an $80,000 Smart Growth Future grant from the state Department of Community Affairs…
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Emotions flow after graduation
Words and pictures were the order of the day outside the Sovereign Bank Arena after Hightstown High School’s graduation last week. By: Chris Karmiol TRENTON While the grads of Hightstown High School’s Class of 2002 crossed the stage to receive the last that the school could offer their diplomas friends and family…
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Fishing derby great for town
Letter to the editor I would like to thank the Cranbury Police Department for sponsoring the Fishing Derby this past weekend. Although my 10-year-old daughter and I have virtually no experience fishing we both had a wonderful time. The event was extremely well organized and all of the police officers who worked at the…
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Celebrations galore — but none on the Fourth
Sky shows slated by Montgomery, Princeton and Mercer County. Fireworks will light up area skies three days next week, but not on July 4. Montgomery Township leads off the fireworks display parade on Monday, followed by Princeton on Tuesday and Mercer County Park in West Windsor at the end of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra…
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3M previews storm water runoff plan
Intent is to control rock dust washed off site by rain. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY A revised storm-water management plan aimed at reducing the size of massive detention basins on the 3M Belle Mead quarry site is expected to come before the township Planning Board in September, representatives of the company told the Planning…
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Medical acupuncture can be effective for pain management
HEALTH MATTERS By: Dr. Jay Tendler As its name indicates, acupuncture is a method of promoting natural healing that involves accurately puncturing the skin with very thin needles at precise acupuncture points. The practice of acupuncture has its roots in ancient China, where it was believed that channels or meridians of energy flow throughout the…
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An early start for Headsmart
Enthusiasm for helmet reward program has gotten out of hand By: Casha Caponegro Cranbury youngsters are enthusiastic about his summer’s Headsmart program. But, according to police, this enthusiasm has gotten slightly out of control and the program has not even started yet. Headsmart is sponsored by the Cranbury Fraternal Order of Police in conjunction…
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Bloomberg aims to expand in Ewing office park
Reports of company abandoning Montgomery greatly exaggerated, representative says. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY Reports of Bloomberg LP’s demise in Montgomery have been greatly exaggerated, according to company representatives. The news that the financial data company is considering expanding into a proposed office park in Ewing Township has fed speculation that the company will abandon…
