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Letters to the Editor, June 7
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, June 7 By: Don’t delay action on Palmer Square To the editor: On behalf of the Borough Merchants for Princeton, we are writing to urge the borough to accept Palmer Square Management’s permit to begin work on the 97 housing units. We have anticipated for some time the submittal of these…
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Creativity helps students cope with 9/11
Middle school students produce carthartic book. By: Jeff Milgram John Witherspoon Middle School art teacher Jane Georgs remembers the hole in time between when she learned that a jetliner had crashed into the World Trade Center and when she heard that her two grown children who work in lower Manhattan were safe as…
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Borough bans Jake-braking
The council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday that will ban trucks from using a noisy braking system in the borough. By: Scott Morgan HIGHTSTOWN The Borough Council Monday told noisy trucks to quiet down. By unanimous vote, the council opted to outlaw compression braking by trucks passing through the borough. Compression braking, more commonly…
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Local family finds it easy being Green
A township man, who founded the state’s Green Party, has watched his organization grow over the past five years. By: Chris Karmiol EAST WINDSOR Ralph Nader, who in 1965 catapulted to fame after the publication of his best-selling book "Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-in Dangers of the American Automobile," said that one person,…
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OBITUARIES, June 7, 2002
Dr. S. Robert Lewis, Harry Heher Jr., Marie L. Phillips, Melvin Narol, Frank W. DiBiase. Dr. S. Robert Lewis Pediatrician Dr. S. Robert Lewis, a long-practicing Princeton pediatrician, died Sunday at The Medical Center at Princeton following a heart attack. He was 86. Born in New York City, Dr. Lewis was a resident of…
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Site work begins for age-restricted homes
Four Seasons at Historic Cranbury will be a 136-unit adult housing development with prices expected in the upper $200,000 range. By: Casha Caponegro Residents driving along Old Trenton Road may notice a flurry of activity at the 70-acre Hagerty property. K. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. has begun site work on the Four Seasons at Historic Cranbury,…
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Clayton courts two days of success in tourney
BOYS TENNIS: Hightstown’s Chris Clayton made it to the second day of the state tournament for the second year in a row. By: Neil Hay For the second consecutive year, Hightstown’s Chris Clayton made it to the second day of the state singles tournament at Mercer County Park. And for the second year, Clayton was…
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Numbers show Monroe behind state in education
According to a Census profile on selected economic characteristics, the median household income in Monroe was $53,306 in 1999. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Monroe Township residents, according to recently released 2000 U.S. Census figures, have a lower median income than residents in many other towns in New Jersey and Middlesex County. In addition, the…
