Category: archives
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PHS boys basketball stops MHS
Both teams face long odds to make state tournament By: Bob Nuse Even though the start of the state boys’ basketball tournament is still more than a month away, Wednesday night’s Princeton-Montgomery game had a state tournament feel to it. Both teams needed a win to retain their slim hopes of being at .500 by…
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Princeton downtown not immune from economic malaise
Flat or declining sales reported during holidays and into January. By: Jennifer Potash Several downtown Princeton businesses report declining or flat sales during the holiday season that are continuing into January. But some business owners are projecting a positive trend into the spring months. The experience of Princeton retailers seems to mirror the overall economic…
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Vintage Years: Joyce Carol Oates
The Princeton-based author talks about middle age, romance and the writing life. By: Ilene Dube Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Joyce Carol Oates will make an appearance at the West Windsor Barnes & Noble Jan. 30 to talk about her new books, Middle Age: A Romance and Beasts. Don’t despair, middle-agers. There may still be…
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Township forms rent-control panel
The advisory committee will meet several times in the next few months to formulate a solution to the township’s faulty rent-control ordinance. By: Chris Karmiol EAST WINDSOR As promised, Mayor Janice Mironov has brought together an advisory committee to discuss possible solutions for the township’s faulty rent-control ordinance. The committee, comprised of several tenants…
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Maintenance fine; lawsuits the problem
Letter to the editor To the editor: In his letter of Jan. 18 Mr. Wally ("Safety, maintenance need more attention," Page 8A) chastises the Twin Rivers board for managing to hold down our maintenance fees, claiming that they neglect maintenance and safety matters. At the same time he claims that they are spending too much…
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Deer cull goes on as opponents allege fraud
Opposition lawyers Thursday asked the federal Internal Revenue Service to revoke White Buffalo’s tax-exempt status. By: David Campbell Seventy-three deer have been killed in Princeton Township’s deer cull as the program nears the end of its second week. Meanwhile, opposition lawyers in their latest bid to stop the program on Thursday asked the federal Internal…
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Carroll excels after courageous comeback
By: Justin Feil Madeline Carroll wasn’t even born when Lindsay Wagner popularized "The Bionic Woman" TV show in the mid-1970s. But Carroll, a Cranbury resident and freshman at Princeton High, has enough metal in her to qualify as the Little Tigers’ bionic swimmer. Over the summer, she had surgery to correct a 55-degree curvature of…
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Historical society seeks new preservation proposals
By: Casha Caponegro Community members with opinions about future preservation projects or changes to the township can sound off next week at an open meeting sponsored by the Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society. The meeting, which will be held at 8 p.m. Jan. 31 in the Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church of Cranbury,…
