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  • Commission to explore historic preservation

    The commission will work with the state’s Historic Preservation Office to identify borough buildings suitbable for historic designation. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — In an effort to provide a broader, more diverse historic preservation assembly, the Borough Council recently established the eight-member Historic Preservation Commission as an off-shoot of the previously-created Historic Advisory Committee.    Councilman-elect…

  • WW council agrees to pay public-relations bills

    By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council unanimously agreed to pay $850 in bills from Suzanne Barlyn, who was recently hired to produce press materials for the township, at its meeting Monday night with one clear stipulation — if the mayor or administration wishes to use Ms. Barlyn’s services in the future, they…

  • Drought watch for area

    Local farmers remain confident about crops. By: Brian Shappell    Below average rainfall throughout 2001 isn’t expected to have a negative impact on the 2002 growing season.    Still, the Department of Environmental Protection is urging people to begin using conservation techniques in case of another long dry spell.    With most of the state in a drought…

  • Eichinger believes squad is among CVC best

    ICE HOCKEY: The Rams lost their first game of the season Tuesday night by a score of 5-3 to West Windsor-Plainsboro North. By: Neil Hay    As far as coach Phil Eichinger is concerned, there is just one reason why the Hightstown ice hockey team is not 4-0 right now.    "Our defensive game was terrible," said…

  • Township eyes more open space

    The township will purchase 30 acres with about 90 more coming from other commercial and residential development companies. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — The township will soon acquire 120 acres of land to be preserved as open space, Mayor Janice Mironov said.    Commercial and residential developers are donating a majority of the land, which…

  • Senior ‘overlay’ zoning may fit into State Plan

    NEWS ANALYSIS By: David Campbell    This summer, the state Office of the Attorney General advised the State Planning Commission it had the right to strip Morristown of its regional center designation if it went ahead with plans to run a sewer line through sensitive land to a planned senior-housing development outside the center’s border.    Morristown…

  • Newcomers lift Hun girls’ basketball to 3-0

    Raiders handle Stuart behind point guard Mims By: Bob Nuse    The roster of the Hun School girls’ basketball team includes as many new faces as old. But judging from the way the Raiders have played in the first three games of the season, it certainly hasn’t taken the team long to come together.    Hun improved…

  • Route 206 section to close for tree maintenance

    Daytime detours expected Dec. 17 to Dec. 21.    Route 206 between Cherry Hill Road and Herrontown Road in Princeton Township will be closed to traffic Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.    The closure will allow the township to prune and remove dead trees bordering the road, according to the Princeton Township Engineering…

  • War seen benefiting Afghans, neighbors

    By: Jeff Milgram    America’s war against terrorism will be a win-win situation for Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and the Central Asian republics, a former U.S. ambassador told a Princeton University audience Wednesday.    "I really am confident we will participate in a major way in the rebuilding of Afghanistan," said a very upbeat Robin Raphel, former Central…