Category: archives
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Task force puts focus on traffic
By: Gwen Runkle WEST WINDSOR The Town Center Designation Task Force, a subcommittee of the township Planning Board, will shift its gears and focus on circulation and transportation at its 8 p.m. Thursday meeting in the courtroom. The group invited three speakers Dianne Brake, executive director of the Regional Planning Partnership; Sandra Brillhart,…
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Is Greenway trying to boot tenant?
Claims of a five-fold rent hike by environmental group. By: David Campbell A tenant renting a cottage on the former Robert Wood Johnson property on Rosedale Road claims her new landlord, Delaware & Raritan Greenway, is using a five-fold rent hike to drive her out. "I’m being pressed to give up my tenancy by the…
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Drive seeks toys for 104 needy kids
Unwrapped, new toys are needed for children ranging in age from newborn to 12 years. By: Jennifer Potash Lincoln logs, Barbie dolls and some warm winter clothes top the lists for some area children in need of holiday cheer. The Princeton Human Services Department is collecting toys for 104 financially needy children in Princeton Borough…
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Stuart names Venturi to design new center
Robert Venturi was a student of Jean Labatut, the Princeton University professor emeritus of architecture who designed Stuart more than 37 years ago. By: Jeff Milgram Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart has chosen Robert Venturi, who designed Princeton University’s Frist Campus Center, as the architect for its $5 million Cor Unum Center.…
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Make-ahead appetizers for parties
IN THE KITCHEN by Ann Harwood: Whether prospective hosts plan to serve a large number at an open house or eight for a glamorous dinner, here are some new appetizer recipes that can be prepared ahead of serving time. Illustration by Judy Martin December is here with its bounty of holiday parties. It is a…
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Homeless shelter fund needs wintertime boost
The Princeton community’s Homeless Housing Trust Fund is seeking donations to support the winter shelter expenses of Princeton’s homeless. "Princeton Borough is aware of several persons who are homeless or would be homeless but for the generous support of members of the Princeton community who help cover their housing expenses," said Borough Councilman Roger Martindell.…
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Ellsworth C. Bushnell
Ellsworth C. Bushnell, 81, died Monday at Capital Health System at Mercer hospital, Trenton. Born in Ewing, he was a longtime Hopewell Township resident. He attended Camden County Vocational School and Rutgers University. He served in the Army during World War II. He received a degree in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University and did post-graduate…
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Letters to the Editor, Dec. 4
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Dec. 4 By: Speak out against net-and-bolt plan To the editor: I am writing this letter so that I will be able to sleep tonight. I am deeply disturbed by the descriptions I’ve heard about how deer react when they are netted: They panic, slash each other with their sharp hooves…
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Uncle stabs infant niece four times
The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said a baby girl living at the Windsor Castle Apartments in East Windsor was stabbed four times Tuesday morning by her uncle. EAST WINDSOR An 18-day-old infant was stabbed four times with a pair of scissors by her uncle Tuesday morning at the Windsor Castle Apartments complex on Devonshire…
