Category: archives
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Princeton Borough garage plan moves ahead
The borough will research the financial status and history of potential developers. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Borough Council is moving ahead on the proposed downtown parking garage, searching for a developer who might help finance the project, along with architects and engineers. In addition to seeking detailed information from architects and engineers that includes…
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Opera Festival’s director resigns
By: Jeff Milgram After three years, Opera Festival of New Jersey and its general director, Karen Tiller, have parted company. Her position has been divided in two, and Opera Festival, based at McCarter Theatre, is expected to announce the hiring of a new executive director and artistic director today, said Meg Frantz, director of marketing…
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Years in borough foster dedication
Election forum letter To the editor: My recent vote of "no" on the acquisition of the GPU Energy property is just one more example of the decision-making process which I have used while serving 11 years on the Hightstown Planning Board and the last three years on the council. Every question which comes before me…
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Leroy G. Breese
HIGHTSTOWN Leroy G. Breese, 62, died Oct. 18 in Sterling, N.Y. Born in Hightstown, he was a lifelong resident. He was a Marine Corps veteran and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Son of the late Elmer and Hazel Breese and brother of the late Elmer, Lois Peterson and Ray, he is survived by his wife…
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Summit knocks MHS girls’ tennis from Group II states
By: Bob Nuse As they have all season, the Montgomery High girls’ tennis team battled right to the end. This time, they came up a bit short. But that can’t dampen the feeling of accomplishment they team has after a strong run through the state tournament. After winning the Central Jersey Group II title with…
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Council seeking lower speed limits in Jamesburg
Mayor Tony LaMantia says the limit on all roads in the borough should be 25 mph. By: Nick D’Amore JAMESBURG The Borough Council is continuing to work with the state Department of Transportation to lower the speed limits on all roads coming into the borough. Mayor Tony LaMantia said he wanted all roads in…
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Great Scott is second in Mercer County boys XC
WW-PS senior is top area finisher; PHS boys jump 10 places to sixth By: Bob Nuse HAMILTON Brian Scott went into Tuesday’s Mercer County Boys’ Cross Country Championship meet feeling like he was one of five or six runners with a shot at the individual championship. When the race was over, he had beaten…
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Anil T. Bharvaney
EAST WINDSOR Anil T. Bharvaney, 41, was lost in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center. He was attending the Risk Waters Group’s Financial Technology conference at Windows on the World. He was senior vice president of equities trading with Instinet Corporation and traveled globally on business. Born in India, he grew…
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DISPATCHES: We need to help refugees of new war
"What is needed is a broader approach to solving the refugee crisis that includes a long-term plan for providing food in the region." By: Hank Kalet The pictures are grim, but not unexpected. We’ve seen them before, the masses of mothers and fathers, sons and daughters trudging across the desert, through the mountains or valley,…
