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East Windsor GOP wants open government
Three challengers to the Democratic stranglehold on the township government want to change the ‘hush-hush’ way they say things are done now. By: Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR The three Republican candidates for the Township Council said they believe the present township government is not accessible or open enough to the public. Carol Higgins, Ash…
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Former Hightstown man hero of Flight 93
Todd Beamer moved to Cranbury from Hightstown last year with his family. It is believed he helped overtake terrorists that had seized control of the airliner that crased in Pennsylvania. By: Casha Caponegro CRANBURY Small American flags are lined up along the curb of Cubberly Court, where each mailbox is covered with a black…
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The Woodlands at Hamilton adult community opens models
The Waterford townhome, one of the most popular floor plans at The Woodlands at Hamilton, showcases an island kitchen. Beazer Homes Corp. reports that its Kensington condominiums and its Waterford townhomes are the most popular home designs at The Woodlands at Hamilton an active adult community in Hamilton. Beazer has experienced brisk sales at the…
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University grants raises to lowest-paid workers
Princeton University’s lowest-paid workers will get their wage increases earlier than promised. All non-union, biweekly-paid workers, even those whose wages already were above average market pay scale, are receiving pay increases, university officials announced Sept. 12. The new salaries took effect Sept. 3. The wages of unionized workers also will be adjusted, as soon as…
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Candlelight ceremony planned in Montgomery
MONTGOMERY The township will hold a candlelight Evening of Remembrance on Sunday for the victims of the terrorist attacks. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Montgomery Park and will coincide with remembrances being held elsewhere in New Jersey. Montgomery community organizations including schools, churches and emergency service organizations as well as other…
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Let justice, not hatred, be served
PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 21 By: Packet Editorial We are now 10 days removed from the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington, yet all the emotions we felt then horror, shock, revulsion, sadness, anger, fear remain with us today, along with another, more ominous reaction: hatred. It is hard not to despise…
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Column: Gloger to return to PU… or not?
By: Justin Feil "No comment," said Cindy Gloger. Did it hide admission or denial? I got a call Tuesday asking me if it was true, if Spencer Gloger, the one-time freshman standout shooting guard, was really returning to Princeton? So I called the Gloger residence in California, I called a few Tiger players, I called…
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Terror attacks claim at least six local residents
Among those missing and feared dead from the Hightstown-East Windsor area is Ruth Lapin, a local Girl Scout troop leader and Twin Rivers resident. By: T.J. Furman Last week’s terrorist attacks that toppled the World Trade Center, crushed part of the Pentagon and brought down an airliner in Pennsylvania have likely claimed at least six…
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Area Muslims condemn attacks
The Islamic Society of Central Jersey is urging local residents to separate the acts of terrorists from the religion of Islam. By: Michael Arges and Nick D’Amore In light of suspicions that the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attack was part of a radical Islamic campaign against the West, area Muslims and Christians are taking…
