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  • Princeton Township adopts vicious-dog ordinance

    Animal control officer now can require high-strength fencing around the property and muzzling. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton Township put the finishing touches on an ordinance that will keep vicious dogs and their owners on a short leash.    The Township Committee unanimously adopted an ordinance Tuesday night that would give Animal Control Officer Mark Johnson greater…

  • New light awaiting approval from DOT

    The long-awaited traffic light at the intersection of Perrineville Road and Forsgate Drive is a bit closer to being constructed. By:Al Wicklund    JAMESBURG — The long-awaited traffic light at the intersection of Perrineville Road and Forsgate Drive is a bit closer to being constructed.    And the ball is in the state Department of Transportation’s court…

  • Lottie Kabana

       Lottie Fedorski Kabana, 81, of Monroe, died Tuesday, Aug. 14 at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.    Born in Newark, she lived in Spotswood for 40 years before moving to the Clearbrook community in 1995.    She was employed for 19 years as a packer for Sunshine Biscuit Co. in Sayreville before retiring in…

  • Willard F. Baker

       Willard F. Baker, 70, died Friday, Aug. 17 at his residence.    Born in New Brunswick, he was a lifelong resident of Monmouth Junction.    He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.    Mr. Baker retired in 1989 as the owner of Baker’s Service Center in Franklin Park, which he founded in 1972. He was previously…

  • Catherine E. Decker

       HIGHTSTOWN — Catherine E. Decker, 83, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Born in Hightstown, she was a lifelong resident.    She was a member of First Methodist Church, the Peddie Golf Course and the Autumn Club.    Daughter of the late LeRoy and Susan Craig Jones and wife of the late Conrad…

  • Applegarth gets new vice principal

    A new vice principal for Applegarth School was approved by the Board of Education Aug. 8. By:Nick D’Amore    MONROE — A new vice principal for Applegarth School was approved by the Board of Education Aug. 8.    Jeanette Baubles replaces William Incollingo, who worked as the vice principal of Applegarth for a year.    Sharon Vogel, administrative…

  • Johnson will return to Hun after soccer Junior Worlds

    Princeton resident has enjoyed two years of traveling with U-17 team By: Bob Nuse    For Paul Johnson, the last two years in Florida have been building up to the next month on the soccer field.    Johnson, a Princeton resident, has spent the last two years at the IMG Sports Academy in Bradenton, Fla., training with…

  • Township test Friendship Road wells

    Public Affairs Coordinator Ron Schmalz said residents should not be worried about the safety of their drinking water. By:Brian Shappell    Though township health officials have sampled water from private wells on Friendship Road and surrounding areas, Public Affairs Coordinator Ron Schmalz said residents should not be worried about the safety of their drinking water.    Mr.…

  • Investigation agency merits renewal

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    During recent hearings on the state’s auto inspections debacle, the State Commission of Investigation (SCI) proved its importance by fully exposing the gross negligence that took place when the Whitman Administration awarded the state’s lucrative auto emissions contract to Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group three years ago.    The…