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  • Pennington expected to hold line on taxes

    The budget is scheduled for a public hearing and adoption vote by Borough Council on April 30. By: John Tredrea    Pennington Borough’s tax rate would stay the same as last year’s, 53 cents per $100 of assessed property value, under a proposed 2001 budget introduced by the borough council Monday night.    The budget is scheduled…

  • Tracking the role of women throughout American history

    By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — A member of the audience became part of Esther K. Gelbard’s American Women in History presentation at the Monroe Township Senior Center Tuesday.    Ms. Gelbard, a Concordia resident, as part of her Women’s History month talk, introduced her audience to a variety of women who had made contributions or gained some…

  • League gets ready for school election

    By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Six candidates for the Board of Education will share the platform 7:30 p.m. April 2 when the League of Women Voters of Monroe Township hosts a candidates’ night in the township high school’s lecture hall.    The campaign event was announced Monday at the league’s monthly meeting at the township hall.…

  • PHASE THREE: Measuring the importance of doctors

    PHASE THREE by Arnold Bornstein: Our columnist reflects on the role doctors play. By: Arnold Bornstein    In my childhood it seemed that people tended to put doctors on a pedestal and treated them like gods, while today even with the startling progression of medicine and research, the tendency appears to have lessened, and perhaps this…

  • WW-P district gets state aid back

    The restoration of $190,000 in state aid for the schools will likely have no impact on this year’s tax rate. By: David M. Campbell    The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District has been awarded nearly $190,000 in restored state aid for the district’s $112.5 million 2001-2002 budget, but the added revenue likely will have no impact…

  • Survey: River Road flooded with deer

    The road is the site of the highest number of deer accidents in Montgomery, according to a survey of residents conducted by the Township Environmental Commission. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — River Road is the most dangerous when it comes to deer-vehicle accidents, according to the results of a now-complete survey released by the Township…

  • Vote on schools delayed by state

    The referendum target date has been moved from April 17 to May 15. By: Jeff Milgram    The Princeton Regional Board of Education has dropped its plan to hold a $78.2 million school renovation and expansion referendum on April 17, two key board members said Thursday.    The referendum is now tentatively scheduled for May 15.    The…

  • Parking meter hikes still await state approval

    The Borough Council approved the ordinance in December. By: Jennifer Potash        In December, after months of discussion and debate, the Princeton Borough Council approved parking meter rate hikes.    Three months later, the rates have yet to take effect because the overall ordinance remains under review by the state Department of Transportation.    The parking meter…

  • East meets West

    Madam Hengyi Aixinjueluo, grand niece of the last emperor of China, teaches and exhibits her work in central New Jersey. A collection of her ink and watercolor paintings are on view at Rider University’s Art Gallery. By: Susan Van Dongen    LAWRENCE — Hardship can take a person down some frightening roads, yet those journeys may…