Category: archives
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Towns rest after a blizzard of preparations
The storm, predicted last weekend by weathermen from major news services as potentially the biggest of the year, had a huge impact on local towns, even though it only brought a few scattered inches of snow and a bit of ice By:Brian Shappell The highly anticipated Blizzard of March 2001 induced a public reaction similar…
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Township Council considers parking issues
Township Council members favor allowing parking on One Mile Road Extension, and banning parking on a section of Twin Rivers Drive. By:Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR Township Council giveth parking spaces and Township Council taketh away. At Tuesday’s meeting, council members voted to allow parking on One Mile Road Extension, the portion of One Mile…
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Recycling program helps schools
Save your used computer printer cartridgeto help raise money for classroom projects By:Eric Schwarz The Manville School District is seeking to earn money through recycling computer ink cartridges. Mike D. Skara, district technology coordinator, on Friday said he had collected some cartridges from the school district to recycle through Inkbank Recycling of Fallbrook, Calif.,…
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AROUND CRANBURY: Farewells and warm welcomes
By:Lorraine Sedor Welcome to one of Cranbury’s newest residents, Connor Jack Coffee, who was born on February 5 at Princeton Medical Center, weighing in at 8 lb. 1 oz and 22 inches long. Connor is the son of Michael and Francine Coffee of Stockton Drive and new little brother to Harrison, age three. Harrison and…
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Gold’s Gym/Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Fitchett helps WW-PS to title game By: Justin Feil This fall, Ayesha Fitchett made a living off of stopping opposing forwards for the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ soccer team. The Pirate senior kept that role this winter on the basketball team that ended its season Wednesday with a 63-52 loss to Marlboro in the…
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Allentown dismisses officer from department
Borough Council accepts recommendation of hearing officer in Schirmer case. By: Mark Moffa ALLENTOWN Borough Council last week accepted the recommendations of a hearing officer and dismissed Patrol Officer Philip Schirmer. Mr. Schirmer was suspended without pay in June 1999 on two charges of improper conduct and wrongdoing dating back to the previous year.…
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Tax woes greater than Peddie issue
Letter to the editor To the editor: Following is an open letter to 14th District Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein: Thank you for your interest and concern with Hightstown’s lack of revenue due to tax-exempt land owned by the churches and Peddie School. The tax problem in town is far greater than 10 Peddie faculty children attending…
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Preliminary borough budget sees tax rate double
Loss of properties in buyouts cited as a cause of shortfall By:Eric Schwarz The Borough Council wants taxpayers to know four facts before they panic about a potentially huge tax increase. First, the $9.72 million budget the council introduced Tuesday is subject to change. Second, the budget represents department heads’ wish lists which still may…
