Category: archives
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Bypass options clear a path for discussion
PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 16 By: Packet Editorial Never let it be said that Princeton Borough, Princeton Township and the Princeton Regional Planning Board are mere obstructionists along the path to the proposed Millstone Bypass. Unlike many of the controversial roadway’s more outspoken opponents, these public agencies have actually stepped forward with some alternatives to the…
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Pennington councilman now mayor
GOP must nominate candidates to replace him By:John Tredrea James Loper is the new mayor of Pennington Borough. Mr. Loper, a Republican, landed the job via a unanimous vote of the Borough Council on Thursday, Borough Administrator Karen Waldron said Friday morning. Councilman Robert Di Falco was not at the meeting, she said. Mr. Loper,…
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A full tank
Hopewell artist Alan Taback will be opening the Gas House Gallery this weekend in a small, L-shaped room at the Sunoco station in Hopewell. By: Matt Smith HOPEWELL The walls are freshly painted. New fluorescent lights shine brightly, but there’s still work to be done: deciding chair placement and positioning paintings in just the…
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Public input sought on budget
The Township Council will work on the 2001 township budget at work session meeting Saturday morning and Tuesday night. The meetings are open to the public. By: Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR Mayor Janice Mironov invites residents to put their two-cents worth in early during the township’s upcoming budget workshops. Township Council members will hold…
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OBITUARIES, Feb. 16, 2001
Herbert E. Robbins, Lawrence E. Spellman, Ruth B. Washburn, John S. Kozlowski. Herbert E. Robbins Professor of statistics Herbert Ellis Robbins of Princeton, a professor of mathematics and statistics at Columbia University and Rutgers University for more than 50 years, died of esophageal cancer Monday in Princeton. He was 86. He is responsible for several…
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Agnes Karney Pastore
HIGHTSTOWN Agnes Karney Pastore died Wednesday, Feb. 7, at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in South River, she lived in Hightstown for 50 years. Mrs. Pastore retired from Radio Corp. of America in 1985. She was a member of St. Mary’s of Ostrobrama Church, South River. She is survived by her husband,…
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Prizes were right for West Windsor man
Dimi Kotsinonos, a Princeton Junction native and a Boston College student, won the Showcase Showdown on "The Price is Right." By: Helen Pettigrew WEST WINDSOR A visit to the set of a Los Angeles television show brought more than just a viewing experience to one township resident last week. Dimi Kotsinonos, a Princeton Junction…
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WW-P school district establishes tax rate
West Windsor residents can expect an average $425 school tax increase. By: David M. Campbell West Windsor residents would see an average increase of $425 in their school tax bills, while Plainsboro residents would see a minor decrease, under the latest version of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District administration’s proposed 2001-2002 budget. The budget…
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Debra Okeson
EWING — Debra J. Okeson, 42, died Sunday, Feb. 11, at home. Born in Trenton, she was a lifetime area resident. She was a homemaker and had worked as a secretary with the state Department of Transportation. Daughter of the late Walter and Pearl Phillips Knight and sister of the late Christine Knight, she is…
