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  • Princeton Township deer shoot is about to begin

    Affected landowners were issued notices Thursday. By: David Weinstein    The shooting of deer in Princeton Township by hired sharpshooters is about to begin. Related stories: • Montgomery ‘reflects’ on a deer solution (Feb. 16, 2001) • In Iowa, a sharpshooting success story (Feb. 16, 2001)    Township Administrator Jim Pascale said landowners whose properties abut land…

  • SEC says adviser cheated clients

    A Skillman woman has been accused of misappropriation of $4.1 million she received from clients she served as an investment adviser. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — Alexis Arlett, a resident of the Skillman area, has been accused of misappropriating about $4.1 million from clients she represented as an investment adviser.    She and her husband, Michael…

  • Hopefuls line up for a ‘Real’ deal

    Hundreds audition for MTV’s "The Real World." By: David Weinstein    At 11:10 a.m. Thursday, Tina Racinez stood last in a very long, stylish and trendy line that began near the Princeton Historical Society and ended, possibly, on MTV’s "The Real World."    Before her, for more than an hour, more than 300 18-to-24-year-olds had already waited…

  • District and Monroe teachers close new deal

    The Monroe Township Education Association and Board of Education may be close to an agreement on a new contract. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — The Monroe Township Education Association and Board of Education may be close to an agreement on a new contract.    The two groups met for 10½ hours Monday evening. The session ended at…

  • YMCA sets sights on new playground

    The organization wants to replace and renew the playground on its property on Mercer Street in Hightstown. By: Michael Arges    "Do It for the Children!" is the theme for the Hightstown/East Windsor YMCA’s effort to raise money to replace and renew the playground at its building at 230 Mercer St. in Hightstown.    "We need at…

  • Plainsboro plans stable tax rate

    A draft budget reviewed by the Township Council would keep the tax rate at 33.9 cents — the fourth straight year without an increase. By: David M. Campbell    PLAINSBORO — Township officials are working to keep local taxes steady for the fourth straight year.    At a budget workshop Wednesday night, the Township Council reviewed a…

  • Needs differ among Latino communities

    Efforts to welcome, help and understand Latinos in East Windsor is complicated by the diversity of Latino cultures represented in the township. By: Michael Arges    EAST WINDSOR — Efforts to welcome and understand new Latino students and their families is complicated by the fact many Hispanic cultures are represented in the area, said Seton Hall…

  • Joel B. Prichard

       Joel B. Prichard, 20, died Dec. 29 from injuries sustained in a skiing accident on Pajarito Mountain.    The Prichards lived in East Windsor until 1991 when they moved to Texas.    Mr. Prichard is survived by his parents, Ben and Pam Prichard of Los Alamos; two sisters and their husbands: Debbi and Christof Erhardt of Tauberfeld,…

  • Monroe makes chanes to tree removal rules

       MONROE —The Township Council took the first step in amending its tree removal ordinance last week. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE —   MONROE —The Township Council took the first step in amending its tree removal ordinance last week.    The ordinance that requires contractors to replace trees or pay into a township fund for tree replacement has been challenged…