Category: archives
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Main Street sites will get new connections
Borough Council approves plan to bill owners for work By: Mark Moffa HIGHTSTOWN Private property owners will be billed for the replacement of some downtown water lines this year now that the Borough Council has given the go-ahead for engineers to design a project that will replace private and public water lines on…
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School board wants to meet with teachers
Union official says members would be happy to talk By: Al Wicklund MONROE The Monroe Township Board of Education members want to meet face-to-face for conversation with their employees. The board with its negotiating committee in the midst of the state mediation process to try to get a new contract with the Monroe…
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Jakobe’s hot touch melts away Falcon losing streak
Helps Peddie burn PDS, 64-37 By:Neil Hay Winning a game it needed to win, the Peddie boys’ basketball team finally located its frequently missing shooting touch last Thursday. And the results were impressive. With Kyle Jakobe lighting ’em up from long range, the Falcons broke a five-game losing streak and defeated visiting Princeton Day School,…
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Robert J. Hastings
Robert J. Hastings, 67, died Wednesday at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Hastings retired in 1982 as an administrative assistant from the state Department of Human Services after 27 years. He was a member of Princeton Elks Lodge 2129 for 20 years. Mr.…
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LIBRARY CORNER
By:Staff Hightstown Babytime for infants 6 to 24 months and an adult will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday. The program includes stories, games and singing. Storytime for children 3 and older will be held at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. The theme will be "perky penguins." Preschool Storytime for children ages 3-5 will be held at…
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Winter storms bring summer road repairs
Does warm weather help budget surpluses grow? By: John Patten Over the last several years, winters were pretty weak versions of such: Snow storms were fleeting events that seldom left any clues to their occurrence, and new snow boots stayed new unless buyers took them to New Hampshire. Township and borough street crews built up…
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Coaching change lures Hun’s Medley to Rutgers
All-state linebacker joins football program By: Bob Nuse Throughout this past football season, Hun School post-graduate Ishmael Medley thought a lot about his football future. An all-state linebacker at Elizabeth High a year earlier, Medley decided to spend a year at Hun improving his academic standing and weighing his college options. During that year, the…
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Girl Scouts collecting hatsfor children battling cancer
New or like new baseball-style caps needed By:Staff Local Girl Scout Troops #773, 342, 1211 and 1447 are hoping some residents will give them a "tip of the hat" this month, and tip their hats all the way into collection boxes. As part of a community service project, the Scouts are collecting baseball caps to…
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Askenstedt steps down as chief at fire company
Notes dropoff in volunteers threatens future of fire companies By: Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR Looking back over 26 years as a volunteer fireman, retiring Fire Company 2 Chief Bill Askenstedt said he is chiefly concerned that there will be enough volunteers in the future to continue the level of service he has given…
