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Proposed school pool seen as money-saver
Layout of John Witherspoon School said to offer opportunity. By: Jeff Milgram Can a $2.5 million to $3 million indoor swimming pool actually save money? The Princeton Regional Board of Education thinks so. The pool, which would be built at the John Witherspoon School as part of the district’s planned $74.2 million renovation and expansion…
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They voted by the book in this library election
Princeton Public Library totals up best of 2000 nominations from patrons. By: Jennifer Potash The votes are in and there will not be a recount the patrons of the Princeton Public Library have chosen the best books, music and movies of 2000. With a nod to the election controversy in Florida, about 250 patrons…
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Head of deer sharpshooting firm on location
University position on use of its land by White Buffalo Inc. remains unclear. By: David Weinstein The head of the sharpshooting firm hired to cull the township’s deer herd arrived in the township this week, in part to begin asking private landowners for permission to shoot on their land. One of the largest township landowners,…
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Concert will featuremusic of glass harp
Show will help Methodist Church complete repairs to building By:Michael Arges HIGHTSTOWN Musician Jamey Turner performs many pieces of classical and popular music, often on national TV programs, on an instrument made from household items brandy snifters. "That’s the most beautiful sound I’ve ever heard in my life!" is the typical response…
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Peddie girls’ basketball team’s win streak ends at 13
By:Neil Hay The number thirteen showed just how unlucky it could be last Saturday. Riding the crest of a 13-game unbeaten streak, the Peddie girls’ basketball team proved they are indeed mortal when they lost 51-42 to St. John Vianney. The game, the first of an all-girl tripleheader played at the Asbury Park Convention Center,…
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Master Plan maps out senior communities
The newly approved area for PRC construction includes land for 320 units off Route 33 and 250 units on a Cranbury Station Road site By: Al Wicklund MONROE The Monroe Township Master Plan, modified by the Planning Board last week, will allow for two more planned retirement communities with a total of 570 additional…
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Princeton school state aid rises; WW-P’s declines
Montgomery’s state aid figures remain the same as last year. By: Jeff Milgram The Princeton Regional School District will get an increase of 12.7 percent in state aid for the next school year while the Montgomery district will receive the same amount as this year and West Windsor-Plainsboro will get 2 percent less. This marks…
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Seniors community gets final nod
Final approval given to last two phases of Villages at Bear Creek in West Windsor By: David M. Campbell WEST WINDSOR The Township Planning Board approved the final two phases of the Villages at Bear Creek seniors community Wednesday night, marking the near conclusion of a project begun with preliminary approval in 1996. The…
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Volunteers, board members making Twin Rivers better
By: Linda Romanowski To the editor: In the spirit of Ms. Neufeld’s letter of Jan. 19, I would like to offer my words of praise to the seven dedicated members of the Twin Rivers board who represent all of Twin Rivers, to the volunteers, to the administrator and staff. Thank you for taking Twin…
