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  • Solebury OKs tax freeze for preserved land

    Township to ID eligible property By: Gwen Runkle    SOLEBURY — The township Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the New Hope-Solebury School District’s tax freeze for properties protected under the township’s open space program.    The board adopted it Jan 2.    The tax freeze was brought to the board because "We need the township to give us…

  • Editorial: Wear helmets in memory of 15-year-old

       Last month we urged municipalities to support a state law that would require children to wear helmets while riding scooters and to adopt similar laws of their own.    Then, tragically, a 15-year-old Solebury Township boy was killed.    He was on a bicycle. He was not wearing a helmet. He was killed instantly, struck down by…

  • Scampi’s Fish Market & Restaurant

    This Somerville seafood restaurant has several endearing qualities, from the décor to the friendly service. The food, however, falls short of the mark. By: Pat Tanner Scampi’s Fish Market & Restaurant 198 W. Main St., Somerville (908) 685-1323 Food: Satisfactory Service: Informal, friendly Cuisine: American & Italian seafood Ambiance: Storefront with nautical bric-a-brac Prices: Moderate…

  • West Windsor poised for major land purchase

    The 212-acre Maneely tract off Bear Brook Road will be purchased for $4.3 million By: David M. Campbell    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council on Monday unanimously introduced an ordinance to spend $4.3 million to buy the 212-acre Maneely property, off Bear Brook Road, for open-space preservation and active recreation.    The council also unanimously introduced…

  • Breaking a code of silence

    Beginning with the premise that ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ has quelled important voices, Marc Wolf is shedding light on the stories of gays in the military in Another American: Asking and Telling at McCarter Theatre. By: Susan Van Dongen Marc Wolf wrote, and stars in, the one-man show Another American: Asking and Telling at McCarter…

  • Goldie Krasner, 80

       BRIDGEWATER — Goldie Ruth Krasner died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001, at The Bridgeway Care Center, Bridgewater. She was 80.    Born in Newark, she lived in Bridgewater for the last 1½ years. Prior to that she lived in Caldwell and Irvington.    Mrs. Krasner worked as executive secretary for Prudential Securities for 18 years in Newark and…

  • PDS hires new school chief

    Superintendent from New York will take over post this summer By: Jeff Milgram    Judith R. Fox, the superintendent of the Byram Hills School District in Armonk, N.Y., will become the head of the Princeton Day School this summer.    Dr. Fox will go from being the superintendent of what she called a "suburban, relatively affluent, college-preparatory"…

  • Budget may increase 6 percent in 2001

    Borough residents could see tax rate increase from 60 to 62 cents By: Jennifer Potash    The 2001 Princeton Borough budget will likely see an increase of about 6 percent.    Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi is expected to give the Princeton Borough Council a preview of the budget tonight.    The 2001 budget will likely be over $18…

  • Hunterdon County

    Delaware, Lambertville, South Hunterdon, Stockton and West Amwell school districts —> Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001 SCHOOL DISTRICT DELAY CLOSED EARLY CLOSING Delaware Township Lambertville City South Hunterdon Regional Stockton Borough West Amwell Township If you would like your school to be included in this listing, please e-mail the online news editor at [email protected].