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Louise LaGrace
By: Louise T. LaGrace, 84, died Nov. 16 at The Medical Center at Princeton. A native of Jamesburg, she moved to Kendall Park 13 years ago. Many years ago, she had been employed as a secretary at Camp Kilmer in Edison. She was a member of the Kendall Park Chapter of Deborah Hospital Foundation. Her…
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Proposal requires renters to register with borough
All rental properties would also undergo biennial inspections By: Mark Moffa HIGHTSTOWN – Borough Council introduced a measure Monday that would require all tenants and rental properties to be registered and licensed with the borough, with inspections – and fees – every two years. The measure would replace a current borough law that only…
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Krystna Jeffries
By: Krystyna “Krys” (Sobkowiak) Jeffries, 51, died at her home in Crockett, Texas. Born and raised in Jamesburg, she graduated from Jamesburg High School with honors. She later graduated from Rider College in Lawrenceville with honors in industrial relations. She joined Rotan Mosle, a division of Paine Webber, and at the end of her career,…
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Senior housing plan draws mixed reaction
Plainsboro proposal would put 220 units on Plainsboro Road By: David M. Campbell PLAINSBORO – A 220-unit age-restricted housing project for a planned village center on Plainsboro Road received a mixed reaction Tuesday from the township Development Review Committee. Committee members responded favorably to developer Roseland Properties Co.’s preliminary concept plan in general, but raised…
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Borough Council announces plansto enforce downtown bicycling ban
‘A lot of people don’t know there’s an ordinance because we have no signs.’ Mayor Amy Aughenbaugh By: Mark Moffa HIGHTSTOWN – Do not ride bicycles downtown. That was the message sent this week by Borough Council when it announced its intent to enforce an ordinance prohibiting bicycle riding on sidewalks in the downtown…
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Marjorie Pisani
By: Marjorie E. Laughlin Pisani, 79, of Monroe, died Sunday at her home. Born in Patchogue, N.Y., she had lived in Sayville, N.Y. before moving to Rossmoor in 1989. She was a member of the Autumn Club and the Antonians, both in Hightstown, and the Emerald Society and Italian American Club, both at Rossmoor. Surviving…
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School board wary of private gifts
Donations may give investors say in public education By: Jeff Milgram Are individual and corporate donations a way to defray the cost of school construction, or a slippery slope toward giving private interests a say in public education? That issue was debated at the Princeton Regional Board of Education’s meeting Tuesday, when the board approved,…
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PU will be challenged by Monmouth
Tigers looking for first win By: Justin Feil Anyone who just looks at the names on the front of the jerseys might expect that the Princeton University men’s basketball team would be favored against Monmouth. But in spite of a historical dominance, it would be naive to mail in a Princeton win. A closer look…
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Gay Scout issue trips up Christmas tree sale
Troop won’t sign Borough Council’s anti-discrimination pledge. By: Jennifer Potash If a local Boy Scouts troop wants to use borough-owned parking spaces to sell Christmas trees this year, the Princeton Borough Council wants assurances the troop doesn’t discriminate against its members on the basis of sexual orientation. That request could result in the cancellation of…
