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  • Business district plan, crowded housing get review

    A special improvement district is proposed for parts of Princeton Borough. By: Jennifer Potash    A proposed ordinance to create a downtown special improvement district is among the items on the Princeton Borough Council agenda tonight.    Also, the council is also expected to consider several ordinances aimed at stemming the overcrowding in rental units in the…

  • Ban comes ‘too late’ for one family

    Josh Eschen mourns lack of regulations before mother killed at Lambertville Video store By: Cynthia Williamson    LAMBERTVILLE – Six months after the City Council passed a resolution asking state officials to extend a state law and ban more than just the widest trucks from state highways, Gov. Christie Whitman signed an executive order Nov. 14…

  • Chit-Chat: Lending cars just being neighborly

    By: Merle Citron    Just live here for a little while, and you’ll realize that Lambertville is a small town with a big heart.    Marlene Lynch works at Sneddon’s. She’s Jackie Sneddon’s sister and good-hearted genes apparently abound in this family.    It seems that Dr. Kit Riley of George Street got into her car to go…

  • Local smoking bans supported

    West Windsor also gets League of Municipalities backing By: David M. Campbell and Jennifer Potash    The New Jersey League of Municipalities will throw its support behind the Princeton Regional Health Commission’s stance on local smoking bans along with several initiatives supported by West Windsor.    The league’s Legislative Committee agreed the organization will support and lobby…

  • Community gives thanks for a neighbor’s homecoming

    After seven months in hospital, balloons, signs and household helpers greet Michele Sherman’s return home. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY – Michele Sherman, who was gravely injured in a car accident in April, returned to her home last week in the Kings Crossing development after seven months of hospitalization to find the entire neighborhood decorated for…

  • PU football loses shootout in finale

    Hughes loses game to former team By: Justin Feil    Roger Hughes had wanted so badly to be the smiling friend at the end of Princeton University’s football game vs. Dartmouth.    Hughes, who spent the previous eight seasons as the Big Green offensive coordinator under mentor and friend John Lyons, probably wanted Saturday’s season finale a…

  • Ann Jamison, 83

       HILLSBOROUGH — Ann Jamison died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 83.    She was born and raised in Newark, living in Watchung and North Plainfield before moving to Hillsborough 14 years ago. She worked for Burroughs Corp. in Flemington for 15 years before retiring in 1980.    Mrs. Jamison was…

  • Twin Rivers audience packs roomto enjoy musical performances

    A packed house at the Twin Rivers Community Room enjoyed music by Bob Mecklenburger. By: John Patten        EAST WINDSOR – A packed house turned out Saturday to hear Princeton musician Bob Mecklenburger perform at the Twin Rivers Community Room.    The concert – offered free of charge thanks to the Twin Rivers Recreation Committee –…

  • George Kinney, 80

       BRIDGEWATER — George B. Kinney died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 80.    Born in Branchburg, he lived in Bridgewater for the past 48 years.    Mr. Kinney worked as a truck driver for Pave-Rite in Somerville before his retirement. He also was a truck driver for several other local trucking…