Category: archives
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Seeking to save our crumbling monuments
Princeton University professor turns preservation into a science. By: Jeff Milgram "Let’s go over to my favorite lab, Alexander Hall. Everything that can go wrong … ," said George W. Scherer, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Princeton University, his voice trailing off. At Alexander Hall, Professor Scherer points to white patches, where sodium…
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Toll misses deadline on Ettl Farm
Township shows patience on improvement schedule By: David Weinstein Paving and final resurfacing of streets in Toll Brothers’ Ettl Farm development is scheduled to begin late next week, Township Engineer Bob Kiser said Monday. Despite missing a township-imposed deadline of Oct. 31, the developer’s performance bond will not be pulled by the township at this…
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Penn’s prayer answered to ruin PU spoiler role
Princeton gives up 34 straight points to Quakers By: Justin Feil For 29 minutes and 54 seconds, the Princeton University football team played spoiler to Pennsylvania’s Ivy League title hopes. But over the next 7:42, the Quakers outscored Princeton, 28-0, to remain in a three-way tie for first place while the Tigers’ slim title hopes…
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WW panel rebuffs Toll’s plan
Affordable Housing Committee says ‘no’ to 1,165 units By: David M. Campbell WEST WINDSOR – The Township Affordable Housing Committee on Thursday night unanimously rejected Toll Brothers’ final site plan for the controversial Estates at Princeton Junction, on the ground that the plans were incomplete. Jacqueline Alberts, Township Council’s liaison to the committee, said final…
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Pari Stave and Alan Danser win committee seats
Democrat Pari Stave and Republican Alan Danser win committee seats. Incumbent Republican Alan Danser and Democrat Pari Stave were elected to three-year terms on the Cranbury Township Committee. Ms. Stave will join Democrats Thomas Gambino and Greg Overstreet on the committee, giving them a 3 to 2 committee majority. Ms. Stave led all vote getters…
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WW-PS vs. Steinert for CJ IV shot again
Pirates remember bitter defeat from year ago By: Justin Feil The eighth-seeded West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys’ soccer team took care of its business with a 2-0 win over top-seeded Hunterdon Central. Steinert High, the No. 4 seed, did its part with a 1-0 win over Bridgewater. Now the two teams that share about as…
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LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS
Tallies from the Hopewells, Pennington, Mercer County and 12th District NOTE: i = incumbent Hopewell Borough Borough Council Choose two; three-year terms Candidate Party Votes X David Knights (i) R 546 X David Nettles (i) D 672 Steve Webb D 416 Ballot question: Should the borough establish a tax of 1-cent per $100…
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LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS
Tallies from Hightstown, Mercer County and Fourth District NOTE: i = incumbent Hightstown Borough Borough Council Choose two; three-year terms Candidate Party Votes Kenneth Hitchner (i) R Larry Quattrone (i) D Davis Schneider D Richard Tuliszewski R 0% percent of districts reporting. Mercer County Board of…
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Crosstown 62 adds Saturday service
By: David Weinstein Beginning this Saturday, Crosstown 62 will expand its operation with a Saturday schedule of rides from Princeton locations to the Shop Rite in Montgomery Township. The local transportation service for seniors and the disabled is run under the auspices of the Princeton Human Services Department and operated by AAA Taxi Service of…
