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  • Cranbury plans no-passing zone for Main Street

    Vote expected Sept. 11 By: Brian Shappell    The Cranbury Township Committee is close to passing an ordinance that would ban motor vehicle passing on Main Street.    The committee introduced the ordinance at its Monday evening meeting and scheduled a second reading for Sept. 11.    Adopting the ordinance would eliminate passing on Main Street which is…

  • Incumbent may be next borough mayor

    As the date of Mayor Joseph Dipierro’s retirement approaches, the Borough Council has begun rallying around its choice for his successor. By:Nick D’Amore    As the date of Mayor Joseph Dipierro’s retirement approaches, the Borough Council has begun rallying around its choice for his successor.    Two council Democrats — Sam Cline and Otto Kostbar — have…

  • Teen crime in borough jolts upward

    The last days of August broke recent records. By: Jennifer Potash    Crimes by juveniles during the waning days of August in Princeton Borough have skyrocketed compared to last year.    But store owners have become more vigilant against shoplifting, typically the crime of choice of juveniles, police said.    During a two-week period in August, 12 teen-agers…

  • BACK TO SCHOOL: District ready for all-time enrollment high

    By:Al Wicklund         MONROE — More than 3,000 girls and boys — an all-time high number of students for the township — are expected hit the Monroe Township’s six public schools Thursday, when the 2000-2001 school year starts.     Assistant Superintendent of Schools Gail Brooks said Wednesday that district administrators are expecting an increase…

  • Bill would permit local smoking bans

    Legislation will be introduced by Sen. Shirley K. Turner.    State Sen. Shirley K. Turner (D-Lawrence) is preparing legislation aimed at providing legal protection for Princeton and other New Jersey towns seeking to enact tough smoking laws within their municipal boundaries.    "Efforts by individual communities to protect public health by adopting bans on smoking should not…

  • Curators help make history live

    The two residents have been working for years to increase the vitality of the 19th Century museum By: Brian Shappell    One can easily tell that Don Jo Swanagan and Jerry Pevahouse enjoy what they do.    As curators of the Cranbury Museum, the duo share the responsibility of keeping the facility, housed in a Victorian-style house…

  • OBITUARIES, September 5, 2000

    Mildred C. Easton, Joseph Diviaio Sr., Elizabeth Anderson, Joseph Henderson, Evelyn L. Arcuni, Elizabeth W. Webster. Mildred C. Easton Teacher and opera devotee    Mildred C. Easton of Princeton Borough died Thursday at home. She was 87.    Born in Trenton, she was a resident of Princeton and Lawrence most of her life.    She was a teacher…

  • BACK TO SCHOOL: First day of school also tough on parents

    Parents of kindergarten students, in particular, must prepare for the changes that Cranbury’s full-time kindergarten will make on their lives By: Sara Peters    In the midst of their preparations, Cranbury parents are anticipating that some gloom will set in when the children return to school Tuesday.    Parents of kindergarten students, in particular, must prepare for…

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