Category: archives
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Letters
Family planning saves open space To the editor: I congratulate the officials of West Windsor on their innovative farmland preservation initiatives and recent acquisition of 538 acres for the purpose of preserving open space. As one who has worked in West Windsor for quite some time now, through the years I have seen the changes…
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Millstone puts up fight
By: Neil Hay They went down. But not without a fight. The Millstone-Roosevelt 10-year old All-Stars, hosting their own 16-team post-District 12 baseball tournament, played two competitive games last week. The locals lost both games, but the 10s showed a lot of fight in the dog before being eliminated. Millstone-Roosevelt opened tourney play last Friday…
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Township to finish development’s roads and sewers
Will charge builder for improvements By: David Weinstein Final improvements at Princeton Gate will be completed now that the Township Council has agreed to reallocate money originally budgeted in 1996 to buy disputed land in the development. The council voted unanimously Tuesday to provide money to address infrastructure concerns in the development left in limbo…
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Footprints
Cty band members expert at fund-raising Residents of Lambertville are no strangers to fund-raising. They have been doing it ever since the very first time money was needed for a worthy cause. Members of the band, sponsored by the Patriotic Order of Sons of America, held band fairs to raise money to buy uniforms and…
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Truck fire closes Turnpike
By: Staff A tractor-trailer carrying liquid nitrogen caught fire in the northbound on the New Jersey Turnpike about 1-1/2 miles north of Wyckoffs Mill Road shortly after 7 p.m., Wednesday evening. Fire companies from neighboring municipalities were called to help extinguish the fire, which lasted for about half an hour. The Turnpike was closed from…
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Role of police changes with growth
Hit the road with Washington Township officers By: Mark Moffa WASHINGTON – "Guns don’t go beyond this point," says Sgt. Dominick Botteri. He punches an access code into a panel on the wall while pointing to cases in which officers would lock their guns. He’s giving me a 6 a.m. tour of the police station.…
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Couple produces gospel musical
Show will be featured at New Brunswick theater Aug. 4-6 By: Sara Peters A husband-and-wife writing team from Kendall Park will celebrate the 10th anniversary of both their marriage and their masterpiece, when their gospel musical "Gee Whiz, God Is!" opens this weekend. Ashley and Carol Hall, in association with the New Brunswick-based Abundant Life…
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Ruling favors borough in garbage dispute
A court decision strikes down county’s contract with hauler. By: Jennifer Potash Through a state appellate court decision, Princeton Borough has moved closer to its goal of negotiating its own contract for trash removal, independent of Mercer County. But that ruling could mean higher county taxes, officials say. The state appellate court on Monday ruled…
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Miriam Hershenov
Miriam Gold Hershenov, 71, died July 27 at the Medical Center at Princeton. Ms. Hershenov was born in Elizabeth, the daughter of Bernard and Ethel Gold. She was a teacher in the Detroit and Willowrun, Mich., school systems many years ago. She lived in Kendall park for 40 years. She was a member of the…
