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Students protest return of officer
Policeman criticized by some at South Brunswick High as too authoritarian Matthew Armstrong Holding signs that read "Cops are here to Protect, But we don’t feel Safe," a group of 10 students walked around the outside of South Brunswick High School Monday chanting "Fascism No, Williams must go!" The students were among almost two…
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Greenway loses Peterson tract
Deal falls through on 83-acre parcel Lea Kahn The region’s booming housing market may have robbed the Delaware and Raritan Greenway of the opportunity to acquire the 83-acre S.T. Peterson and Co. parcel for open space preservation. The nonprofit group had been eyeing the Peterson property for several years. The tract is bordered by…
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Suspect caught in wife shooting
Thompson apprehended in Florida Jennifer Potash Errol Thompson was arrested Monday in Florida, five months after allegedly shooting his wife as she arrived for work in the parking lot of the Merwick unit of The Medical Center at Princeton on Bayard Lane. Mr. Thompson was charged with public intoxication Saturday night in St. Petersburg…
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Township to join anti-rail coalition
Groups oppose high-speed commuter line Al Wicklund South Brunswick, Jamesburg and Monroe are prepared to band together to fight a commuter rail line slated to slice through their communities. About 45 residents and officials agreed at a meeting in Monroe last week to join together to oppose the rail line through the three communities,…
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Builder proposes senior housing
Developer targets Evans tract off Federal City Road Lea Kahn The developer of the Pennington Point and Lawrenceville Point senior citizen housing developments has proposed construction of a similar development on the 37.2-acre Evans Tract, off Federal City Road near the Interstate Highway 295 ramp. Pennington Properties Development Corp. Inc., based in Pennington, submitted…
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Land purchase to expand park
32-acre parcel at corner of New and Friendship roads cost $535,000 David Weinstein South Brunswick has inked a deal that will allow it to expand one of its most heavily used parks, ending several years of pursuit of the property by the township. The 32-acre parcel, known at the Kozachek property, abuts Sondek Park…
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Princeton Township eyes tax hike
$23 million tab would increase rate by 2 cents Jane Karlicek The Princeton Township Committee formally introduced a $23 million budget Monday that would increase the municipal tax rate by 2 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Based on the proposed 2000 budget, the municipal tax rate would be 46.5 cents per $100 of…
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Council mulls obligation for road
Township says homeowner association owns David Court David Weinstein According to township officials, South Brunswick has maintained David Court, a private road off Quincy Circle in the Dayton Square condominium and townhouse development, free of charge for 20 years. But that could come to an end soon. Legal ownership of the road remains with…
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Group wants Route 206 on ‘historic’ list
Residents agree to help fund $3,000 study Lea Kahn A handful of township residents who want to see Route 206 nominated for inclusion on the state and national Registers of Historic Places have agreed to contribute money to cover Lawrence Township’s share of the cost of a study of the historic road. Township Council…
