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  • POLICE BEAT

    East Windsor    Jeffrey W. O’Rourke, 20, of Kristopher Drive, Hamilton, was charged July 8 with eluding a police officer, disorderly conduct and numerous motor vehicle violations.    Police said they saw Mr. O’Rourke passing traffic on the shoulder of Route 130 while traveling north at the intersection with Old Cranbury Road at 1:45 p.m. Police said…

  • New plan for rug mill property expected to be unveiled soon

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN – Representatives of the owner and potential developer of the former rug mill expect to return to the borough next month to present a new conceptual plan to local leaders and community members.    ”That’s the idea,” Rich Almquist, vice president of development for Wolfington Companies, said this week. “It’s…

  • UMCP Ranked Among Nation’s Top 5% for Maternity Care Services for 3rd Year

    Princeton, NJ – University Medical Center at Princeton (UMCP) Princeton, NJ – University Medical Center at Princeton (UMCP) announced today that it has been ranked among the top five percent of hospitals in the nation for maternity care services based on a study issued by HealthGrades, an independent healthcare ratings company. It is the third…

  • Summer Brings Increased Risk of Teen Drug Use

    The start of summer brings an increased risk of first-time adolescent drug and alcohol use The start of summer brings an increased risk of first-time adolescent drug and alcohol use, as well as a critical need for families to seek help for young people already in the grip of substance abuse, according to the professional…

  • UMCP Receives Site Plan Approval for New Hospital in Plainsboro

    The Plainsboro Township Planning Board on Monday evening, July 7, The Plainsboro Township Planning Board on Monday evening, July 7, unanimously approved the site plan for University Medical Center at Princeton’s (UMCP’s) replacement hospital. This approval represents Plainsboro’s endorsement of the significant development project at a prominent location within the community, a 50-acre site bounded…

  • Elmer F. Clemson

       Elmer F. Clemson, 89, retired owner of Norristown Brick & Supply Company, died July 18 at his home in Perkiomenville, Pa.    Mr. Clemson sold building supplies, coal and fuel oil at his business until his retirement in 1987. He was a decorated U.S. Army veteran who served in the European African Middle Eastern Campaign, including…

  • Rash of car break-ins prompts precautions

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — With 16 vehicle break-ins over a recent 17-day span, township police are urging residents to take precautions.    ”Several of the thefts have occurred from vehicles that were left unlocked,” Lt. James Brady said Wednesday. “Residents are encouraged to lock their vehicles.”    The break-in spree, which happened…

  • Kisha Tanique Robinson

       EAST WINDSOR — Kisha Tanique Robinson, 34, died Sunday.    Born in Neptune, she attended the Manalapan-Englishtown school district.    She was employed at EFFEX Inc. and before that AAA Mid-Atlantic.    She was a lifetime member of Community Refuge Church in Englishtown. She sang with the youth ensemble as a young teenager.    Predeceased by maternal grandfather John…

  • Police blotter

       At 3:53 p.m. July 7, a Lincoln Avenue resident reported that her Smith and Wesson semi-automatic 9 mm handgun was missing and believed stolen.    An investigation into the missing gun, which is valued at $200, is ongoing.    A North Tenth Avenue caller reported finding her kitchen windows broken on July 9. The incident was reported…