Category: archives
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Summer programs on, despite ongoing deficit dispute
Borough now says school district owes it money By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer A dispute and bad feelings are clearly ongoing over an alleged deficit at a service station run by the regional school district and also used by its two towns. But the district’s threats to end transportation for seniors and…
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Monroe revises ethics rules
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE — The Township Council introduced an ordinance Wednesday requiring developers to disclose campaign contributions, replacing a previous ethics ordinance deemed unconstitutional by a state Superior Court judge earlier in the year. The proposed ordinance is similar to the one voided by Superior Court Judge James Hurley in April, but…
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Mary E. Moran
Former Princeton resident QUAKERTOWN, Pa. — Mary E. Moran died Wednesday at Life Quest Nursing Center. She was 94. She was a former resident of Emmaus, Pa., Boca Raton, Fla. and Princeton. She was a private secretary before retiring. Daughter of the late Harold and Helen Ritter Simpson, wife of the late Thomas H.…
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New Cranbury police chief looks to future
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY — More than two decades ago, a young Ed Kahler approached a Cranbury police officer named Capt. Harry Kleinkauf, with high hopes of getting a job on the force. ”I promised, ‘if you hire me I’m going to stay in Cranbury,’ and 22 years later I’ve kept my promise,”…
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Jean Sutton Hague
EAST WINDSOR Jean Sutton Hague, 74, died Saturday at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis in Trenton. Born in Bridgeton, she lived many years in Moorestown and graduated from Moorestown High School in 1952. She had lived in East Windsor since 1964 and was employed by McGraw Hill in Hightstown, retiring in 1990. She…
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Emily Young
HIGHTSTOWN Emily Young, 90, died May 22 in her home at Meadow Lakes. The only child of Emilie and Wilhelm Keller, she was born in Wilmington, Del. After her parents settled in Brooklyn, she remained in the New York City area until her move to New Jersey in 2002. She held a variety of…
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City employee vows to appeal suspension
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — The City Commission has upheld its ruling in the latest set of disciplinary hearings regarding Public Works Manager Robert Erickson, but Mr. Erickson’s lawyer said his case against the city is far from over. Mayor John Collom said that in early May he and City Commissioner…
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Coop owner cleared of DUI, questions police motives
By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN Charges of drunken driving and other traffic-related offenses have been dropped against the local man involved in a controversy with the borough over his chicken coop. And Stockton Street resident Craig Evans says he wouldn’t be surprised if there was a connection between the charges and his coop.…
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Burglars hit Cranbury
Thefts tied to incidents in other towns By Davy James, Staff Writer CRANBURY — A number of recent burglaries — including two in Cranbury — over the past two months throughout Middlesex and Mercer counties are linked, according to police. ”There has been a string occurring in both Middlesex and Mercer with similar circumstances,” said…
