Category: archives
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Robert Norland touched a community
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer In recent years, Robert Norland was happiest when he was surrounded by family or elbow deep in the grainy soil of his flowerpots. It’s hard not connect his pastimes with his genuine love for his fellow man or his attraction to nurturing a project — to watch it grow from…
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Monroe eyes new traffic light
By Davy James, Staff Writer MONROE — The Township Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday that will allow it to buy and install a traffic signal at the intersection of Applegarth and Cranbury Station/Union Valley roads. The project will be funded by contributions expected to be received from Middlesex County and Stratford Developers LLC, which…
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Sandra J. Mauro
EAST WINDSOR Sandra J. Mauro, 41, died Monday in the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Princeton, she was a resident of East Windsor the last four years. She was a member of the East Windsor Mom’s Club, the Central Jersey Down Syndrome Association and the Princeton Breast Cancer Support Group. She is…
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Middle school play
Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 — The Florence Township Middle School will be performing the Broadway Junior version of “Once on this Island.” The show features 44 students from grades 6-8 from the Florence Township School District, and is funded by a Pride in Education Grant given by the Florence Township Education…
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NJ Future to hold climate change discussion April 30
NJ Future will present a national study, Growing Cooler, on using transportation and development policy to address climate change. The program is being offered on April 30 at 6 p.m. on the former J & J campus at 2300 Rt. 1 in New Brunswick. Featured speakers will be David Goldberg, Communications Director for Smart Growth…
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County sample ballots list incorrect polling locations
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer A glitch at the Somerset County Board of Election has the wrong voting locations listed on some Hillsborough sample election ballots for the April 15 school board elections. The incorrect poll listings affected 14 Hillsborough voting districts, according to the Somerset County Board of Elections Web site, http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/elections/notices/corrected.htm. The correct…
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John R. Valley
Research director at ETS HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — John Richard Valley died March 25 at the Preston Health Center. He was 89. Mr. Valley was a former resident of Princeton and Pennington. While a Princeton-area resident and at the time of his retirement he was the program director for research and development for…
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Plan would add sites for lottery ticket sales
Small vendors critical of proposal from Senate President Codey By Davy James, Staff Writer Local business owners say a plan to change the way the New Jersey Lottery is run could send their customers elsewhere for their tickets., In an attempt to increase revenue for the state, state Senate President Richard Codey introduced a plan…
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Primary ballots shape up
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer The ballots for the June 3 primaries in Cranbury and Jamesburg are nearly filled In Cranbury, two candidates filed by the Monday afternoon deadline. In Jamesburg, two Democrats filed to run, but just one Republican filed by the deadline and party leaders hope to launch a write-in campaign for a…
