Category: archives
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PACKET BUSINESS NEWS: Princeton BMW/Mini acquired, expansion will soon be planned
By Lauren Otis, Business Editor WEST WINDSOR — One of the largest auto dealership groups on the East Coast has purchased Princeton BMW/Mini, located on Route 1. After acquiring Princeton BMW, Crown Automotive Group, based in Greensboro, N.C., intends to immediately embark on an ambitious renovation and expansion plan, said Michael Kearney, Crown Automotive…
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Shopping center, hotel may come to township
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR — The abandoned trucking depot on Route 33 near Probasco Road may be the future site of a major shopping complex, complete with a 100-room hotel and restaurant. During Monday’s Township Planning Board meeting, representatives of the 30-acre site’s new owners began outlining their vision for about 130,000…
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Thomas Kent Taussig
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. Thomas Kent Taussig, 77, died Nov. 21 at his home. Born in Ambler, Pa., he was a resident of East Windsor for many years. Mr. Taussig graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, Pa. and earned a bachelor’s of arts degree from W & J College, Washington, Pa. He served in…
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More towns, more critics for developer Wolfington
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer For more than four years the former rug mill site on Bank Street in Hightstown has hung in limbo with borough officials and residents expressing frustration with current owner John Wolfington over its redevelopment. And they are not alone. Officials in two towns in Pennsylvania say they have had serious…
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U.S. News rates Princeton High among 100 best in nation
Princeton High School was among the top 100 high schools chosen by U.S. News and World Report magazine as the best in the nation. The high school was ranked 94th in the survey, placing it among the “Gold Medal” schools chosen in the list. The magazine based its rankings on data collected by School Evaluation…
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Affordable housing rules may change
Locals wary of assembly proposal By Sean Ruppert, Special Writer Proposed changes to state affordable housing regulations could have an impact on some area towns that have traditionally paid cities to build some of the state-required low- and moderate-income housing unit slated for the suburbs. On Nov. 13, state Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts (D-Camden), Assembly…
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Frederick Chapman
HILLSBOROUGH Fredrick Scott Chapman died Nov. 26 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 66. Born in New York, he was a resident of Hillsborough for 23 years. Mr. Chapman was employed by Lever Brothers, where he developed an interest in computers and their use in the chemical industry. Shortly thereafter he started…
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Robert Hagenhofer
HILLSBOROUGH Robert Paul Hagenhofer died Nov. 28 at home. He was 84 He was raised in Chicago and lived in Staten Island for many years before moving to Hillsborough. Mr. Hagenhofer had a free lance graphic artist practice in Manhattan. He later worked in the Graphics Department at the College of Staten Island and…
