Category: archives
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Panel hopes to avoid Hopewell’s mistakes
Officials says any charter study recommendation must hit residents’ ‘margins of expectations’ By:Paul Szaniawski After weeks of interviewing speakers from other towns who successfully changed their municipal governments through charter studies, the Hillsborough Charter Study Commission received some seasoned advice from Hopewell Township’s deputy mayor who saw his town’s charter fail. "Keep in mind the…
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Fireworks and music on tap for Thursday
Fireworks display to take place in Village Park By: Michelle McGuinness Whether their fireworks burst across the sky in giant halos of color, or whiz toward the clouds in streaks of white, International Fireworks is sure to dazzle Cranbury with its July 5th display. The firework display will take place near the gazebo in Village…
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Refurbished Palmer Square kiosk debuts
Expanded news stop to even get a video display By: Nick Norlen Extra, extra: The Palmer Square newsstand will return to its kiosk today. After months in a Palmer Square storefront, the newsstand is reopening in its renovated kiosk with an additional 80 to 100 square feet, Palmer Square Vice President David Newton said. "It’s…
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A 3rd ‘family’ enters widening investigation
Single mom missing; dad in Italy; mob ties possible By: Vic Monaco TRENTON Rosario "Roy" Digirolamo flew to Italy five days after his baby son was abandoned in Delaware and one week after the mother of the child disappeared. And law enforcement officials, now including the FBI, are looking into possible ties between the…
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Medals for more than courage
DiGregorio is taekwondo world champion By: Justin Feil Derek DiGregorio has a good problem. "I have a lot of trophies in my room," said the 9-year-old Princeton resident. "I’m running out of room to put them all." DiGregorio picked up three medals and three trophies at the 2007 American Taekwondo Association World Championships that ended…
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Region to celebrate the 4th
Princeton fireworks set Monday night By: Allison Musante The Spirit of Princeton is hosting its ninth annual fireworks show on Monday night adjacent to Princeton Stadium on the university campus. Guests are welcome to gather in the fields around the stadium beginning at 6:30 p.m. Fireworks will begin at dusk, about 9:15 p.m. The event…
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The mystery of summer reading
"Get a Clue" at Cranbury Public Library encourages kids to have fun reading By: Michelle McGuinness Monkeys, mystery and magic will be combined this summer at the Cranbury Public Library to encourage children to read long after their school classes finish. Get a Clue, the library’s summer reading program, kicked off June 19 with Monkeys…
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Knights help Mercer to Carpenter split
Jensen enjoys softball all-star experience By: Justin Feil The West Windsor-Plainsboro High North softball team had its best season in school history this spring, and with it came the selection of three players to the Softball Carpenter Cup. As part of the Mercer County all-star squad, Christie Jensen, Danielle Parisi and Molly Shevlin, earned the…
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C-PLL 12s show spunk in loss
Baseball all-stars hoping to rebound By: Rich Fisher HAMILTON Even in a loss, sometimes a team’s positive character can be established. Manager Rich Bongiovanni hopes that was the case with his Cranbury-Plainsboro 12-year-old All-Stars on Wednesday night, after they dropped a 9-5 decision to Washington in a Pool B, first-round District 12 game at…
