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University test for radon reveals slightly elevated level at one site
Forbes College library area will remain closed By: Courtney Gross Further testing for radon in several Princeton University facilities confirmed elevated levels of the radioactive gas in an isolated area of Forbes College, which will remain closed. After several students measured elevated levels of radon in two residential buildings on the Princeton University campus as…
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Letters to the editor
Week of May 11 Dolgon responds to critical editorial To the editor: I read with interest your May 4 editorial, where you scolded me for going through (what I believed was) a thoughtful process of deciding whether to rejoin the school board. I did my homework before making that important decision; did you do…
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Montgomery arts center chief honored for her work
Bringing business experience to a nonprofit pays off By: Greg Forester MONTGOMERY Since her arrival at the Montgomery Center for the Arts, Board President Margie Aretz has taken her business experience and applied it to the everyday running of the Montgomery community art center, turning around the institution’s malfunctioning finances. Ms. Aretz, who previously…
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School buses collide; accident leads to notice change
By: Bill Greenwood MONROE A school bus accident Monday that injured 22 students and one bus driver has prompted the district to modify its Global Connect emergency-notification system. According to a letter from Superintendent Ralph Ferrie posted Tuesday on the district Web site, the district will be adding new databases to its Global Connect…
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Borough may shutter library; council ponders November referendum on possible closing
By: Madeleine Johnson and Paul Koepp JAMESBURG Increases in mandatory library spending and a new state-imposed tax-levy cap could force the borough to close its library, Jamesburg officials said Wednesday. The Borough Council is considering placing a referendum on the November ballot that would ask voters whether the library should be closed. Officials said…
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Letters to the editor
There is a large demographic issue that this governor and his successor will be forced to confront. This issue is whether the WWII baby "boomers" will remain in New Jersey in retirement or take the huge amount of wealth that they have accumulated and depart for points west and south. Many of these boomers…
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Borough councilman wants to open downtown project to competition
Martindell seeks public support for getting another developer to step in By: Courtney Gross As the Princeton Borough Council continues to negotiate its contract with downtown developer Nassau HKT, Borough Councilman Roger Martindell said he is looking to garner public support to convince the governing body to seek out other developers to possibly complete the…
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Rocky Hill budget gets some tweaking
Borough remains "tax neutral" By: Greg Forester ROCKY HILL The Rocky Hill Borough Council was forced to amend the proposed 2007-2008 budget after review by the Department of Community Affairs, although the revisions were only in the neighborhood of $13,000, borough officials said. Borough Council adopted an amendment for these changes Monday, and plans…
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Letter carriers deliver more than just the mail
By: Vanessa S. Holt Every year, letter carriers across the country willingly take on an extra burden during their mail routes in May, as they pick up nonperishables for local food pantries as part of the Stamp Out Hunger food drive. This year, the National Association of Letter Carriers has marked May 12 as the…
