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  • Taking a plunge for charity

    Montgomery resident wants to raise $10,000 for Special Olympics New Jersey By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Township resident Jim Seber has a goal. He is trying to raise between $5,000 and $10,000 for the Special Olympics New Jersey via a Polar Bear Plunge to take place 1 p.m. on Feb. 24.    "I’ll be jumping into…

  • Tony

    Tony, a very friendly and affectionate 1-1/2-year-old Lab mix, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Tony" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • Cifuentes flying into final MCC

    Senior is leader for Little Tiger girls By: Justin Feil    For the better part of three seasons, Gaby Cifuentes has been a reliable 100 and 200 freestyle swimmer for the Princeton High School girls’ team.    At the Mercer County Championships that begin with preliminaries for girls today and continue with finals Saturday at Lawrence High,…

  • Friday, Feb. 2, 2007

    Lucille P. Noyes    Lucille P. Noyes, 85, of Hopewell Township died Wednesday at home.    Born in Berlin, N.H., she was a graduate of the Notre Dame School of Nursing in New Hampshire.    She served as the director of nursing for the Rockland Convalescent Center for many years.    Daughter of the late Eddie and Eva J.…

  • Town eyes new rules on ethics

    Officials trying to make pay-to-play politics a thing of the past By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — The Township Council expects to introduce five ordinances later this month that officials hope will ban pay-to-play and increase government transparency.    Township officials said the new ordinances, which could be on the council’s Feb. 26 agenda, would better regulate…

  • Bilingual tax aid offered at two Princeton sites

       Bilingual volunteers will help area residents fill out their federal income tax returns at two Princeton locations, beginning Feb. 3.    No appointment is necessary and all information will be kept confidential. By law, the Internal Revenue Service cannot share any information with other government services, including the immigration authorities.    Persons should bring W2 or 1099…

  • Remembering Susan Hagerty

    Legacy of local woman lives on By: Lacey Korevec    Egypt, Russia, Germany, Spain, Aruba and Bali were all destinations Cranbury resident Susan Hagerty traveled to during her lifetime.    And many would agree they could spend a lifetime scouring those locations and others and still never find a woman as strong, smart and thoughtful as Ms.…

  • A budget season opens amid clouds

    Police expenditures start at $1.6 million By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN – The Borough Council began its annual budget review this week looking at a very early estimate of $387,700 in significant general spending increases along with $1.6 million in potential police-related expenditures, the latter representing an additional hike of about $100,000.    The predicted general increase…

  • Conservation champion

    Hopewell girl works to save St. Michael’s tract The D&R Greenway Land Trust honored Callie Considine for her fundraising efforts at the Sunday opening of the group’s new exhibit, "Save Hopewell – Save St. Michael’s," at the Johnson Education Center, Princeton. Shown from left are: D&R Greenway Land Trust Board of Trustees Chairman Richard S.…