Category: archives
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Woman dies after crash
Dangerous Monroe intersection awaits upgrades By: Stephanie Brown MONROE A 73-year-old Monroe woman died this weekend after she sustained internal injuries caused by a two-car accident, police said. Phyllis Blatt was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick following the Jan. 5 accident and died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, police said.…
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Extended free parking for Princeton library patrons to end
Citing the cost, township pulling out of deal that provided two free hours By: Courtney Gross Unless patrons want to pay the price, they may consider making visits to the Princeton Public Library at a much swifter pace as of next month when two hours of free parking at the nearby Spring Street Garage…
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Letters to the editor
Appointment process questioned To the editor: I encourage our Borough Council to re-examine the mayoral appointment process of our local boards and commissions during this upcoming year. The current process has promoted a situation that is divisive and has run amok. As is the case for our federal government, mayoral appointments should also be…
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Local groups will honor Dr. Wolfe
Remembered as an educator, pioneer By: Stephanie Brown MONROE An unprecedented project to honor the legacy of Dr. Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe is in the works. A civil and human rights advocate, champion of public education and supporter of numerous religious groups, Dr. Wolfe made a difference on both national and local stages before…
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Year-long planning schedule for WW station area outlined
Timeline discussed at session with architect Robert Hillier By: Molly Petrilla WEST WINDSOR Architect Robert Hillier pointed to a large chart Monday night and told the Township Council and members of the public that a plan will be in place for the 350-acre area in need of redevelopment by the end of the year.…
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Panel backs new university soccer facility
Stadium would seat 2,400 By: Jake Uitti Princeton’s Site Plan Review Advisory Board unanimously recommended approval of plans for an upgraded Princeton University soccer facility Wednesday. A new stadium, which will be located where the team currently plays games, will include both a practice field and a game field. Lourie-Love, the current soccer facility, holds…
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Princeton Borough appoints Papp to lieutenant’s post
The first female lieutenant in the department’s history By: Courtney Gross During an undercover narcotics investigation with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office in the early 1990s, Sharon Papp was brought to a community she found to be diverse and a department she termed as knowledgeable. And it is in Princeton Borough that she has remained,…
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Two from Brooklyn open doors to new family-friendly pizzeria
Jamesburg Pizzeria is open for business By: Stephanie Brown JAMESBURG At Jamesburg Pizzeria, it’s all about the food and family. "We want everyone to come in and feel like they’re at home, feel like they’re part of the family," co-owner Eric Infuso said. Mr. Infuso and his brother-in-law, Hugo Avellini, held a grand opening…
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Penny Patter
The good, the bad and the ugly By: Bettie Witherspoon What is the best thing that happened to you in 2006? Someone asked me that question. I had a hard time responding. After pondering, I narrowed it down to the following. The good For sure, the very best is that my grandnephew Danny Medary returned…
