Category: archives
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Section of road will be renamed
Change to be made to help driver confusion By: Stephanie Brown MONROE The Township Council renamed a portion of Possum Hollow Road to Links Drive on Monday. Township officials say renaming the western end of Possum Hollow Drive, which runs from Forsgate Drive to the railroad bridge, will create less of a confusion for…
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Computers seen as boon to K-5 pupils
By: Dick Brinster The addition of computer labs in its four elementary schools will put East Windsor Regional on par with virtually every district in New Jersey, according to Mike Dzwonar. "It’s the state standard," said the assistant superintendent of curriculum, technology and grants. "I hate to say it, but this is almost an embarrassing…
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PU has win in reserves
Bench lifts Tigers to narrow win over Lehigh By: Bob Nuse Joe Scott spent most of last year toying with different lineups and trying to find the right combination of players for his Princeton University men’s basketball team. The end result was a rough start that saw the Tigers lose 12 of their first 15…
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Montgomery Promenade plan gains preliminary approval
Loop roads to take pressure off Route 206-518 intersection are a top priority By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY A major step was taken Monday toward the development of Montgomery Promenade, the proposed high-end shopping center off Route 206 north of Princeton Airport. The township Planning Board granted preliminary approval for the development, and included a…
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Collaboration with Nature
Princeton Artists Alliance celebrates land preservation with the D&R Greenway. By: Pat Summers When an alliance of visual artists intersects with elements of a land-preservation effort, the resulting art exhibition can only be mutually, artfully beneficial. In fact, the title of one artist’s work could be describing that serendipitous union: "Nature as the Artist." The…
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Redevelopment plan for mill delayed again
By: Dick Brinster HIGHTSTOWN Redevelopment of the former rug mill site has hit another snag over the concept of the project, resulting in the Borough Council again putting the proposal on hold, according to Borough Attorney Fred Raffetto. The council was set to approve on Monday night a memorandum of understanding with John Wolfington,…
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University seeks change in calculating affordable-housing obligation
School argues its new buildings will not significantly increase employment, the current basis for determining the fair-share requirement By: Courtney Gross From the proposed arts neighborhood to the prospective chemistry building, Princeton University is preparing, once again, to change the face of its campus. As the university continues to plan its first major expansion in…
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Letters
Scout touts pedestrian safety To the editor: As part of my requirement for a Boy Scout merit badge, I attended the Cranbury Township Committee meeting on Nov. 13. The main reason I went was because the meeting was about pedestrian safety. I cross Main Street and Station Road a lot and, whenever I try…
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Next step in tax reform: end pay-to-play
GUEST OPINION, Dec. 8 By: Harry S. Pozycki The property-tax relief proposal put forward by the leadership of the New Jersey Legislature has many worthy elements. But as Gov. Jon Corzine has recently suggested, it is unclear whether it is sufficient to hold the line on property-tax increases for the long term. One major missing…
