Category: archives
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Bank plan awaits OK from county
Meeting moved to next month By: Stephanie Brown JAMESBURG Plans by Chase Bank to build a new branch are on hold pending Middlesex County Planning Board approval. The borough Land Use Board postponed the bank’s Oct. 12 hearing until next month because J.P. Morgan Chase, of Jersey City, did not obtain county approval regarding…
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Defeating the Vikings aids image for MTHS
By: David Gurney A young Andre Agassi proclaimed, "Image is everything." Same goes for teams in the Greater Middlesex Conference as well. At this time of the year, image and seeding is everything for the many GMC boys soccer teams, scrambling to improve their stock before the GMC and NSIAA state pairings are determined. The…
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Skillman Village consultant hired by Montgomery Township
Another step on road to transforming the former North Princeton Developmental Center By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY The Township Committee on Wednesday approved a contract with a consultant to assist in the selection of a developer for Skillman Village. The committee approved a contract for professional consulting services with Economic Research Associates Inc., an international…
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Ghouls, goblins go on parade
A preview of Halloween fun to come in Jamesburg and Monroe By: Stephanie Brown With All Hallow’s Eve just around the corner, Monroe and Jamesburg residents are invited to a hauntingly good time. Plenty of Halloween hoopla is in store for the upcoming weeks, including costume parades and contests, pumpkin-decorating contests, and haunted houses. The…
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Princeton fire chief replacement named
Jamie Alkhateeb, Hook and Ladder deputy chief, to oversee three fire companies By: Courtney Gross Following the unexpected resignation of Princeton Fire Department Chief Pat McAvenia in late September, Hook and Ladder Deputy Chief Jamie Alkhateeb has been selected as his successor under the department’s seniority system. A Princeton firefighter for four years and counting,…
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Poinsettia sale to help fund PHS choir trip to Sweden
The Princeton High School Choir is sponsoring a holiday poinsettia sale to raise funds for its trip to Sweden in February. The PHS students will sing with the choir at the Adolf Fredriks Music School in Stockholm, perform at the cathedral in Vaxio and give a concert in Uppsala with the choir from Katedralskola, one…
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Call North the comeback kids
Knights reach .500 mark for first time By: Bob Nuse The West Windsor-Plainsboro High North boys’ soccer team has been facing win or else games ever since opening the season with four straight losses. So when the Knights found themselves trailing rival WW-P South after the Pirates scored a goal two minutes into Monday night…
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Pipeline still flowing
MacDonald and Kotowski the latest Cranbury juice to energize PHS soccer By: Justin Feil The Cranbury pipeline to the Princeton High School boys’ soccer team reads like a Biblical genealogy. One superstar begat another, who begat another, who begat another. PHS coach Wayne Sutcliffe goes back to 1995, the state championship team that was anchored…
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Ferguson, Stender offer divergent views of 7th district
Congressional candidates outline positions on Iraq, economy in closely-watched race By: Courtney Gross They rarely drift from their respective party lines, but that could be the only similarity between Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Ferguson and his Democratic challenger, Assemblywoman Linda Stender, in the contest for the 7th Congressional District. As one of the most…
