Category: archives
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Davis makes most of chance at quarterback
Senior leading Hun football By: Bob Nuse Shane Davis knew it was only a matter of time until he finally got his chance. Davis, a senior at the Hun School, has waited three years to move into the starting quarterback position for the Raiders. His first two years he played quarterback for the junior varsity…
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Homeowners’ association seeks greater reimbursement from township
Little sympathy for residents’ complaint that snow removal costs are high By: Courtney Gross For Governors Lane residents, a road’s sharp turn or steep slope can be an expensive proposition. Several Governors Lane residents attended the Princeton Township Committee meeting Monday in the hope of receiving a greater reimbursement from the township for essential services…
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Land development, zoning regulation plans postponed
Discrepancies cited as cause for delay By: Stephanie Brown JAMESBURG The Borough Council postponed plans to bring land development and zoning regulations into compliance with its Master Plan, Wednesday. The ordinance, which was written by the Land Use Board, was tabled after the council found discrepancies within the document. Council members said they will try…
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Letters to the Editor, Oct. 13
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 13 Nothing makes sense about Route 92 To the editor: I doubt that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s Route 92 project is as dead as your editorial has said (The Packet, Oct. 10). But then, almost nothing about Route 92 makes sense. The Army Corps of Engineers’ not-quite-final environmental…
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Owner knocks rezoning
Says property ideal for warehouses By: Stephanie Brown MONROE The Township Council on Oct. 4 rezoned 46 acres on Prospect Plains Road to prevent warehouses from being built on the site despite objections from the property’s owner. Council members said changing the site from Light Industrial to Office Professional was in the best interest…
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Press Forum
Should politicians who accepted contributions from former state Sen. John Lynch’s political action committee return them? Should politicians who accepted contributions from former state Sen. John Lynch’s political action committee return them?
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MacKenzie likes where team is at as tournaments near
By: David Gurney The Monroe Township High School boys varsity team seems to be peaking at the right time. Tough luck for the rest of the White Division and Greater Middlesex Conference. With county seedings a little less than a week away and a brutal stretch with area top 10 teams North Brunswick, South Brunswick…
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For a Good Cause
Susan Tedeschi will perform in Princeton to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey. By: Susan Van Dongen When you’re a guitarist on tour with Eric Clapton and "Slowhand" calls for an unscheduled rehearsal, you drop everything and go even if it means breaking the promise that you’d baby-sit. That’s what happened to Derek Trucks on…
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Francis T. Savotok
Francis "Frank" T. Savotok, 57, of Monroe, died Thursday, Oct. 5, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Staten Island, N.Y., for 36 years before moving to Monroe four years ago. Mr. Savotok was a spliceman for NYNEX in Staten Island for 26 years before retiring in…
