Category: archives
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Battling heat for important cause
By: Dick Brinster It was oppressively hot, but Samantha Brandspiegel and Stephanie Blitzer tried to be a couple of cool businesswomen as they sold lemonade under the boiling sun. Financially, they succeeded, but these 11-year-old local girls were hardly in the mood to relax as the early-afternoon sun pushed the temperature to 95 degrees…
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Montgomery set to transfer 91 units of affordable housing to Perth Amboy
Mayor says Regional Contribution Agreement will benefit both municipalities. By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY As part of the township’s obligation to provide housing opportunities to low- and moderate-income households, as established by New Jersey’s Fair Housing Act, the Township Committee has authorized the execution of a Regional Contribution Agreement between Montgomery and the city of…
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Mary M. Wright
Mary M. Wright, 74, of Cranbury, died Friday, July 14, at The Elms of Cranbury. She was born in Dayton, and was a lifelong area resident. Ms. Wright retired from Acme Markets after many years of service. She is survived by her companion, Leonard Weiss, of East Windsor; her sister, Catherine Applegate…
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Seating rules considered
Regulations will govern outdoor dining in village By: Jessica Beym The township wants to establish clear guidelines on what restaurant owners need to do to provide dining al fresco and they hope to have new regulations in place by the end of the summer. The Township Committee plans to introduce an ordinance Monday that, if…
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10’s showed lots of fight
By: Rich Fisher The Cranbury-Plainsboro 10-year-old All-Star team can’t say it advanced to bracket play in the District 12 Tournament. But no one can say that C-P didn’t try. The locals finished 1-3 in pool play last week, but did their best to make a run. That was never more clear than Friday night, when…
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Safety director at PU gains association post
Princeton University Director of Public Safety Steven J. Healy became the 49th president of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Inc. on July 1, after being installed at a ceremony held June 27 in Orlando, Fla. In his inaugural address, Chief Healy presented his plans for the future of the IACLEA, emphasizing "five…
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WW-P renews Loretan’s contract
Superintendent gets three-year extension with 3 percent salary hike. By: Courtney Gross He is here to stay at least for three more years. The West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education, following discussion in executive session on July 11, voted 7-0 to renew Superintendent Robert Loretan’s contract until 2009. Board members Anthony Fleres and Stan Katz…
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Author David Campbell shares love of words
Former Packet staffer kicks off ‘Monday Mystery and Mayhem’ series at library. By: Hilary Parker Two exchanges shared by author David Campbell at the Princeton Public Library on Monday night drew the same response laughter. "No," Mr. Campbell read from his debut novel, "Venetian Holiday" (St. Martin’s Press, 2006), quoting a waiter’s response to…
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New meters would reduce staff time
By: Vic Monaco HIGHTSTOWN The borough plans to spend about $245,000 to turn a one-to-two week task for two employees into a one-day, one-person job. Borough Council on Monday unanimously introduced a bond ordinance appropriating that sum to purchase about 1,700 water meters that are easier to read and more accurate than the current…
