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Man robbed while walking on Princeton Avenue.
Police are looking for two man who alledgedly robbed a Ewing man of his bicycle Wednesday morning. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer A Ewing resident was robbed of his bicycle as he was walking it home on Princeton Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to police Lt. Thomas Ritter. The 29-year-old victim told police he…
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State police coverage charges applied in error, says township
State holds Mansfield, Chesterfield, New Hanover, North Hanover and Springfield responsible for total of $1,647,000 under Corzine’s budget proposal By: Molly Petrilla Outdated information is likely to blame for a recent state report that listed five local towns as recipients of part-time state police coverage, even though they all now have their own full-time police…
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Grist For the Mill
In ‘Collected Stories,’ presented by Langhorne Players, a young writer and her older mentor find their friendship comes at price. By: Anthony Stoeckert Can being true to one’s art hurt someone you’re close to? What is the nature of the teacher-mentor relationship? How do friendships form, and end? These are some of the questions posed…
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Primer for the June 6 primaries
Contested Upper Freehold, Plumsted races highlight local slate By: Scott Morgan Local voters will take to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in a quintet of largely uncontested municipal primaries. Except for Upper Freehold Township, where four Republicans seek two seats on the Township Committee, and Plumsted Township, where four candidates seek two seats…
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Many attend Veteran’s Memorial groundbreaking
Despite the heat, about 250 went to the Alliger tract for the festivities By John Tredrea Veterans of all branches of the U.S. armed forces were among the 250 people on hand for the Memorial Day groundbreaking ceremony for the Hopewell Valley Veteran’s Memorial. Despite the heat Monday, "the groundbreaking was well-attended by veterans of…
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Ford Explorer LTD: so safe it even passed ‘moose’ test
the Explorer performed perfectly, exhibiting stability, a low center of gravity and safety advances that kept me from bumping any cones By: Mike Blake First introduced in 1990, the Explorer has been the No. 1-selling SUV for 15 consecutive years, and after driving the 2006 Ford Explorer Limited, there is every reason to believe the…
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Lack of funding plagues Imlaystown restoration
Historic village still on state Endangered Sites list By: Cara Latham UPPER FREEHOLD Two years ago, historic Imlaystown village was named to Preservation New Jersey’s Top 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites list. But nothing has been done since to save the 200-year-old hamlet’s deteriorating buildings and at least one home has been bulldozed. However,…
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Restaurant sets opening date
Coccola will feature New American-Italian cuisine. By: Donna Lukiw The grand opening of Coccola, a New American-Italian cuisine restaurant on Route 206 near Docherty Park, is now scheduled for June 19, according to owner Nino Tamburin. "It is a little behind schedule, but there was a lot of rain, flooding and the contractors fell behind,"…
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Property Transfers May 31. 2006 Part 3
The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to…
