Category: archives
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Countdown to college, graduation
Final exams, the prom and senioritis take up high school students’ time By: Jessica Beym Editor’s note: The Class of ’06 is an occasional series looking at the issues of facing high school seniors in Cranbury as they prepare to graduate. Once the college applications were sent and the response letters started rolling in, Maureen…
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Plainsboro Township Committee OKs municipal budget
Tax increase put at 2.8 cents per $100 valuation By: Jake Uitti PLAINSBORO The Township Committee on Wednesday unanimously adopted an $18.8 million municipal budget for 2006. The budget represents a 3.4-percent increase over last year’s budget, and it brings with it a tax-rate increase of 2.8 cents per $100 of assessed value. The…
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Eatery eyed for Route 130
Cranbury Township Committee approved plans for a new bank and 150-seat restaurant Monday. By: Jessica Beym Plans to build a Yardville National Bank and a 150-seat restaurant near the intersection of Route 130 and South River Road are under way, with construction expected to begin sometime this summer. On Monday, the Township Committee approved a…
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Winner picked in school race
County election board certifies Larsen victory By: Stephanie Brown JAMESBURG Darren Larsen was declared the winner Tuesday of the third open seat on the Jamesburg Board of Education. Mr. Larsen was one of two write-in candidates, along with Ted J. Somers, seeking the seat on April 18. Incumbents Anne Toth and James Eldridge were…
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On the cutting edge of after-school jobs
Two Princeton High School sophomores sucessfully turn their computer hobby into a business. By: Jessica Beym Unlike the Geek Squad, the 24-hour computer support task force that sends agents out to make house calls, Cranbury PC Repair won’t be seen driving to clients houses in two-tone Volkswagen Beetles. But they may be seen riding their…
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Mostoller steps up to top spot on Princeton school board
Two new board members take their seats By: David Campbell The Princeton Regional Board of Education elected Michael Mostoller to be the new board president and Alan Hegedus to be vice president at its reorganization meeting Tuesday night. "The combination of Michael Mostoller’s and Alan Hegedus’ board experience and professional expertise forms a strong leadership…
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Want relief at the gas pump? Cut demand
PACKET EDITORIAL, April 28 By: Packet Editorial With the price of gasoline headed north of $3 a gallon, it is perhaps not surprising to see common sense in the White House and political courage on Capitol Hill headed directly south. The nation’s anxiety over the rising cost of gasoline has drawn a predictable response from…
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WW-P school board opts for continuity in leadership
By: Emily Craighead The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education opted for consistency at its reorganization meeting Tuesday, returning Hemant Marathe to the position of board president. The vote was unanimous. "I give a lot of credit to the administration," Mr. Marathe said. "They have been very helpful in working with the board." Robert Johnson…
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FORUM: Do you support Gov. Jon Corzine’s budget? If not, what would you do differently?
Join the Debate The Cranbury Press hosts a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues. The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe want their town to…
