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  • Voters turn down budget

    BREAKING NEWS: Ned Panfile, Herman Brunn and Andrew Zangara get nods for board seats By:    Manville voters turned down the school budget Tuesday, defeating the proposed $15.3 million budget by a 477 to 411 margin.    The budget included a 2.68 percent increase in spending, and would add about $219 to the annual school tax for…

  • Former President Clinton to keynote university’s Class Day in June

       Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote address at Princeton University’s Class Day ceremony on June 5, the university announced Monday.    Leaders of the senior class selected President Clinton from among numerous nominees suggested by classmates.    "The Class of 2006 has chosen President Clinton to be this year’s Class Day speaker because of his…

  • BREAKING NEWS: School board election and budget results

    By: Vanessa S. Holt Preliminary results from the 2006 school budget elections. Bold type indicates the projected winner: BORDENTOWN REGIONAL Budget question- $34.7 million Results include all three sending districts Yes – 456 No – 721 Bordentown Regional Board of Education Bordentown Township (One three-year seat) John Gabauer – 366 Richard Bokma – 134 Michael…

  • MHS, Hering hoping quick start lingers

    Baseball team to face huge tests By: Bob Nuse    Dale Hering remembers what it was like to be part of a Montgomery High baseball team that started the season 16-0 two years ago.    He also remembers that team finishing the season 4-5 over the last couple of weeks.    A year ago, Hering was part of…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Jameburg budget passes

    BREAKING NEWS: Vote tally for write-in candidates remains unclear. By: Stephanie Brown    Voters approved Jamesburg’s $10.87 million school budget Tuesday night by a 171-63 vote, while a battle between two write-in candidates for the third school board seat could not be decided Tuesday night.    Inumbents Ann Toth and James Eldridge were both easily reelected. Ms.…

  • Letters to the Editor, April 18

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 18 Are we speaking the same language? To the editor:     From the "do as I say, not as I do column" … Princeton Township Newsletter, Spring 2006, page 3: "Zoning Department Updates."    "The Township found (through numerous studies) that flooding, erosion and water pollution occurs in the township due…

  • WW-P voters approve budget

    Katz re-elected in West Windsor; Fleres, Gharpure capture Plainsboro seats    The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District’s 2006-2007 budget of $141.1 million was approved Tuesday by a vote of 1,275-1,037.    The budget won approval in West Windsor by a vote of 835-735 and in Plainsboro by a vote of 440-302.    Incumbent Stan Katz won re-election to…

  • Sharbell housing project approaching groundbreaking

    Montgomery age-restricted development to include 218 units on 140 acres By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — "We’re hoping to have a shovel in the ground in the next couple of months," Senior Vice President of Sharbell Development Corp. Tom Troy said Wednesday, speaking of the planned age-restricted housing development to be built on 140 acres northwest…

  • Spring drills answer some PU questions

    Football team has holes to fill By: Bob Nuse    Roger Hughes knows that 12 days of practice in April aren’t going to answer all the questions facing the Princeton University football team.    But the opportunity to see the returning players in action for 11 practices plus a controlled scrimmage helped answer some of the questions…