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  • BRIEFCASE

    Issue of April 18, 2006 New Mederex stock issue    Medarex, Inc., based in Princeton, has priced an underwritten public offering of 10 million shares of newly issued common stock at $11.75 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. Medarex expects the net proceeds from the offering to be approximately $111.6 million, after deducting underwriting discounts…

  • Helmetta Republican will challenge Rep. Holt

    By: Emily Craighead    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) has a Republican challenger after all.    With 225 signatures submitted to the New Jersey Divisions of Elections right at the April 10 afternoon deadline, former Helmetta Borough Council President Joseph S. Sinagra filed to run in the GOP primary for Congress, representing the 12th District.    Mr. Sinagra,…

  • West Windsor to mark Arbor Day on Saturday

    By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The township Shade Tree Committee will host an Arbor Day celebration at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ronald R. Rogers Arboretum at the corner of County Route 571 and Clarksville Road.    The celebration will feature the Community Middle School Girls Choir directed by Maureen Fernandez, Boy Scout Troop 40,…

  • 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…