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  • ANALYSISHow a breakthrough negotiating strategy paid off for borough

    The late Mayor Joseph O’Neill took a new tack in talks with Princeton University on its annual contribution By: Marjorie Censer    The late Joseph O’Neill took office as mayor of Princeton Borough in 2004, committed to solving once and for all the persistently divisive question of how much Princeton University should annually contribute to the…

  • Diplomat with a gun

    Shift with local cop reveals emissary role By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — The badge inscription reads "Sergeant," but on this surprisingly balmy Friday night, "Ambassador" might have been a more appropriate title for Harry Marshall.    A 12-hour shift that began shortly after 6 p.m. provided little excitement for the 11-year veteran of the township…

  • West Windsor council approves work on historic barn

    Fate of old schoolhouse and carriage house on the Schenck farmstead remains uncertain By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — Although the fate of the old schoolhouse and carriage house on the Schenck farmstead is uncertain, Township Council members agreed at Monday’s meeting that work should proceed on the historic barn.    The next phase of renovations…

  • Frustrated council set on 28-cent hike in tax

    Significant spending cuts doubtful By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — A borough wage tax.    Unpaid council members.    Paid advertisements on police cars.    A downtown toll booth.    "How about we turn off every other street light in the borough?" asked Councilman Larry Quattrone.    The suggestions ran the gamut from the serious and draconian to the sarcastic and…

  • It’s test time for students

    State assessments begin this week. By: Jessica Beym    No pressure.    That’s what the teachers at the Cranbury School were telling students who began state testing this week.    While teachers and administrators say the tests are an important means of assessing teaching methods and academic success, they feel it is better to prepare the students through…

  • Letters, March 17

    Babe Ruth field good for Cranbury To the editor:    Returning from vacation, we read with interest the two negative letters from the same two families that wrote similar letters in 2003. It’s hard for us to understand why they are so against a playing field that would provide additional recreation for the youth of Cranbury.…

  • Wawa application delayed over question of jurisdiction

    Rocky Hill’s objections to be reviewed by Montgomery Township Committee By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The outcome of the contentious Wawa application has been delayed because of jurisdictional and language questions raised by Susan Lawless, Rocky Hill’s attorney, regarding the township’s land-use ordinance.    In a decision Monday that will extend the Wawa hearings until at…

  • Sidewalks approved, neighbors still object

    Overbrook Drive residents still have some options: blacktop or concrete, one side of the street or both sides By: Marjorie Censer    Over fervent resident opposition, the Princeton Township Committee approved sidewalk installation on the south side of Overbrook Drive on Monday night.    While members of the committee said they appreciated the concerns of property owners,…

  • Obituary for the week of March 17

    Thomas D. Hellings Thomas D. Hellings    BEVERLY — Thomas D. Hellings, 56, died Tuesday at Capital Health System, Fuld Campus.    Mr. Hellings was born in Doylestown, Pa., and was a resident of Pineville, Pa., before moving to Beverly in 1997.    He retired after 30 years as an accountant at Elementis in Hightstown, formerly National Lead.…