Category: archives
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Rotten (against) Mellon
PU falls to D-III Carnegie-Mellon By: Justin Feil The annual confidence booster turned to a back breaker. The Princeton University men’s basketball team suffered its first loss in 28 meetings to a Division III opponent when the Tigers fell, 51-46, to visiting Carnegie Mellon at Jadwin Gym on Wednesday. The Pittsburgh area school with highly…
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Police Blotter for the week of Dec. 30
East Windsor Reginald Brutus, 21, of Dorchester Drive was charged with simple assault Sunday morning, after he lunged at a police officer trying to question him in the parking lot of his apartment building, police said. Police had responded to a report of a large fight and found Mr. Brutus there, intoxicated and with a…
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Dog involved in attack on another dog put to sleep
Decision follows Montgomery court ruling By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY A Montgomery Woods resident was found guilty in municipal court Dec. 20 of possession of a potentially dangerous dog and failure to control her dog following a Nov. 8 incident in which a smaller dog was killed. Jane Nackman, the dog’s owner, decided to have…
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POLICE BLOTTER
CRANBURY Nashba Punter, 25, of Keasbey and Tim Smith, 38, of Plainsboro were charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on Station Road at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 15, police said. Mr. Punter, who was driving a white van, also was charged with driving while intoxicated, speeding…
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Online network makes good use of old items
Freecycle Princeton is a giveaway network on which members can give and receive items for no cost. By: Hilary Parker Although Christmas has passed and the holiday season is drawing to a close, the season of giving lasts the whole year long for local Freecyclers. Freecycle Princeton is one of more than 3,000 online communities…
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Company eyes land cleanup
Brick Yard site is prepared for new development. By: Jessica Beym The site of a chemical factory that exploded 50 years ago in Cranbury is being cleaned in preparation for redevelopment. The 400-acre Brick Yard Road parcel the largest piece of unpreserved open space in the township has sat unused and contaminated since…
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And many happy returns …
Princeton merchants reflect on a blockbuster holiday shopping season By: Marjorie Censer It may not have been a white Christmas, but downtown Princeton retailers said it was a green holiday season. Despite some national reports of a slower season than usual, comments from local store owners and managers suggest Princeton was an exception. Logan Fox,…
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Holiday Fund drive provides financial assistance
Princeton residents benefit when times get tough "Dear Princeton Holiday Fund, You don’t know how much your help means to me. The fact that there are people out there that care for others and like to see them succeed is a blessing." Theresa wrote this note to Mary Pickens, the volunteer counselor for the Princeton…
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EMS pact imminent; current provider miffed at borough
Council awards $139,000 contract to Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corp. By: Kip Berman HIGHTSTOWN The Borough Council was poised this week to award a $139,000 contract for emergency medical services for 2006. However, the company in line to get the deal was not St. Francis EMS, the one that served the borough for the…
