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  • PRINCETON: Officials, governor disagree on numbers

    PRINCETON: Officials, governor disagree on numbers

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Mayor Liz Lempert and the Princeton Council issued a joint response Monday correcting what they characterized as misstatements about consolidation-related savings that Gov. Chris Christie had made in a March 1 letter to the community.    The two offending sentences, coming after the governor first issued his congratulations for “the…

  • PRINCETON: Officials, governor disagree on numbers

    PRINCETON: Officials, governor disagree on numbers

    Gov. Chris Christie Christie talks to passersby outside the Princeton Soup & Sandwich Co. in Palmer Square during a stop in town on Friday, March 22. Shop owner Lisa Ruddy said the visit was a complete surprise. “There was a line out the door and we looked up and said, “Is that him?” She did…

  • PRINCETON: Stretch of 206 to close

       A roughly mile and ¼ stretch of Route 206 will be closed to all traffic except heavy trucks for five straight days starting Monday between 9 a.m.-3 p.m., so that crews can do a tree maintenance project.    Cars and light trucks will diverted to Mt. Lucas Road, authorities said. Heavy trucks will be directed to…

  • MONTGOMERY: Cheerleaders win committee’s praise

    MONTGOMERY: Cheerleaders win committee’s praise

    Members of the Montogmery High School cheerleading squad, which was Somerset County champion this year.  Courtesy photo

  • WEST WINDSOR: Town, PBA reach resolution on police helicopter lessons

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The township will reimburse two officers for their helicopter flight lessons one last time to attain financially immunity toward any further flight technology college courses taken by members of the PBA Local 271.    With a 4-1 vote, the Township Council on March 11 passed a resolution cementing…

  • PRINCETON: 200 gain ‘Admission’ to red-carpet fundraiser

    PRINCETON: 200 gain ‘Admission’ to red-carpet fundraiser

    Philip Sean Curran Sally Weisman, left, and au´thor Jean Hanff Korelitz flank a poster for the movie ‘Admis´sion,’ based on Ms. Korelitz’s novel, at the Garden Theatre on Thursday. A screening of the movie raised $7,000 for Housing Initiatives of Prince´ton. Courtesy photo

  • MONTGOMERY: Police to get three new cruisers

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — It looks like the Police Department will be saying goodbye to some of its old Ford Crown Victorias and hello to a couple of 2012 Chevy Impalas in the near future.    To continue bringing its aging police fleet up to speed, on March 21 the Township Committee agreed…

  • PRINCETON: Officials, governor disagree on numbers

    PRINCETON: Officials, governor disagree on numbers

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Terra Momo Restaurant Group will operate a café and a full service restaurant as part of Princeton University’s arts and transit project, the school announced Monday.    The decision allows the family-owned business to expand its footprint in the region, already operating the highly regarded Eno Terra in Kingston and…

  • PRINCETON: 200 gain ‘Admission’ to red-carpet fundraiser

    PRINCETON: 200 gain ‘Admission’ to red-carpet fundraiser

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The red carpet was rolled out Thursday in front of the Princeton Garden Theatre, just like it might be for a big movie premiere in New York or Los Angeles.    In part, that’s what it was for a screening of “Admission,” the film based on local author Jean Hanff…