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PRINCETON: Car fire causes evacuations
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer When Jaime Geter and her friend left Chuck’s Spring Street Café in downtown Princeton, they found their car in flames resulting in business and residential evacuations on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Police said the 1999 green Dodge Stratus belonged to Joann Geter, Ms. Geter’s mother. Ms. Geter and…
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PRINCETON: Kilgore to retain ownership of Packet Media Group
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Packet Media Group publisher James B. Kilgore has announced that his newspaper, magazine and Internet chain is no longer for sale. ”This company is very much a part of my family and there is still much to do here to get back on a path of growth while continuing…
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PRINCETON: Most offices to be located in township building
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Most major government departments of the consolidated Princeton will be housed in the township building on Witherspoon Street, borough and township officials agreed Monday. The decision, coming at a joint meeting of the two governing bodies, followed a presentation by the architectural firm that analyzed the space needs of…
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MONTGOMERY: Township rejects county police consolidation
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY The township has joined a growing list of municipalities that have nixed the option to be part of the Somerset County police consolidation plan. Mayor Ed Trzaska announced at the July 18 Township Council meeting he would not support Montgomery’s participation in the consolidation and the town would…
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REGION: Pennington architect designs passive houses
By Huck Fairman Pennington architect Douglas Schotland grew up in Hopewell and Montgomery and graduated from the Lawrenceville School before going on to college and architecture school. Now he offers, among a range of architectural services, designs for passive houses. These are not homes that will accept any abuse or neglect a homeowner dishes out,…
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PRINCETON AREA: Construction workers take heat in stride
By Jennifer Bradley, Staff Writer The excessive heat this summer has not prevented the continuation of local construction projects, but it has pushed the workers to take extra precautions to get the job done. ”We face these temperatures at some point every summer,” said Gary Giglio, operations manager at Arawak Paving Company. “It’s all a…
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PRINCETON: Open space tax on township ballot
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton voters will decide this fall if their merged community should have an open space tax that would generate about $1.1 million annually that could be used to acquire and maintain open space, farmland and historic properties.The referendum, backed by local officials, proposes creating a separate tax of 1.7…
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PRINCETON AREA: Charter school denied final state charter
By Charles W. Kim, Packet Media Group The battle between three public school districts and a proposed Mandarin charter school appears to be over. State Department of Education officials announced Monday that the Princeton International Academy Charter School would not be given an additional planning year and that its final charter would not be granted…
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WEST WINDSOR: Township eyeing changes in sign ordinance
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR West Windsor’s revamped sign ordinance is beginning to take shape and the Township Council is doing its best to make sure it prevents sign pollution and visual clutter. The council met with Sam Surtees, the land use manager, on July 9 to discuss changes to the proposed…
