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PRINCETON: Consolidation panel holds information session
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer A second public information session was held by the Joint Shared Services/Consolidation Commission on Tuesday to update the study progress, review the baseline report, review the next steps and the timeline and engage members of the public in a dialogue. The first phase of the work done by the commission…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: County economic summit on March 16
”Making Connections,” the 2011 Mercer County Economic Summit is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 16, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Conference Center at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor. The summit is being presented by Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes, the Mercer County Board of…
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MONTGOMERY: Annual fire district election is Feb. 19
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY The annual fire district elections and budget referenda will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. on Saturday at the Montgomery Township Fire District No. 1 firehouse at 35 Griggstown Road in Belle Mead and at the Montgomery Township Fire District No. 2 firehouse at 529 Route 518…
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NEWS BRIEFS: Feb. 15
Senior forum on consolidation today Princeton Senior Resource Center will host a Forum for the Consolidation Commission today at 10:30 a.m., in the Suzanne Patterson Building behind Borough Hall. The forum is intended to be a dialogue between the commission and the Princeton senior community about current governance and services in the two Princetons.…
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PRINCETON: Princeton Future discusses master plan
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Likening the Witherspoon Street corridor to a jigsaw puzzle, Princeton Future began a dialogue about bringing pieces of the area together at a meeting on Saturday morning. Puzzle pieces included the public works area, the Valley Road School site, fields behind the board of education property, and parking and traffic…
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PLAINSBORO: Ushering in the rabbit
Crowds turn out for annual Chinese New Year celebration By Allison Musante, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — Steaming pans sizzling with dumplings, sticky faced children holding gold dragon lollipops and bursts of applause and laughter under a sky of red lanterns made up an energetic and joyous scene at the Plainsboro Public Library’s celebration of Chinese…
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PLAINSBORO: Ushering in the rabbit
Phil McAuliffe Alice Lum, at left, helps children make Chinese sculptures. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe
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PLAINSBORO: Ushering in the rabbit
Phil McAuliffe Howard Ye of West Windsor paints rabbits in celebration of the Year of the Rabbit. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe
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PRINCETON: Talks begin on future of school site
Alternatives offered for Valley Road By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Looking ahead, Princeton Future on Saturday began a conversation about the development of the northern Witherspoon Street corridor, including the former Valley Road School site, expanding emergency facilities and improving traffic at the northern gateway from the borough into Princeton Township. The main topic of…
