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PLAINSBORO: Candidates stake their claims
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO In one week, voters will cast their ballots to fill two seats on the Township Committee. With the township facing new challenges, including a municipal tax cap of 2 percent and the arrival of a new medical center, each of the four candidates claims to bring their unique…
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Sipprelle offers fresh perspective on issues
Albert Schwanke Jr., Princeton Over the past several weeks, it has been both amusing and interesting to read letters emanating from the leftwing supporters of their beloved congressman, Rep. Rush Holt. For the first time in this campaign, I just saw a negative TV ad attributed to Mr. Holt, indicating that the DNC is spending…
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MONTGOMERY: Skillman sale moves forward
Township Committee approves conversion to park By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY The sale of Skillman Village to Somerset County moved ahead on Thursday, when the Township Committee voted unanimously to begin the approval process. The over $14 million deal is the product of years of talks between the township and the county and…
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PRINCETON: Township audit results ‘wonderful’
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Princeton Township has earned the highest possible rating on its 2009 audit. The audit, performed by Hodulik & Morrison P.A. of Highland Park, found no notable deficiencies in the way the township’s finances operated last year. ”Our opinion on the financial statements is unqualified. That is as good a report…
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PRINCETON: Committee backs revaluation panel
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer The Princeton Township Committee has followed the Princeton Borough Council in passing a resolution establishing a Joint Revaluation Study Commission with the other. The committee passed the resolution, which updated an older version, unanimously at its Monday meeting. The borough’s Revaluation Commission can now combine with the township’s Task Force.…
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PRINCETON: Krugman talk to aid Robeson House
Award winning economist and author, Paul Krugman, will deliver a timely and poignant lecture on Sunday, Oct. 31, starting at 3 p.m. at the Johnson Education Center located off Rosedale Road in Princeton. The event is being sponsored by the Paul Robeson House Committee as a fundraiser. Reserved seats for the event are $50. Dr.…
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WEST WINDSOR: Bicycle Alliance donates racks to Caspersen Rowing Center
West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance President Jerry Foster and Princeton National Rowing Association Executive Director Kristopher Grudt, joined by West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh, cut the ribbon on six bicycle racks at the Caspersen Rowing Center in West Windsor. The bicycle racks were donated by the WWBPA, a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to building…
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PRINCETON: In its glory, poetry trail honors nature
By Michael Redmond, Lifestyle Editor ”This day will stand out for me as one of the perfect days in all my time with D&R Greenway,” said Richard Goldman, chairman of the Princeton Township-based land trust, during Sunday’s dedication of the Scott and Hella McVay Poetry Trail at Greenway Meadows park. About 100 people turned out…
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VOTER’S GUIDE: Montgomery candidates answer league questions
EDITOR’S NOTE: These are the verbatim responses of the candidates for Montgomery Township Committee to questions presented by The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area in cooperation with The Princeton Packet. The candidates were allowed to vary the length of their answers to the three questions but were given a word limit for…
