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  • PRINCETON: Mike’s Barber Shop to open in new spot

    PRINCETON: Mike’s Barber Shop to open in new spot

    Mike Zingaro, in the doorway of his new barbershop, which will open this month at 33 Witherspoon St. in Princeton. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PRINCETON: Woman donates $1 million to new hospital

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — An infusion of $1 million will go a long way toward helping cancer patients in the future.    Princeton resident JoAnn Heffernan Heisen made the donation to the new University Medical Center at Princeton in Plainsboro to support the Infusion Suite in the hospital’s Center for Cancer Care, which…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, West Windsor, Plainsboro, Montgomery

    Princeton Borough     Julius Sghiatti, 51, of New Hope, Pa., was charged with DWI after a traffic stop at 12:37 a.m. Sunday on Nassau Street. He was pulled over for making an improper U-turn, police said.    James Holton Jr., 42, Trenton, was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams after a traffic stop at 10:14…

  • PRINCETON: Mike’s Barber Shop to open in new spot

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    It was a close shave but Mike’s Barber Shop is back.    After a disagreement over rent caused him to vacate 16 Witherspoon St. three months ago, Mike Zingaro has found another, cheaper alternate in downtown Princeton.    Mr. Zingaro has taken a lease on a space at 33 Witherspoon St., next…

  • MONTGOMERY: New GOP mayor calls for reduced costs in 2010

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — New township Mayor Mark Caliguire called on his fellow committee members Thursday night to meet head on the fiscal challenges that loom in 2010.    Mr. Caliguire spoke following his unanimous selection as mayor by his colleagues on the Township Committee at reorganization meeting, replacing Committeewoman Louise Wilson.    ”The…

  • WEST WINDSOR: School board urged to seek outsourcing alternative

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    Residents say the district needs to figure out how to deal with a projected budget shortfall.    The school board has been looking at ways to deal with the shortfall and has commissioned a report on its Buildings and Maintenance Department with an eye toward saving costs.    Tuesday, the board held…

  • ROCKY HILL: Mayor Zimmerman says he’ll run again

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    ROCKY HILL — Mayor Ed Zimmerman announced at Monday night’s Borough Council reorganization meeting that despite his statements to the contrary in the past, he intends to run for re-election this fall.    He will file his petition in June to run again as an independent, he said, so that he…

  • PRINCETON: Hours cut at recycling center

    Staff Report    Starting in 2010, the Convenience Center on River Road operated by the Princeton Sewer Operating Committee no longer will be open every Monday during the year.    Instead, the center will be open the second and fourth Mondays of every month between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.    The Convenience Center also will be open…

  • PRINCETON: Affordable housing remains unrented

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Affordable housing units in downtown Princeton remain a tough sell despite the recession, which might be expected to increase demand for low- and moderate-income housing in town, the Borough Council was told at its meeting Tuesday night.    Two units at 41 Spring St., one moderate-income efficiency unit and a low-income…