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  • MONTGOMERY: Police report three sightings of fugitive

    MONTGOMERY: Police report three sightings of fugitive

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — A convict who escaped from a minimum-security work detail at Skillman Dairy Farm was seen three times on the night of his escape, first at an auto body shop on Route 518 near Opossum Road, police said.    Marc Harris, 22, of Pleasantville, escaped from the farm on Burnt…

  • MONTGOMERY (updated): Prisoner on run near high school

       A prisoner escaped a minimum-security work detail near Montgomery High School at about 9:45 a.m., according to a township press release.    State and local police are currently managing the situation, according to the release sent by e-mail just after noon. Several helicopters were seen over the area this morning.    Township schools are operating on a…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Police Blotter

    West Windsor    A customer of The Palmer Inn, located along southbound Route 1, reported a theft from his room that occurred between 9:45 a.m. and 1:35 p.m. Dec. 29. An iPod and earphones valued at $375 were stolen from the victim’s room.    A Lawrenceville resident reported the theft of a wallet Wednesday morning at the…

  • PLAINSBORO: Hospital groundbreaking was 2008 highlight

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — In a period of economic turmoil, Plainsboro Township was fortunate to attract two major developments in the health-care field that got underwayunder way in 2008, Mayor Peter Cantu said.    In October, the groundbreaking was held for the new $440 million University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. When…

  • PRINCETON: Borough officials facing tough choices

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough achieved much last year, but a dismal economic landscape means 2009 will be full of tough choices for the borough, said Mayor Mildred Trotman during her annual address at a Sunday reorganization meeting.    For the fourth consecutive year the borough government kept overall budget increases to less than…

  • PLAINSBORO: Police Blotter

    Plainsboro    A resident of Narrowbrook Court reported that between Nov. 11 and Dec. 24, his credit card was used to make fraudulent purchases on the Internet. Losses to the victim totaled $3,569.82.    A Fox Run Drive resident was the victim of harassment between Dec. 13 and Dec. 23. An unknown caller repeatedly called and left…

  • PLAINSBORO: Effort to save dog leads to drowning

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A township resident drowned Saturday morning after falling through the ice while trying to save her dog from Plainsboro Pond, police said.    Janet Howard, 61, was walking her dog near her Edgemere Avenue home around 10:30 a.m. when she apparently went after it when it wandered onto the…

  • MONTGOMERY: A Thomas Sweet expansion

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Orpha’s Coffee Shop will get a sweet new twist as a result of its recent purchase by the owner of a Princeton tradition for chocolate and ice cream.    Marco Cucchi, owner of the Thomas Sweet chocolate and ice cream shops, acquired the coffee shop in the Village Shopper…

  • PRINCETON: Police Blotter

    Princeton Borough    Leon Davila Sipaque, 33, of no known address, was charged with defiant trespass after being found sleeping in the hallway of 84 Nassau St. at 1:26 a.m. Wednesday. Police said they already had warned Mr. Sipaque not to return to the property.    Jennifer Evans, 21, of Roebling, was charged with drunken driving following…