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Relocated jaZams plans Sept. 5 block party
jaZams owner Joanne Farrugla, right, with partner Dean Smith inside her new space at 25 Palmer Square East on Monday. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Relocated jaZams plans Sept. 5 block party
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer The move is complete, now it’s time for the party. After successfully moving across Palmer Square earlier this month jaZams toy store has scheduled its annual block party along Hulfish Street for Sept. 5. As moves go, jaZams’ relocation from 15 Hulfish Street to its new spacious quarters on 25…
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POLICE BLOTTER, Aug. 19
Princeton Borough Stephen Johnson, 18, of Ewing, Jedidiah Neverson, 18, of Birch Avenue and a 15-year-old juvenile were arrested about 2 a.m. Saturday after they robbed three victims on Witherspoon Street, police reported. The three men threatened the victims with a broken bottle and demanded $100 and one of the victims handed over a…
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Montgomery’s successful deer management effort set for new season
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — White-tailed deer in township open space will become prey when around 90 hunters take part in the township’s annual Deer Management Program, starting Sept. 13. The program has been a success in its eight years, according to Bruce Perone, the chairman of the township’s Wildlife Committee. He said…
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West Windsor attorney sues IRS over agency oversight
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer A West Windsor-based taxpayer defense attorney has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government which claims he has uncovered a national practice on the part of the Internal Revenue Service of circumventing independent oversight of its employees’ conduct in handling taxpayer complaints. Attorney Robert Kenny filed the civil complaint in…
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Rebecca Soni’s Olympic haul: silver, gold and silver again
DICK DRUCKMAN Former Plainsboro resident and WW-P High School north graduate Rebecca Soni wears a winner’s smile at the Olympic pool in Beijing, where she took three medals. Photo by Dick Druckman
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Township takes more steps to block big trucks
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer Princeton Township took additional steps this week to discourage large trucks from passing through town. On Monday, the Township Committee introduced an ordinance that would increase the maximum fines for violating motor vehicle and traffic regulations not assigned by the state, such as exceeding a road’s weight limit, from $50…
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GOP responds to Montgomery Mayor Birge’s charges on giveaways
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Township Republicans, responding to Mayor Cecelia Birge’s criticism of Somerset County freeholders for planned purchases of personalized giveaway items at this week’s 4-H fair, charged that she has indulged in a similar practice. The Montgomery mayor is a Democratic candidate for freeholder. ”Montgomery Township has been doing the…
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Princeton Township reviews capital improvement budget
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer The Princeton Township Committee introduced an ordinance Monday calling for the appropriation of $2.25 million to pay for various capital improvements. The largest chunk of the appropriation would go to the Princeton Recreation Department, with the bulk of the funding, $767,660, coming from Mercer County. Under the ordinance, the Recreation…
