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By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The Princeton Regional School District approved its tentative budget quietly Tuesday, with only one teacher asking for clarification about the figures.    Passed in bulk with a number of other agenda items, the total operating budget approved Tuesday amounts to $72,547,296, of which $56,965,650 will be sought from taxpayers.    The tax…

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Three Princeton Borough police officers have been suspended pending an administrative probe by the department and a criminal investigation by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office that could result in their termination.    Some involved in the case said it’s the latest in a series of conflicts between the department’s administration and…

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough Council had its introduction to this year’s budget process Tuesday — a presentation marked by talk of “obstacles” and “hurdles” to keeping tax increases down while facing reductions in state aid and other revenue limits.    As presented Tuesday, the current version of the budget totals $25,236,185 — a…

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The majority of municipalities throughout New Jersey received the sobering news this week that state aid allocations will likely be greatly reduced in the coming fiscal year.    Most local mayors and administrators reacted to the changes — which include reductions up to 37 percent in the area — by saying…

Jimmy Esposito, seen here during his shift at the Chambers Street parking garage, has been a familiar face in Princeton for decades. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Audiences attending the Montgomery High School musical tonight and tomorrow will be treated to some impressive aerial special effects. Camille Vazquez-Reyes, playing Annie Oakley in Peter Stone’s revival version of “Annie Get Your Gun,” will swing from a trapeze as she shoots at various targets with several types…

By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    ROCKY HILL — The borough is facing the prospect of receiving no state aid under Gov. Jon Corzine’s 2009 proposed $32.97 billion budget, which calls for a $500 million reduction in spending from this year’s budget.    The governor is proposing to reduce municipal aid to the approximately 300 municipalities with…

By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh on Friday reiterated his strong opposition to a proposed Township Council ordinance giving it power over redevelopment, repeating his interpretation of the law, which clashes with that of some Township Council members.    The mayor did so by making public a Feb. 4 memo written…

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    On Monday, a day before the Princeton Regional Board of Education was scheduled to approve a tentative budget, officials announced a potential tax levy increase even further under the cap — an increase of 3.32 percent, not the 3.6 previously announced.    The announcement was made at the board’s Finance Committee…