Category: news
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LAWRENCE: Police seek help with finding driver involved in hit-and-run
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — The Lawrence Township Police Department is asking for help in finding the driver of a car that struck a 40-year-old Trenton man on Dec. 12 shortly before 6 p.m. on Princeton Avenue near Pine Street. Police are looking for a beige or champagne vehicle, possibly a Buick LaCrosse.…
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PRINCETON: University begins demolition of Butler Tract housing complex
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Write Princeton University on Monday began demolishing a former graduate student housing complex known as the Butler Tract, the future site of what is expected to be faculty and staff housing. The town on Friday issued permits for the school to raze 17 of the some 113 structures on the…
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LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP: Parent blasts inconsistent lice policies in schools
By James McEvoy, Special Writer LAWRENCE — In the coming months school district officials will craft new school policy after a recent lice outbreak revealed inconsistent practices that in some cases allowed students with active infestations to return to the classroom. At the Dec. 9 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Crystal Edwards revealed lice was…
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PLAINSBORO: Township receives grant to make it more energy efficient
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — Plainsboro Township’s Recreation and Cultural Center and the Rush Holt Environmental Education Center will be getting some upgrades to make them more energy efficient, thanks to Sustainable Jersey. Plainsboro Township has received a $10,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey that will allow it to install high efficiency LED indoor…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: State lawmaker seeks halt in IAS faculty housing project until court challenge resolved
A state lawmaker this week asked New Jersey’s top environmental regulator to stop the Institute for Advanced Study from building faculty housing on a section of the Princeton Battlefield until a court challenge to the project is resolved. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-15) said Friday that he had written to state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner…
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PRINCETON: University president to meet with council, discuss strategic and campus planning processes
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The future growth and direction of Princeton University will be among the discussion topics when university President Christopher L. Eisgruber meets Monday night with Mayor Liz Lempert and the council. Mr. Eisgruber will make some remarks on the strategic and campus planning processes the university is undertaking, said university…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Christmas Light Spectacular offers a fountain of light and a wall of snowflakes
By Amy Batista, Special Writer CRANBURY — Now in its ninth year, the annual Christmas Light Spectacular on Main Street keeps adding new custom decorations each year. Cranbury Christmas Lights is located at 128 North Main Street. The lights this year will dance to the music of 19 songs totaling 70 minutes. Resident Keith Shaw…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Statewide ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ checkpoints begin Dec. 11
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Police departments in the area — including Princeton, Lawrence, West Windsor and Plainsboro — will be on the lookout for intoxicated drivers during the annual holiday season “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. Between Dec. 11 and New Year’s Day, police officers will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety…
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PRINCETON: Town eyeing new lawyer in property tax-exemption challenge against university
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The same lawyer who represented Morristown in a property tax-exemption challenge against Morristown Medical Center is likely to be hired this month by the Princeton Council to represent the town in a similar case involving Princeton University. Martin Allen, part of the same law firm as state Sen. Kip…