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WEST WINDSOR: Police rewarding children for practicing safe bicycle techniques
Children who show they can ride their bicycles safely, such as wearing a bicycle helmet, may find themselves sipping free Slurpees, compliments of West Windsor Township police and the Princeton Junction 7-Eleven convenience store. Police officers are patrolling neighborhoods in West Windsor, looking for youngsters who are practicing safe bicycle techniques. The officers may reward…
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WEST WINDSOR: Alexander Road paving project to start Tuesday evening
The Alexander Road paving project will be getting under way Tuesday evening, weather permitting, according to West Windsor Township officials. Work on the two northbound lanes on Alexander Road, from Vaughn Drive to Route 1, and the center lane will be done during the overnight hours between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., so the work…
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PRINCETON: Community meeting planned to address phony ‘swatting’ calls
The rash of phony threats made to local targets have led municipal and school officials to call a community meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. at John Middle School. Police chief Nick Sutter, Mayor Liz Lempert and Superintendent of Schools Steve Cochrane will be on hand, police announced Monday.
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PRINCETON: Delegation from sister city Colmar greeted at reception
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A 24-member delegation from Princeton’s sister city Colmar and surrounding area in Alsace, France, stopped in Princeton Thursday during a trip in America. The group was greeted a reception in the afternoon at the Witherspoon Hall municipal building by Mayor Liz Lempert and the local host families that have…
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PRINCETON: Man sentenced to time served for sexual molestation; now facing deportation
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer An illegal immigrant was sentenced to time served Friday for sexually molesting a girl over two years starting when she was 11 and when he was living with her family in Princeton. Judge Robert C. Billmeier, sitting in Trenton, ordered Miguel Medina-Lopez remain held at the Mercer County Correction…
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HILLSBOROUGH: High school theater director B.J. Solomon is leaving
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Hillsborough Theatre artistic director B.J. Solomon is leaving his parttime job here for fulltime employment. He said in an email Tuesday, “I have received several offers which make staying in Hillsborough financially impossible. I told the students last night and the administration this morning.” Carol Kravette, a parent involved in…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Boy Scouts canoe and camp in Pine Barrens
By Evan Centofanti, Star Scout Editor’s note: This article was written by Evan Centofanti, age 13 and a Star Scout in the troop. On the weekend of May 16 and 17, Troop 489 of Hillsborough went on a canoeing adventure deep into the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. Scouts paddled their way through miles…
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PRINCETON: Council will try yet again to solve overnight parking issue
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Princeton Council will try again to see if it can redraw the boundaries for where on-street, overnight parking is prohibited, despite differences on the governing body. The first cut at doing so failed at Monday’s council meeting, when Mayor Liz Lempert and three council members rejected expanding parking…
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PRINCETON: Burger to go: Library director leaving on her own terms
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer It was in March, during a vacation in Florida, when Leslie Burger decided it was time. The executive director of the Princeton Public Library, finding herself in a leisurely environment where she could relax and even find time to read a book, realized that she would retire from the…