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MONROE: Gala honors ‘Shining Stars’
Luz Horta, Better Beginnings Childhood Development Center executive director, praises Bryan Screws of Lawrence Township for his character during the 20th annual Mayors’ Shining Star Gala at Crowne Plaza in Monroe on April 28. Mr. Screws was named Alumnus of the Year. (Photo by Amy Batista)
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PHS PERSPECTIVE: Students upset about use of breathalyzer at prom
By Byrne Fahey and Pia Chakravarty In October, the Princeton High School administration cancelled the school’s annual Homecoming dance. In January, seven PHS students were suspended for alcohol use prior to and at cotillion. On May 24, students attending prom will use a breathalyzer on their way in the door. The PRS Board of Education…
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Thanks to staff of Public Works Department
Stephanie Nazario, Princeton To the editor: I would like to submit a letter of appreciation for the Princeton Borough Public Works Department. This past Saturday at Communiversity, I foolishly placed my sweater with my wallet in the pocket by the sidewalk near the cotton candy booth I was working at. I kept my eye on…
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EDITORIAL: Acting chief title a mistake
The Princeton Township Committee did the wrong thing for what it considered the right reasons this week when it made police Lt. Chris Morgan acting chief. Its members said they think the Police Department should have someone with that title in charge of the department, even though Lt. Morgan was clearly the officer in charge.…
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Arts center really a benefit to Princetonians?
Anne Waldron Neumann, Princeton To the editor: Princeton University says its new arts buildings will substantially benefit Princetonians. If the benefit isn’t substantial, the university couldn’t justify commandeering valuable public property. I mean the public transit easement on Dinky station land, which lets people walk to the Dinky and which includes the Dinky’s right-of-way. If…
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EAST WINDSOR: Fire inspector, facing theft by deception charge, suspended from part-time position
By Joanne Degnan, Packet Media Group ROBBINSVILLE — The township has filed a criminal complaint against firefighter Steven Kadir that alleges he falsified his timesheets by not documenting vacation hours used between 2010 and 2012. Mr. Kadir, 35, of Hightstown, has been suspended without pay since the charges were filed against him on March 23,…
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WEST WINDSOR: Pirate girls off to perfect start
South golfers gearing up for sectionals By Eric Andresen, Special Writer With a 9-0 record, the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls golf team is primed to go far in state sectionals this year. Although the boys golf team is typically known for making the headlines, the girls team can no longer be denied the attention they…
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You can’t spend what you don’t have
Amy Davis, Lawrenceville To the editor: The day of reckoning is here in Lawrence Township. For years, the governing body has watched revenues decline, dipped more into its surplus, increased taxes and failed to make any substantial cuts in spending. As a result, the town now has a $2.275 million hole to fill in its…
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MONTGOMERY: Common core standards discussed
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY The revised Common Core Curriculum Standards for education have raised the bar for schools around the country and the Montgomery Board of Education discussed how its own staff and students must adapt at the May 8 meeting. The Common Core Standards were developed by the country’s governors and…
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