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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Borough Jordan Walden, 18, of Princeton, was charged with robbery on John Street on Feb. 27 at 5:58 p.m. The victim reported Mr. Walden allegedly attempted to forcibly take money from him on Maclean Street on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m., but was able to escape. Mr. Walden is being held in lieu of…
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Central Jersey: Local teens appear in Notre Dame’s "Footloose"
Notre Dame High School opens its production of “Footloose” on March 2. The show’s cast includes local teenagers (from left): Sabrina Campelo, of Millstone; Kaitlyn Schmitt, of Hamilton; Emily Novozinsky, of Upper Freehold; and Jessa Bedser, of Hamilton.
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Central Jersey: State increases aid to local schools
Robbinsville, Upper Freehold, Millstone, Plumsted get more funds By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor State Department of Education figures released last week show that public schools in Robbinsville, Millstone, Upper Freehold Regional and Plumsted are in line for an increase in state aid for the 2012-13 school year. Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed state budget contains $7.8…
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PRINCETON: Task Force facing personnel obstacle
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Ambiguities in municipal consolidation law could have a chilling effect on the merger process of the two Princetons as the existing local governing bodies wait to see if they can legally make decisions for the future municipality. Dorothea Burkhout, chair of the Transition Task Force Personnel Committee, during her report…
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ROBBINSVILLE: State police probe crash of horse trailer, big rigs
A multi-vehicle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike in Robbinsville on Monday involving two large tractor-trailers and a pickup truck towing a horse trailer is under investigation by state police. Three drivers and four animals sustained minor injuries in the pileup, which occurred just south of Exit 7A and caused massive traffic delays in the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Shawn Sochacki begins Marine duty
PFC Shawn P. Sochacki, 19, of Hillsborough graduated from U.S. Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., on Dec. 9. The 2011 graduate of Hillsborough High School completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training as one of 78 recruits in Training Platoon 3101. Following 10 days home on leave and five days of recruiter…
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HILLSBOROUGH: County police task force delays final report
The county task force investigating the possibility of one police force for all of Somerset County has pushed back the release of it final report about one month. County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano and Dr. Richard Celeste, executive director of the Raritan Valley Regional Public Safety Institute, said the final report of the Prosecutor’s Task Force…
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ALLENTOWN: Area wrestling trio are AC-bound
Rugo, Juba, Carr each advance By Ken Weingartner, Special Writer Needing a win to extend his season, Alec Rugo threw caution to the wind. Rugo, a junior wrestler at Allentown High, used a move he learned only days earlier and had never tried in a match to score the winning escape with three seconds to…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Run with Eagles 5K race set for March 31
Participants in the 2011 Run with Eagles 5K race along Ellisdale Road in Upper Freehold.
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