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Reckless stewardship
Aram Boranian Hopewell Township The Hopewell Township Committee recently committed $4 million in taxpayer monies for sewers without any entity officially on board — not one business, not one resident, not one contract signed. This is clearly reckless stewardship of the people’s trust. The people have spoken before this committee for months and made…
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RETROS
Frank and Peggy Brennan The Cranbury school board has received approval and state aid for its $7.2 million expansion project. The state has granted about $1.3 million in state aid that will help offset the district’s project. According to a recent demographic study by University Associates, the current number of students, 578, will grow to…
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WEST AMWELL: Open space measure gets OK
By John Tredrea, Special Writer WEST AMWELL — The West Amwell Township Committee voted at a special Dec. 7 meeting to adopt an ordinance under which 21 acres of land off Barry Road will be preserved as open space, township clerk Lora Olsen said. The ordinance was introduced by the Township Committee on Nov. 23.…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP:Township OKs $12.5M bonds for Waterfront project
By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP The goal is to start construction on the Waterfront Village Redevelopment Area early next year and on Monday the Township Committee took another step to make that a reality. In a 4-1 vote, with Bruce Hill voting no, the committee authorized $12.5 million in township bonds to…
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THINGS TO DO: Dec. 16, 2011
Sat., Dec. 17 Pokemon Club: 10 a.m., Monroe Township Public Library; all ages welcome to trade and play this card game; registration not required. Sun., Dec. 18 Sociable Singles: 1-4 p.m., Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave., Monroe; socializing, discussions and refreshments; ages 50 and up; admission $5; for information, call 609-655-5137. Mon., Dec.…
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Institute should withdraw its plan
William Myers, Highland Park I am writing in response to “How the Packet should cover battlefield” by Christina W. Strong published in the Friday, Dec. 9, edition of the Princeton Packet. The dispute over the Institute for Advanced Study housing has been conducted not by objective disinterested historians but by two factions each pushing its…
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MCCC Chef/Instructor Frank Benowitz and Students Cook with Celebrity Chefs
By Candace Zafirellis West Windsor, NJ: Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Chef/Instructor Frank Benowitz of Robbinsville had the opportunity to fine tune his culinary skills this summer and fall when he assisted celebrity chefs in cooking demonstration events in the tri-state area. “You must continuously learn and improve your knowledge and skill base to be…
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GUEST COLUMN: Broken hearts, devilish dogs and pesky angels
By Dennis O’Neill, Special Writer My 7-year-old niece Grainne (pronounced Grah – neyah) lost her daddy a week before Christmas last year. He was a casualty of pancreatic cancer. Grainne also lost her favorite doll — a small replica of Ariel, Disney’s Little Mermaid. Ariel was not a casualty of illness, but a victim of…
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CRANBURY: Mayor Win Cody says his farewells
David Kilby, Managing Editor CRANBURY Mayor Winthrop Cody said his farewells at the Cranbury Township Committee meeting Monday, and the committee presented him with a plaque that commemorates his service to the township over the past three years. Mayor Cody was elected in 2009 for a three-year term and named by the committee to…
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