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PRINCETON: State Legislature hopefuls to debate
Candidates for the state Legislature’s 16th District will debate and answer questions from the audience on Monday, Oct. 17 in Princeton. Since redistricting took place, Princeton and South Brunswick are new to the 16th District and to its incumbents and their challengers. The event, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area,…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Raider gymnasts win sixth straight Somerset title
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group A hip injury had kept Melissa MacCollum from working on her full routines, but the Hillsborough High School junior had no problems at the Somerset County Championships. It just took the right meet. ”I’ve been in physical therapy for it for a couple weeks,” MacCollum said. “I knew that…
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Naomi Tutu is coming to NH-S
On Oct. 24, Naomi Tutu will present “Voice, Dignity, Action” at the Stephen J. Buck Theater, New Hope-Solebury High School, from 6-7 p.m. Ms. Tutu is the daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and is a human rights activist. “In this powerful speech, Ms. Tutu will focus on our shared humanity in order to build a…
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JAMESBURG: Fall festival seeking vendors
JAMESBURG Jamesburg will be celebrating its annual Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 23, from noon to 5 p.m. along West Railroad Avenue. In the meantime, the borough is seeking vendors. This year, Jamesburg will have more activities geared for children. There will be a pumpkin-decorating contest that will be judged in four categories with…
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Checks and balances in West Windsor
John A. Church, West Windsor To the editor: Our governmental systems are founded on the principle of checks and balances, which encourages reason and compromise. In West Windsor, however, we’ve not been so fortunate. We’re currently dominated by a mayor and his tax-and-spend council majority that have had, as their major (and expensive!) focus, a…
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SUNSHINE LIST
Meetings HOPEWELL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Oct. 13, 7 p.m., 13 E. Broad St., Hopewell. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: Oct. 13, 7 p.m., Municipal Building. HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION: Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m., regular, 425 S. Main St., Pennington. PENNINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION: Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m., Senior Center. PENNINGTON…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Plainsboro John S. Grimando, 23, of East Brunswick was charged with two counts of possession of controlled dangerous substance, distribution of controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana under 50 grams, possession of drug paraphernalia and allowing a suspended driver to operate a motor vehicle at 8:38 p.m. on Oct.3 on Route 1 north. The driver,…
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CRANBURY: New warehouse offers pet food through Internet
Alex Zhardanovsky, co-founder of Petflow.com, stands in the middle of one of the aisles at the new Petflow.com warehouse on South River Road in Cranbury. Staff photo by David Kilby.
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CRANBURY: Township saves money through new contracts
David Kilby, Managing Editor CRANBURY The township’s new dispatch contract with Hightstown will save the township tens of thousands of dollars over the next few years, and the township saved more than $50,000 in legal fees while negotiating raises for its police officers. The last contract Cranbury police officers had was a three-year contract…
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