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JAMESBURG: Resurfacing to close intersection
David Kilby, Managing Editor JAMESBURG – The intersection of Church Street and West Railroad Avenue will be closed in a few weeks when construction begins on a project that will resurface West Railroad Avenue from Harrison Street to Forsgate Drive. The borough awarded a bid for the project to Z Brothers Concrete Inc. of Sayreville…
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CRANBURY: Pet rescue tour to visit Cranbury
David Kilby, Managing Editor CRANBURY — The Purina Pro Plan Rally to Rescue Tour will make the seventh of eight nationwide stops in Cranbury tomorrow at the “Because Your Dog is Worth it Too Day” at the L’Oreal Paris’ U.S. distribution center. The tour aims to help raise funds and awareness for local pet rescue…
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WEST WINDSOR: Library of Congress drives into town
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR Ever want to see a working draft of the Declaration of Independence? A copy of the first Spiderman comic from 1962? Papers from Alexander Graham Bell? The place to see all these things was the “Gateway to Knowledge,” a traveling exhibit from the Library of Congress at…
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MCCC Announces Alumna Michelle Ogborn-Haywood As New Women’s Soccer Coach
By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. – Mercer County Community College Athletics Director John Simone has announced that Michelle Ogborn-Haywood, of Ewing, will join the athletics staff as head coach for women’s soccer. Ogborn-Haywood is a 1992 alumna of the college who is still active locally in both soccer and softball leagues as a player…
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EDITORIAL: Protecting farmland in the state
Never shy about a good photo op, where else would Gov. Chris Christie choose to sign a four-part, $90.6 million bill to preserve farmland in the state but . . . a farm? That’s what brought him to Terhune Orchards on Wednesday morning, The props were already there. Farm tractors as a backstop and, of…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Aug. 18, 2011
Hopewell Township William Pyskaty, 68, of Reeders, Pennsylvania, was charged with terroristic threats Aug. 4 at 1:33 p.m. Police said Officer Mandy Grey also charged Mr. Pyskaty with unlawful possession of a weapon and simple assault after Mr. Pyskaty allegedly confronted a 20-year-old male driver at a traffic light, accusing him of cutting him off…
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Anti-bullying law government overreach
To the editor: The new anti-bullying law is government overreach at its worst. What’s next, passing a law requiring a proctor in school bathrooms to ensure that kids wash their hands after going to the bathroom? No one wants bullying to occur and we should be aggressive in countering it, but schools should not be…
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PRINCETON: School crossing guards needed
The Princeton Township Police Department is in urgent need of responsible individuals with an interest in the Princeton community who are willing to become school crossing guards. Civilian school crossing guards serve a vital function in assisting the Police Department in keeping children safe as they walk and ride to and from school. With enough…
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LAMBERTVILLE: City trying to get Lambert Hill work done
By John Tredrea, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE — City officials are working with the residents of the embattled 129-home Lambert Hill development to get incomplete work on roads, sidewalks and other areas of the development finished. The work was left incomplete after Orleans, the firm that built Lambert Hill, went bankrupt, Mayor David Del Vechhio said.…
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