• Princeton Borough names 2 to consolidation commission

    By: Lauren Otis – Staff Writer Two business consultants and an immigration attorney are set to become citizen representatives for Princeton Borough on the joint Municipal Consolidation Study Commission examining consolidation and shared services with Princeton Township. Anton Lahnston, a partner in management consultant Praemia Group; Ryan Lilienthal, an immigration lawyer and former borough councilman;…

  • C-P 12s ready for tough pool

    By: Mike Briggs – Special Writer Calling Cranbury-Plainsboro’s pool position in the District 12 Little League 12-year-old tournament a tough draw would be an understatement. CPLL will have a more than formidable task of trying to advance from its pool to bracket play with a slew of talented teams in East Windsor, Florence and Robbinsville…

  • Letters to the editor

    Library services vital to community By: centraljersey.com My favorite Sesame Street character has always been The Count. He serves my two passions: trying to mimic Bela Lugosi, and counting things. I usually start the week counting "For Sale" signs on either side of the railroad westerly of both North and South 8th Avenue, as those…

  • DEP geologist Carter recalled as brilliant, fun-loving

    By: Audrey Levine – The Packet Group The last time Sue Stroz, of Abby Court in Robbinsville, saw her friend and former next-door neighbor Gail Carter was when Ms. Stroz was celebrating her retirement from Bell Atlantic. The party, Ms. Stroz said, featured an Elvis Presley tribute artist and she said she just remembers Ms.…

  • PRINCETON: John Witherspoon principal retiring after 34 years

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    When Bill Johnson took over the principal’s office at John Witherspoon Middle School 34 years ago, he scrawled the word “excellence” across the chalkboard.    Today, the word has been erased but remains in a more permanent form, branded on a small wooden sign on the front of his desk, a…

  • Upper Freehold lifts taxes, cuts municipal workforce

    By: Joanne Degnan – Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The Township Committee has approved a $5.1 million municipal budget that calls for a projected 1.9-cent increase in the tax rate, which will add an average $93 to local property tax bills. The spending plan cuts the municipal workforce from 43 to 38 full-time and part-time…

  • June planting marks Arbor Day

    By: centraljersey.com Lawrence Township’s Shade Tree Advisory Committee and the Eggerts Crossing Civic League celebrated Arbor Day by having a tree planted at Heritage Park on June 5. The Committee has recognized Arbor Day with tree planting activities every year since 1996. The tree was planted by the Lawrence Township Public Works Department to provide…

  • Briefs

    By: centraljersey.com The Viking Football Camps will be held this July at South Brunswick High School. Varsity Camp is July 19-22 from 5-8 p.m., for grades 10-12 as of the fall of 2010. Intermediate camp is July 26-29 from 5-8 p.m. for grades 7-9, and Youth camp is July 27-29 from 9 a.m. to noon…

  • BUSINESS: Wine bill doesn’t worry Princeton merchants

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Legislation pending in New Jersey that would enable consumers to receive direct shipments of wine from wineries in and outside the state would not significantly impact the business of retail wine stores, according to two wine merchants in Princeton.    The legislation, S766/A1702 has passed the state Senate and in the…

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