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HILLSBOROUGH: Darren Powell selected as acting police chief
Lt. Darren Powell was unanimously voted as the township’s acting police chief Tuesday night. The Township Committee chose Mr. Powell from the three eligible lieutenants on the force, giving him an early birthday present. The acting chief was 51 yesterday, Dec. 17. Paul Kaminsky, who has been police chief since 2006, will retire effective Feb.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Police warn residents of ‘distraction burglaries’
An East Mountain Road resident was the victim Saturday of what police called a “distraction burglary.” At about 4 p.m. a man whom police described as Hispanic, 5-8, with a heavy build and wearing a white polo shirt and blue jeans knocked on the front door of the residence and said he was a Department…
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PRINCETON: Lawmakers charge ahead in efforts to block Princeton Battlefield housing project
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer State lawmakers have stepped up their fight to block the Institute for Advanced Study from building faculty housing on a section of the Princeton Battlefield that the IAS owns and has begun clearing. They want the state’s top environmental regulator, state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin, to…
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PRINCETON: Former school board president Tim Quinn plans 2016 council run (Updated)
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Former Princeton school board president Tim Quinn said Wednesday that he plans to run for council next year as a Democrat, the second candidate to enter the race. “During my service on the Board of Education, many of you encouraged me to consider a council run and I think…
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PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 16
Jennifer Santos, 41, of Titusville, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for $186 from Princeton Municipal Court following a motor vehicle stop on State Road at 10:50 a.m. Dec. 15. A vandal spray-painted graffiti on two large boulders and two trees inside the Witherspoon Woods municipal park on Cherry Hill Road between Dec. 1…
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LAWRENCE: Motorcyclist killed in crash at Quakerbridge Road and Lawrence Station Road (Updated)
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — A motorcyclist was killed when his motorcycle collided with a BMW at Quakerbridge Road and Lawrence Station Road shortly before 5 p.m. Dec. 15, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. Barry Rittenhouse, 54, of Hamilton Township, was operating the motorcycle when it struck a 2002 BMW driven…
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PRINCETON: University president talks with town officials about school’s potential growth issues
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber on Monday reiterated his belief that his school should admit more students and assured the public and municipal officials that the university’s growth would not come at the expense of the community. For the third time in his presidency, Mr. Eisgruber sat down…
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PENNINGTON: College athlete Gies charged in Pennsylvania break-in
By Frank Mustac, Special Writer PENNINGTON — Michael Gies, a freshman football player at Lehigh University and winner of the outstanding male athlete award in his Hopewell Valley Central graduating class last spring, has been charged along with several teammates in connection with an incident of revenge gone wrong. Mr. Gies, 19, of Pennington, along…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Dukes Jr. Pee Wee cheer team wins national title
The Hillsborough Dukes Jr. Pee Wee cheerleaders won in their category at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Pop Warner Cheer and Dance National Championships on Monday, Dec. 7, in Kissimmee, Florida. The Dukes competed amongst the best of the best of the nation and came home with the gold in the Junior Pee Wee Small…
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