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PRINCETON: Bedbug tenant sees no sign of relief
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer A Princeton Borough councilman has joined residents of 205 Nassau St. in expressing frustration at the lack of progress in addressing a bedbug infestation at the rental property in downtown Princeton owned by Sanford “Sandy” Zeitler. ”It’s time we focused more resources on the problem,” said Borough Councilman Roger Martindell…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Consumers face water rate hikes
State to rule on increase requested by N.J. American By Davy James, Staff Writer Area residents may soon see their water bills increase as New Jersey American Water announced it has filed for new rates with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, which could increase the average customer’s monthly water bill by $7.10 or…
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Johnston leads RHS golf squad to pair of wins
The Robbinsville High School golf team defeated Hightstown, 220-238, on Apr. 13. Charlie Johnston had a round of 39, Chris Woidill a 40, Andy Borowski a 45, Dan Gavrushenko a 46, Brett Dawidowski a 50 and Jan Suaco a 54. Robbinsville defeated Hamilton, 216-298, on Thursday. Charlie Johnston had a round…
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Preschoolers tackle ‘No Trash Lunch Challenge’
By John Tredrea, Staff Writer If you want them to learn, start early. That goes for any subject, including “going green.” And so, at the beginning of the school year, Tammy Eng, the new director of St. Matthew’s Little Leisure preschool in Pennington, asked all families with children in the school to participate in a…
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D&R will hold Down-to-Earth Ball Saturday
The trustees of D&R Greenway Land Trust will hold “Dinner, Denim and Dancing” in the Amish barn of the McConaughy’s Double Brook Farm in Hopewell Township on Saturday from 6:30-10:30 p.m. This festivity, the Land Trust’s second annual fundraising event, is known as the Down-to-Earth Ball. Music for dancing will be provided by Bill Flemer’s…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School budget rejected
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Voters defeated a $108,703,334 proposed school budget Tuesday night, with 3,222 voting against it and 2,405 for it, a change from last year’s budget win. The budget was a 0.5 percent decrease from last year’s $109,201,188 budget, however, reduced state aid pushed the tax rate higher. The rate would have…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Voters endorse school budget
Turnout breaks record as locals buck state trend By Davy James, Staff Writer South Brunswick voters were in the minority this year, but school district officials are not complaining. While more than half of school district budgets on the ballot statewide went down to defeat Tuesday, township voters approved South Brunswick’s $131.7 million spending plan…
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CRANBURY: Watershed plans cleanup Saturday in Cranbury
By Davy James, Staff Writer With cold temperatures receding and a new season in full bloom, townships across central New Jersey are gearing up for a special type of spring cleaning. The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association will be conducting its fourth annual Watershed-wide Stream Cleanup over the next two weekends to help improve the environment…
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MONROE: Enticing children to read
By Maria Prato, Staff Writer MONROE — It began with a couple of rough circles but in a few strokes of a pencil those circles took on features and a personality all their own. The transformation began in front of an assembly of Woodland Elementary School students on April 13, as illustrator Chris Soentpiet made…
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