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EAST WINDSOR: Hightstown residents upset over township rezoning plan
By Joanne Degnan, The Packet Group EAST WINDSOR — Some Hightstown residents are crying foul over a proposal before the township Planning Board that, if approved, could lead to the rezoning of a large tract of land near their homes to allow construction of warehouses and offices.¶ "We’re all very upset," said Mary Bielecki, a…
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What caused decline in success of football program?
Douglas DeCicco, Hillsborough What has happened to Hillsborough High School football program? Does the superintendent, or the Board of Education, or the athletic director or anybody care that the Hillsborough football program has gone from powerhouse to laughing stock? Three consecutive losing seasons for a Group 4 program, that went 10 years in a row…
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Florence baseball and softball win season openers
Behind the pitching of Jake Dewitt and TJ Lovenduski, the Florence High School baseball team won its season opener, 5-0, on Thursday. Dewitt allowed just three hits and a walk, striking out five in six innings of work. Lovenduski then closed out the game with a scoreless seventh. Dewitt was also the offensive standout, with…
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WEST WINDSOR: South tops North in early tennis test
Singles will be strength for Pirates By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys tennis team learned a lot in its first big match of the spring. The Pirates topped defending Mercer County Tournament champion and rival WW-P North, 3-2, Wednesday behind a sweep of the singles spots. ”I think this team…
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Villa Grande Civic Association wants teacher pay freeze
Edward M. O’Mara of West Windsor The Executive Board of the Village Grande Civic Association wishes to acknowledge the West Windsor-Plainsboro School Board’s response to meet with the West Windsor-Plainsboro Education Association. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss reopening the teachers’ existing three-year contract. The resulting agreement by the teachers and their…
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WEST WINDSOR: EMS calls will be charged to insurance carriers
John Saccenti,Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Township officials say residents will see no change in emergency coverage now that it will begin charging insurance companies for the service. The council approved an ordinance Tuesday that will allow the paid township EMS services to charge private insurance companies different fees for various services. According to the…
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HIGHTSTOWN: GOP MIA?
With few days left, no Republican candidates in borough By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN — A few days before the filing deadline, borough Republicans had not submitted any candidates for Borough Council and the mayor’s office.¶ Interim GOP Chairman Chris Emigholz said last week the situation was not a case of the party not…
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CRANBURY: Local film maker captures her inspiration
By Maria Prato, Staff Writer CRANBURY For Tyann Sells, finding the key to success for an up-and-coming woman wasn’t all that difficult she already knew where to look. Ms. Sells, a student in digital film at Mercer County Community College, sought out the answers last fall from the region’s most successful women, whose…
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