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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Back to school again
Grace Hayden (left) and Eleanor Nir collect their backpacks as they prepare to begin their first day, Sept. 9, as third-graders at Stony Brook Elementary School in Brandon Farms.
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SUNSHINE LIST
Municipal, school board and other meetings HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION: Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m., regular (public hearing on 2008-09 annual district report on violence and vandalism), 425 S. Main St., Pennington. PENNINGTON SHADE TREE COMMISSION: Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall. PENNINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION: Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall. …
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HILLSBOROUGH: Stabbing victim’s assailant extradited
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Bound Brook resident Steven Cespedes, 21, is back in Somerset County, after being extradited from South Carolina to face a charge he attempted to murder a 42-year-old Flagtown man, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest. Mr. Cespedes was charged after he was arrested by the Claredon County Sheriff’s Office…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter
At 2:49 a.m. Sept. 9, a Pope Street resident reported finding a dead possum in a plastic bag on the railing to his house. At 9:04 a.m. Sept. 8, a Knopf Street resident reported the turn signal lights and grill were stolen from his 1998 Acura Integra, and he believed the theft occurred between Sept.…
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US should not pull out of Afghanistan
Nick Lardieri of Princeton Your Sept. 11 editorial, “Avoiding an American quagmire in Afghanistan,” echoes Sen. Harry Reid’s premature declaration that the Iraq “war was lost.” You state that we should realize . . . “that our mission there has been a failure” and “we need to end the war in Afghanistan as soon…
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: There go the boys of summer once again
By John Tredrea, Staff Writer I guess reporter’s notebooks should be about issues. The trouble is, most of my “political” opinions go on for one sentence that’s usually a semi-sarcastic question. If the opinions go longer, they get crankier by the word. It doesn’t matter if the topic is local or international. For instance, why…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Plumsted, Millstone see 2008 burglaries rise
By Matt Chiappardi, The Packet Group While the state’s overall crime rate rose 3 percent in 2008, most area towns saw little difference in their reported instances of crime last year, according to the recently released New Jersey State Uniform Crime Report. However, some towns experienced some increases. Plumsted saw it’s total amount of reported…
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LETTER: Soccer club gives thanks for tourney success
Sandra Villano, South Brunswick Soccer Club The 27th annual South Brunswick Soccer Tournament held Sept. 12 and 13 was a huge success. I would like to thank all volunteers who made this tournament possible. A special thank you to the Jackson family, who gave so much of their time without which this tournament would have…
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PRINCETON: Township adopts $3.8 M capital bond ordinance
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Princeton Township Committee unanimously adopted a $3,816,834 bond ordinance for capital projects at its meeting Monday evening. The funding included township projects and joint agency capital needs for entities funded along with Princeton Borough. The largest single department appropriation was $1,821,475 for the township Road Department for road improvements of…
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