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LAWRENCE: Police blotter from the June 4 edition
A Dollar Tree store employee was robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash during an armed robbery that occurred at 9:20 p.m. May 29 as he left the Brunswick Pike store with a bank deposit bag in his possession, police said. The victim told police he heard someone approach him from the rear as…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Space utilization study awaits school board review
By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE A space utilization plan meant to help the school district address overcrowding has been complete for two months, but the Board of Education has not reviewed the report because it was focused on passing the district’s budget, according to Assistant Superintendent Kathie Foster. The report was done…
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LAWRENCE: Mixed reaction to DOT design for intersection
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The state Department of Transportation’s proposed redesign of a stretch of Brunswick Pike, between Lake Drive and the Brunswick Circle, has drawn mixed reviews from the neighbors. About 70 residents turned out to examine the proposed plans and to ask questions of DOT officials and consultants on May 27…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Judge upholds cease-and-desist order against stable
By Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group ROBBINSVILLE — The township’s attempt to settle a dispute between itself, a local stable and riding academy, and its neighbor has come to an end. After more than a decade of complaints and rebuttals, J.E.M. Stables recently went before Robbinsville Township Municipal Court Judge Anthony M. Massi. On May…
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PRINCETON: University honors actresses Streep and Davis
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer PRINCETON — Princeton University President Shirley S. Tilghman, sending the Class of 2009 into a problem-ridden world, urged the graduates to continue the pursuit of meaning, informed by the fine arts. Her emphasis on the arts was underlined by the awarding of honorary degrees to actresses Meryl Streep and Ruby…
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POINT TAKEN: Boro police pacts a hot topic online
Fred Tuccillo, Managing Editor Public officials sometimes have to take a lemon and make it into lemonade, as the expression goes. But who would try to turn lemonade back into a lemon? Possibly the Princeton Borough Council. Borough Administrator Bob Bruschi may have been trying to save the council from itself last Tuesday when…
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Central Jersey Events: June 5-14
STAGE Actors’ Net of Bucks County, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville, Pa., Booth: based on the life of Junius Booth, through June 14, Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 6 p.m., $20, $17 seniors, $10 under 13; 800-838-3006; www.brownpapertickets.com Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pa., High School Musical 2, through June 7, Thu.-Sat.…
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PRINCETON: Crumiller, Wilkes win boro council primary
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Jenny Crumiller and Kevin Wilkes received voters’ endorsement in the Democratic primary election for Princeton Borough Council on Tuesday. Princeton University student Mindy Fisch came in third, following an aggressive campaign to obtain absentee votes from university students on campus. Councilwoman Margaret Karcher withdrew from the ballot in April. According…
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Community calendar
Saturday, June 6 Evening runs — The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation invites the public to get off their couches, get away from the TV for a little while and join their neighbors, students, and other community members for the first Community Twilight Challenge. This 5K run/walk and 1-mile kids’ fun run begins and ends…
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