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HomeFront’s Toast for Hope To Benefit Summer Camp for Needy Kids Set for May 15
By HomeFront HomeFront’s Week of Hope, May 9th through 16th, will bring together friends and neighbors throughout Central New Jersey all recognizing the need for positive change in the lives of local families who are homeless or are in the crisis of poverty. A highlight of the week will be an Evening Celebration Affair on…
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WEST WINDSOR: State officials pitches ‘smart growth’
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — It is up to each of the state’s 566 municipalities to take steps toward creating a more sustainable environment, a state official explained to residents last week. Ben Spinelli, executive director of the state Office of Smart Growth, appeared Thursday night at a town hall meeting with…
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PRINCETON: Meeting to focus on Rosedale Rd. bridge work
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer Plans for the Rosedale Road Bridge replacement project will be the subject of a public meeting at 7 p.m. tonight at the Princeton Township Municipal Complex. Organized by Mercer County and Princeton Township officials, the meeting is intended to provide residents with information about road closures that are expected to…
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Proselytizing complaint was appropriate
R. Kirk Williamson of Princeton I would like to thank The Packet for publishing the letter “School is proselytizing for President Obama” by Ms. Villegas Londregan on Friday, May 1. It gives me the motivation to report a similar experience with our Community Park 3rd grader last year. My son asked one evening at the…
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MONTGOMERY: College student nominated to mental health board
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — A local college student who has been outspoken on teenage depression awareness is awaiting approval to a council that oversees mental health policy statewide. Haley Worsthorn, 22, of Montgomery, is awaiting approval to serve on the state Governor’s Planning and Policy Council, said Pam Mastro, Somerset County mental…
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Motorist thanks Princeton Township Police
Michael Aucott of Pennington Thanks, Chief Mark Emann. I don’t think I’ve ever been so glad to see a police car racing towards me with its lights flashing on Sunday, April 19. A fire had started in the engine compartment of the old car I’ve been fixing up, and despite my efforts and those of…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W. Windsor, Montgomery, Plainsboro
Princeton Township Gregory Ballard, 51, of Ewing, was charged with maintenance of lamps and driving while suspended and arrested after a records search revealed a $133 warrant from Trenton during a traffic stop on Mercer Road at 9:31 p.m. April 28, according to reports. Police stopped Mr. Ballard for having a broken taillight and discovered…
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Princeton U. vp wrong on borough tax burden
Walter Neumann of Princeton In a recent reply to an earlier letter from my wife Anne Neumann, Princeton University Vice President Robert Durkee said she had not addressed his point that Princeton Borough has the lowest property tax rate in Mercer county, and that Princetonians benefit from their high property values. The tax rate is…
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HomeFront’s Toast for Hope To Benefit Summer Camp for Needy Kids Set for May 15
From left to right are: Toast for Hope volunteer committee meets. From left: Annie Gonzales, Griggstown; Maryanne Carnevale, West Windsor; Janet Larrain, Hopewell; Robin Fyffe, West Windsor; Chrissy Murray, Millstone; Susan Muza, Hightstown; Jan Grover,
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