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CRANBURY: Benefits of and concerns with redevelopment project aired
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor There are three goals township officials hope to achieve with the redevelopment of the Cheney, Hagerty and Kushner properties. They hope to cleanup blighted property, add mixed-use (residential and commercial) development to the south end of town and add residential development without adversely affecting Cranbury Public School or the town’s…
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PRINCETON: Civil rights pioneer John R. Lewis tells Hun School students to ‘be bold, not afraid and never hate’
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Georgia Democratic Congressman and civil rights advocate John R. Lewis on Tuesday told students at a private school in Princeton to speak up when they see injustice in the same nonviolent way that he did a generation ago fighting racial discrimination. “Be bold, be not afraid,” he said at…
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PRINCETON: Witherspoon Street ‘parklet’ is now history
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer For the past four months, some hand-carved furniture, a long bench and art turned two metered parking spaces on Witherspoon Street into a place to sit, talk with friends or enjoy a coffee. The town said farewell Monday to the “parklet,” located in front of the Small World Coffee,…
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PRINCETON: Public interest lawyer says university’s investment gains more proof that it’s not entitled to property tax exemption
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton University’s nearly 13-percent-investment gain on its $22.7 billion endowment is further evidence that the school is a profit-making entity that is not entitled to a property tax exemption, said the lawyer fighting to get Nassau Hall to pay more taxes. Public interest lawyer Bruce I. Afran responded Monday…
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LAWRENCE: Man arrested for criminal sexual contact at Rider University dorms, sorority house
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE – A 24-year-old Hamilton Township man faces one count each of criminal sexual contact, harassment and trespassing, and two counts of burglary for entering Rider University dormitories and a sorority house last month, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. Jon Cannon was arrested Oct. 3 and charged in…
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PRINCETON: AvalonBay hopes to resume construction this week on apartment complex
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A representative for AvalonBay told the town Monday that the company hopes to resume construction of its apartment complex on Witherspoon Street this week, a municipal official said. Construction-related work has been halted for about the past month, amid the discovery of chemicals and metals in piles of debris…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Arrest made in murder of local woman
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A 37-year-old man has been charged with murder for allegedly killing a woman who lived in the same house with him on Jones Drive, according to the South Brunswick Township Police Department. Andre Griffith was picked up in New York City shortly after 1 a.m. Oct. 1,…
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SOMERSET COUNTY: Tourism means $1 billion in business activity
Somerset County tourism accounted for $1.1 billion in economic activity in 2014, according to a study commissioned by the Somerset County Business Partnership. “The Economic Impact of Tourism in Somerset County — 2014 Results” report concludes that Somerset County, with its combination of walk-able and suburban communities, provides a variety of activities that appeal to…
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SOMERSET COUNTY: Learn how to prepare for with emergencies
Somerset County residents can learn how to react when disasters strike by attending Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training hosted by the Somerset County Office of Emergency Management, starting Tuesday, Oct. 13. Seating is limited to the first 30 residents. Registration forms are due by Friday, Oct. 9. Classes will be held at the Somerset…
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