• PRINCETON: Campus carts cleared to use town roads

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    An ordinance amendment that will make certain low-speed electric vehicles legal for use on some township roads, once Princeton University buys the vehicles and begins using them for campus maintenance work, won the support of the Princeton Township Committee.    The university plans on purchasing four to six of the vehicles…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: School board hopefuls meet public Tuesday

    The 90-minute debate will begin at 7:30 p.m. in TV studio at Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington-Titusville Road By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    The Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters will hold its annual School Board Candidates’ Forum on Tuesday, March 31.    The 90-minute debate will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the TV studio…

  • SCHOOL BUDGETS HEARINGS: Princeton, West Windsor-Plainsboro, Montgomery

       Three area school boards are scheduled to hold public hearings Tuesday before the vote to adopt their 2009-10 budgets.    The Princeton Regional Board of Education will hold a budget hearing and adoption vote at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the John Witherspoon Middle School.    Last week, the board unanimously approved a $74.1 million preliminary budget. It…

  • CRANBURY RETROSPECTIVE

    10 Years Ago – 1999     • The Township Committee adopted a budget that features an additional $1.1 million in spending at no greater cost to taxpayers. The stable tax rate, which remains at 69 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, is due to the increase in the amount of taxable property, rising to $339 million…

  • TITUSVILLE: Local man oversees county detectives

    Kenneth L. Beckman began his career with the Hopewell Township Police Department By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Kenneth L. Beckman, a 33-year law enforcement veteran who began his career with the Hopewell Township Police Department, was sworn in as chief of county detectives on March 19 as family and friends looked on.    Chief Beckman, 57,…

  • MANVILLE: Board authorizes online course plan

    By John Patten, Managing Editor    Manville High School students missing classes due to illness will have an easier time catching up on lessons, after the Board of Education approved an agreement with online course provider Educere at the March 17 meeting.    Beginning in September, the Ambler, Pa., based company’s online courses will be available for…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings     PENNINGTON LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: March 26, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: March 26, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: March 26, 7 p.m., Union Fire Company.     PENNINGTON LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: March 26, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL…

  • PRINCETON: Contract OKd for Smoyer Park dam repair

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The Princeton Township Committee has voted to award a $282,790 contract to fund the repair of a dam in Barbara Smoyer Memorial Park.    Somerville’s Top Line Construction Corp. will undertake the reconstruction of the earthen dam that has fallen into disrepair at the park, which offers visitors sports fields, picnic…

  • Board candidates forgetting students

    Sau Steiner, Kloss Court    In last week’s letters, there were many negative attacks made from challengers meant to stir public concerns and insinuate irresponsibility on the part of the incumbents.    When did school board elections become so political and ugly?    These challengers did not talk about education and what they have done for kids. All…

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