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PRINCETON: Municipalities receive school budget
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer Superintendent Judy Wilson pitched a 2009-2010 Princeton Regional Schools budget that will mean a $269 tax increase for average Princeton Borough homeowners and a more modest $29 increase for their counterparts in Princeton Township to local municipal officials Monday. Speaking to a joint session of the Princeton Township Committee and…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Elks Lodge fundraiser aims to help toddler
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Comic magician and hypnotist Denny More will appear at the Manville-Hillsborough Elks Lodge on Brooks Boulevard for a fundraiser benefiting Manville toddler Jake Whitenight. ”They (the Elks) set the whole thing up to help raise money for Jake and his medical expenses,” Lynn Whitenight, Jake’s mother, said. “Bonnie Wisniewski…
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MONROE: Special Strides makes TLC appearance
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE — Avid TLC viewers have heard the buzz over the highly anticipated new show, “Table for 12,” featuring a Marlboro couple and their two sets of twins and sextuplets. But few are aware local business, Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center, will be featured on an upcoming episode scheduled to…
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MANVILLE: Council pulls anti-graffiti law
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Residents say penalties on owners are too harsh Objections to a recently introduced ordinance that would require property owners to remove graffiti within a certain period of time or face fines led to the Borough Council unanimously agreeing to pull it before it was approved Monday. ”If you’re going to…
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PRINCETON: Boro cop accused of drinking with teens
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Patrolman Garrett Brown with the Princeton Borough Police Department has been assigned to restricted duty and is facing administrative charges after a hearing on allegations that he provided alcohol to minors and drank with them at a residence in upstate New York in October 2007. ”He has been assigned to…
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FLORENCE—Baseball after another great year
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor The Florence High School baseball team will return the majority of its starters from a team that went 13-7 and reached the Central Jersey Group I title game last year. Of course, it would be nice if Steve Giambrone, the ace of the pitching staff and shortstop the…
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Reunited with his favorite barber
Jim McGuire of Pennington Where’s Bert? I’m pleased to report that Bert is now cutting hair at Mike’s Barber Shop at 16 ½ Witherspoon Street. This is the story of how I found him. Last Saturday I went to get a haircut at Bert’s old barbershop, as I’ve done for the past 39 years.…
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MONROE: The dances of Mexico
Staff photo by John Keating. Alda Reuter and Cecilia Ortega perform the “Dance of the Old Men."
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ALLENTOWN—Golf shoots for more success
BY: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor After losing three starters to graduation following a very successful 2008 season, the Allentown High School golf team seemed like it might be taking a few swings back this year. Then again, maybe not. Allentown was 15-4 in the regular season in 2008. It then won the…
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