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HILLSBOROUGH: Electrical fire causes evacuation
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer A Gemini Drive resident was displaced from her apartment for at least the evening after police were called to the scene of a fire in her apartment at 4:33 p.m. Wednesday. According to Hillsborough Township Police Chief Paul Kaminsky, it appears an electrical appliance on or near the stove caused…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Fire damages Kingston apartment
by Davy James, Staff Writer No one was injured during a fire that caused extensive damage to a second-floor Kingston apartment Feb. 18. A downstairs neighbor reported smoke to the superintendent of the Princeton Horizon apartment complex on Cynthia Court, who called 911 and reported smoke coming from the building, according to Fire Marshal Alan…
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Monopoly tournament for playgrounds set March 14
Registration opens at 8 a.m. Game play begins at 9 a.m. at Hopewell Elementary School The Hopewell Borough Playground Project (HBPP) is hosting an officially-sanctioned Monopoly game tournament on March 14 in the Hopewell Elementary School cafetorium. Registration opens at 8 a.m. Game play begins at 9 a.m. Anyone interested in playing (8 or older)…
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EAST WINDSOR: Police Beat
Edward Antonio Encalada Flores, 28, of New York City, was charged Feb. 22 with driving while intoxicated. Police said they saw Mr. Flores at about 3:05 a.m. unable to stay in one lane and failing to use a turn signal while traveling west on Dutch Neck Road near Route 130. He also was charged with…
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PENNINGTON: School budget cuts are proposed by committee
The $740,000 package of cuts was developed by school administrators and the Facilities and Finance Committee By John Tredrea, Staff Writer The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education is considering cutting $740,000 from its draft budget for 2009-2010. If enacted, the cuts could lower the budget’s property tax rate increase over last year’s spending plan…
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CRANBURY RETROSPECTIVE
10 Years Ago – 1999 • The building that used to be home to Rudy’s Motor Car Classics may have a new owner soon. The Princeton Ballet School is under contract to purchase the building. Mary Pat Robertson, school director, addressed the Cranbury Board of Education about the possibility of using the school lot for…
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MANVILLE: Council considers outline for laws to battle graffiti
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Following a discussion earlier this month about the borough’s graffiti problem and how to handle privately owned buildings littered with it, Borough Attorney Francis Linnus presented a first draft of an ordinance Monday that could be introduced as early as the next council meeting. ”The introduction is up to the…
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Town meeting proposed
Ken Hansen, Hopewell Township For the last couple years, there has been a debate simmering in the Hopewell Valley community regarding, of all things, the choice of operating systems in our local school district, and personally, I’ve grow weary of the debate. Despite repeated entreaties to those in favor of our school district’s moving…
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SAFE, FUN PRESCHOOL SUMMER CAMP
By Har Sinai Want a safe, fun preschool summer camp for your kids this year? Consider the summer camp starting June 22 at Har Sinai Temple in Hopewell Township. It will run three days a week, from 9 a.m. to 1 p..m., and is open to all children, not just those whose parents are members of the…
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