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HILLSBOROUGH: Woodfern Elementary School wins award for most runners in YMCA race
Woodfern Elementary School won the annual Hoppy Award for having the highest percentage of students of any Hillsborough school running in the Hillsborough Hop 5K on May 30. The school had 71 runners who took part in Hillsborough YMCA’s 15th annual benefit run.
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HIGHTSTOWN: Bringing communities together through the arts
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — The Latino Festival turned Rocky Brook Park into a fiesta on Saturday. A celebration of cultural differences, the third annual Latino Festival of Hightstown and East Windsor brought the community together with an array of Latin American cuisine, live Latin music, dance and a whole host of on-site…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Revival Barber Shop clips ribbon on Saturday
The grand opening of the Revival Barber Shop for men and boys on Saturday, July 18, will feature celebrity trainer Anthony Michael. The shop in suite 5 at 411 Route 206 is being opened by Jennifer Korab, who owns and has operated Renaissance Salon & Spa since 2006. Ms. Korab said she has spent the…
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PRINCETON: Town should collect fallen tree debris
Michele Alperin, Princeton I am writing in protest of the town’s policy to only pick up debris during the spring and fall. I think it is a shortsighted decision that is costing people in the town more money than they would spend in any extra taxes required to support an extra truck and driver. During…
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PRINCETON: Mayor stands by town being a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Mayor Liz Lempert on Monday stood by Princeton being a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants amid new focus on such towns after a woman in San Francisco was killed allegedly at the hands of an undocumented immigrant deported five prior times. Speaking to reporters, Mayor Lempert said police have…
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PRINCETON: Police report seven use-of-force incidents so far this year
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton Police reported seven incidents where police officers had to use force during the first five months of this year. But Police Chief Nicholas K. Sutter on Monday cautioned against reading too much into the numbers on their own. He said a use of force instance could be as…
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PRINCETON: City to use education, enforcement on tour bus issue
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton will use a mix of education and enforcement to address a problem with tour buses clogging downtown. At Mayor Liz Lempert’s press conference, town administrator Marc Dashield said Monday that tour bus drivers and operators would get a prepared notice, either in the mail or in person, outlining…
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WEST WINDSOR: Man injured, his dog killed, by motorist who fell asleep at the wheel
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — A 55-year-old West Windsor Township man who was walking his dog was injured and his dog was killed when they were struck by a motorist who had fallen asleep behind the wheel Monday morning, according to the West Windsor Township Police Department. The driver of the car,…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Woman sentenced to 37 months for bribing VA official
TRENTON — A Hopewell woman was sentenced to 37 months in prison for bribing a former Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) supervisory engineer at the VA’s campus in East Orange, New Jersey, in order to fraudulently obtain $6 million in construction contracts, including those reserved for service-disabled, veteran owned small businesses, U.S. Attorney Paul J.…
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