Tag: Cranbury
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PorchFest is Cranbury’s way of bringing neighbors together during summer
When Jane Curran was moving with her family from Florida to Cranbury in 2010, one of the first things she learned about her new community was PorchFest. PorchFest is a rite of summer, a type of pot luck supper, backyard block party that is open to the community on Friday nights at different homes in…
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Cranbury school board explores referendum to fund capital projects
The Cranbury Board of Education has started to explore the possibility of having a facilities referendum, in a move to examine its options to pay for capital projects. Board members spent part of their meeting on Aug. 21 with their financial adviser, reviewing the steps involved in going to voters to seek approval to borrow…
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Cranbury residents hit back at possibility of additional warehouses
Two more warehouses possibly being built in Cranbury has concerned residents who live near the proposed development site and their neighbors from Monroe Township, at a time when the residents say they have enough headaches living near a lot of warehouses. Residents packed the Cranbury Township Committee meeting on Aug. 13 to voice quality of…
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Cranbury school administrators will keep tabs on possible merger plan
Small school districts in the state like Cranbury should be merged into larger regional districts, said a panel looking to improve New Jersey’s fiscal health and make government more efficient. Mandatory school consolidation was one of a series of proposals released by the New Jersey Economic and Fiscal Policy Workgroup, a committee the state Legislature…
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National Night Out brings police officers and residents together for a good time
As a hot summer afternoon turned into a hot summer evening, members of the Cranbury Police Department found themselves in Village Park on Aug. 7 with members of the community they serve. The lights on a police vehicle were flashing, but there was no emergency, just plenty of music and food at an event to…
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Cranbury official: Princeton woes stem from affordable housing missteps
A Cranbury Township committeeman has blamed rising school costs in Princeton not on Cranbury students who attend Princeton High School, but rather on what he described as a mismanaged affordable housing plan in Princeton that he maintains will drive up taxes and school enrollment. Committeeman Daniel P. Mulligan III, reacting on Aug. 7 to a…
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Volunteers needed to assist with food drives throughout Middlesex County
Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) and Feeding Middlesex County have several volunteer opportunities available through October. During “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” part of the Plays-in-the-Parks series at Roosevelt Park, Edison, volunteers are needed from 7-8 p.m. Aug. 10 and/or Aug. 11 to accept donations from show patrons. Volunteers should engage…
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Three incumbents seek to retain seats on Cranbury school board
The race for seats on the Cranbury Board of Education will be uncontested this fall, as the three incumbents whose terms will end in December were the only residents to enter the election by the July 30 filing deadline. Board President Karen Callahan and fellow board members Peter Katz and Dominique Jones are running for…
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Cranbury business owners struggle trying to attract customers to small town
Robin McGuire cast her gaze down Main Street on a recent Friday morning, one less day she has as a businesswoman in Cranbury. For little more than a year, she has operated Magnolia Gifts & Vintage on Park Place East. She opened in June 2017, but Aug. 10 will be her last day of being…