Tag: Cranbury
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Historian will conduct walking tour of Cranbury
It’s a Friday morning in late June and Richard Moody is hiking, in the heat, in some corner of New Jersey. The familiar British accent on the other end of the phone belongs to the erstwhile fighter pilot turned tour guide, who is resuming his walking tours of Cranbury later this month. “Some people come…
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Youths will create signs promoting public safety
As part of a public safety campaign, Cranbury is having a contest for children and teenagers to see who can create the best lawn sign to urge motorists to slow down. The “Slow Down in Our Town” campaign was announced at the Township Committee meeting on June 25. Committeeman Jay Taylor said there are 200…
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Cranbury committeeman: Forced municipal mergers fail to pass muster
A Cranbury official on June 25 waved a warning flag about an idea being floated in Trenton that would force towns with a population of less than 5,000 people to merge with a neighboring municipality. Township Committeeman Daniel P. Mulligan III, speaking at the Township Committee meeting, stressed the need to be “alert and vigilant”…
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Republican candidate quits Cranbury Township Committee race
Republican challenger Nancy Witt has dropped out of the Cranbury Township Committee race in a move that leaves fellow Republican Wayne Wittman, a former township committeeman, to face two Democrats in November. Witt announced at the Township Committee meeting on June 25 that she was quitting the race, effective that day. During a public comment…
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Committeeman suggests new light fixtures for Cranbury
A Cranbury official is looking for the township to pay for replacing old street light fixtures, in a move he said on June 19 would improve pedestrian safety and aesthetics. “All of them produce a lot of light pollution, but they don’t give a lot of really good downcast light that actually provides a lot…
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Princeton and Cranbury seal school agreement for another decade
The send-receive relationship between the Cranbury and Princeton school districts was extended this week for 10 more years, as officials in both communities continue a relationship which allows Cranbury students to attend Princeton High School. The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education acted first on June 12 by voting 7-1, with two members abstaining, for…
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Cranbury write-in candidate says public safety was reason he entered race
The local man who tried to defeat a sitting Township Committeeman in the Democratic primary this month told Cranbury officials on June 11 he ran to bring to the “forefront” traffic safety in town. Andrew Huang spoke at the Township Committee meeting to set the record straight about why he was a write-in candidate who…
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Cranbury residents question response times of first aid squad
Cranbury officials intend to explore what the costs would be for the township to have an emergency rescue squad as a branch of municipal government. In response to some residents asking if the town could provide the service, Mayor Glenn R. Johnson said on June 12 that officials would look into it, “put some figures…
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New Jersey Indivisible groups concerned about hazardous waste
We the undersigned represent six New Jersey Indivisible groups with a membership of 3,000 active and concerned voters. We are writing to express our concern about the Chemours/DuPont Exemption Bill (A3116). The Chemours/DuPont hazardous waste facility on the Delaware River is one of the worst polluters in our state’s history, identified by the Environmental Protection…