Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Aeropostale, The Art of Shaving and White House Black Market will open this spring and summer.
As part of the mall’s ongoing revitalization project, Quaker Bridge Mall will welcome three new retailers over the next several months. In May, teen retailer Aeropostale is slated to re-open its Quaker Bridge location with a new prototype store on the upper level of the center between Lord & Taylor and Macy’s. The high-tech store design will feature iPods in fitting rooms so shoppers can personalize the music while trying on items; Apple desktops and iPads will be available throughout the store for customers to scan products, read reviews and utilize the retailer’s build-your-own-outfit guide. There will even be a jukebox for customers to vote on the music that plays in the store. Summer 2013 will welcome The Art of Shaving, specializing…
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Plumb was arrested and charged on December 17, 2012, at his chiropractic office. He is free on $102,500 bail.
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Wednesday, May 8
A Lawrence chiropractor pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to inappropriately touching two female patients at his Lawrence Road office. Peter Plumb, 55, of Riverview Avenue, Yardley, Pa., pleaded guilty before Mercer County Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez to second-degree sexual assault and fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Plumb will be sentenced to a five-year suspended sentence and be subject to parole supervision for life. In addition to forfeiting his chiropractic license, Plumb will be barred from any future state licensure. He must submit to a psychological evaluation to determine if he is a repetitive and compulsive sex offender, and register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law. Plumb …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
"This is not a plan and this is not a project," NJ DOT Spokesman Joseph Dee said. "This is a conversation starter and funding has not been identified."
New Jersey Department of Transportation is considering an idea to reconfigure the jughandles on Route 1 and improve commuter traffic, following a failed experiment to close the jughandles last summer. The area up for discussion would affect a stretch of Route 1 from the Dinky railroad overpass south of Washington Road intersection to the Millstone River bridge just north of Harrison Street, Princeton Engineer Jack West said. NJ DOT Spokesman Joseph Dee said the new idea for the jughandles is just that- an idea. "This is not a plan and this is not a project," Dee said. "This is a conversation starter and funding has not been identified." "We made a commitment to the communities back when we pulled the plug on the no left turn pilot …
Friday, January 11, 2013
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the mall in Lawrence Township.
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Friday, January 11
Brighton Collectibles – a California-based retailer with over 160 stores nationwide that sell jewelry, charms, handbags, accessories and more – will open its newest store at Quaker Bridge Mall tomorrow morning, Saturday, Jan. 12. Lawrence Township Mayor Jim Kownacki is expected to take part in a special ribbon-cutting ceremony that will be held at 9:45 a.m., according to a news advisory issued on behalf of the mall. The mall’s website shows the new store is on the mall’s lower level near the Lord & Taylor department store. Located in the 3300 block of Route 1 (Brunswick Pike), Quaker Bridge Mall is in the midst of a major renovation that, when completed, will boast more than three dozen new retail stores, full-service restaurants and quick…
Monday, January 7, 2013
In observance of February as National Dental Health Month, Eastern Dental - a dental practice with 21 offices throughout New Jersey, including three in Mercer County - will participate in the “Give Kids a Smile" program.
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Monday, January 7
Eastern Dental, a dental practice with 21 offices throughout New Jersey including Lawrence, Hamilton and Ewing, will help observe February as National Dental Health Month by participating in the “Give Kids a Smile" program sponsored by the American Dental Association and the New Jersey Dental Association. As part of that program, on Friday, Feb. 1, all Eastern Dental locations will offer free dental care to underprivileged children between the ages of 4 and 12 whose families cannot afford dental services. Appointments are required and no “walk-ins” can be accepted. Parents/guardians must be present with their children during the appointments. If your child is without insurance or is a NJ FamilyCare recipient, call Eastern Dental toll-free …
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Rig spills diesel fuel and its load of scrap metal on the ramp.
Update, 1 p.m. Dec. 27: The exit ramp remains closed at this time while the cleanup effort continues. Authorities said the Trenton Fire Department's hazardous materials team was able to patch the damaged fuel tank and a heavy-duty towing service was able to successfully upright the flipped tractor-trailer before noon. Original Story, 9:53 a.m. Dec. 27: A tractor-trailer this morning (Thursday, Dec. 27) flipped onto its side and spilled its load of scrap metal on the exit ramp leading from Interstate 295 North (toward Pennsylvania) onto Route 1 South in Lawrence Township. The accident, which was reported about 8:20 a.m., forced authorities to close the exit ramp to traffic. The ramp was still closed as of 9:45 a.m. and authorities said …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tony Kadyhrob, 70, of Princeton Pike allegedly grabbed a Rider University coed and tried to force the 19-year-old into his car in 2011.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
A Mercer County Superior Court judge on Tuesday ruled that Tony Kadyhrob – a 70-year-old Lawrence Township man who allegedly grabbed a Rider University coed and tried to force the 19-year-old into his car in 2011 – is not mentally competent to stand trial, according to a report published by The Times of Trenton. The judge made that determination based on multiple mental health evaluations, The Times reported. The alleged incident happened on Rider’s campus in Lawrence Township on March 28, 2011. In July of that year, a grand jury indicted Kadyhrob – a resident of the 2000 block of Princeton Pike – on attempted kidnapping and luring charges. Shortly after Kadyhrob posted bail in March for the Rider incident, police said he was spotted on …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The bridge between Princeton and Lawrence, which was closed to vehicular traffic in 1981, has been "rehabilitated" and reopened for use by pedestrians and bikers.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
The bridge that carries Province Line Road over Stony Brook was reopened to non-vehicular traffic on Nov. 16 following the completion of rehabilitation work, the Mercer County administration announced earlier his week. The bridge - located between Pretty Brook Road in Princeton Township and Rosedale Road in Lawrence Township - has been closed to vehicular traffic since 1981 but has been widely used by pedestrians and bicyclists. The original bridge was built in 1903 and was deemed "structurally deficient" when closed to traffic in 1981. The rehabilitation work, started by the county in June 2012, included removal and replacement of the timber wood deck, removal and replacement of the stringers, repair and re-pointing of the substructure…
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Last month an 8-year-old boy reported that a man allegedly tried to drag him into the woods of Province Line Road in Princeton Township.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Princeton Township Police today released a sketch of the man identified as a suspect in an attempted child abduction in Princeton on Oct. 16. Last month an 8-year-old boy told police he was dragged into the woods by an man while playing in the backyard of a home on Province Line Road between Cherry Valley Road and Drakes Corner Road. Police said the child told them he was to escape to safety after the man tripped and lost his grasp on the boy. The child described the man as white, approximately 5'2"-5'7" tall with a moustache and light-colored eyes, greenish blue eyes, wearing a black leather jacket, black gloves and a black mask. No witnesses to the incident have come forward and there have been no other reports of this type of …
Monday, October 1, 2012
The deadly collision involved two passenger vehicles and a tractor-trailer and occurred about 8:30 a.m. on the northbound side of I-95 near Princeton Pike in Lawrence Township.
Update, 5:45 p.m. Oct. 1: A Morris County man has been identified as the person killed in this morning’s three-vehicle collision on Interstate 95 in Lawrence Township. Andrew Kominek, 59, of Landing (Roxbury Township) was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred about 8:30 a.m. along the northbound side of I-95 at milepost 8.2, near Princeton Pike, Sgt. Brian Polite confirmed. Kominek’s 2009 Subaru Forester was struck from behind by a 2010 International tractor-trailer traveling in the right northbound lane and, in turn, pushed into the rear of a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze, Polite said. Sandwiched between the two vehicles, Kominek’s Subaru sustained significant damage. Polite identified the Chevrolet’s driver as Karen Osif, 58, …
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7:44 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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