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A Community Bulletin

The state Assemblyman who introduced Congo’s Law, the bill that helps protect dog owners in incidents where a dog is defending its owner, paid a visit last Tuesday to the home of the bill’s namesake, a 2-year-old German Shepherd belonging to Guy and Elizabeth James of Princeton Township. Assemblyman Neil Cohen, the Union Township Democrat who introduced the bill, stopped by the James’s Township residence just two days prior to an Assembly committee voting in favor of the bill. Congo was deemed vicious by a Township municipal judge, and ordered to be destroyed following a June attack against James landscaper Giovanni Rivera, the 42-year-old Trenton man who sustained 96 bites from the dog. The case is currently under appeal in Superior Court. (MH)

The Nassau Inn’s proposed six-floor expansion on Hulfish Street was slated to be examined informally by the Regional Planning Board of Princeton during a concept review last Thursday, as reported in Town Topics, but the review was pulled by the board due to a attorney scheduling conflict. The Planning Board is now slated to review the expansion plan tomorrow, December 13, at 7:30 p.m., at Township Hall. (MH)

Princeton Against Cancer Together, a Princeton University student-run non-profit organization, and the University Cottage Club, will team up for the Community Holiday House Fundraiser at the Cottage Club this Saturday, December 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. The fundraiser, an event aimed towards children, will feature Christmas carol singing, snacks, pictures with Santa, gingerbread cookie making, ornament decorating, games, and various other activities for children of all ages and their parents. There is no admission fee for this event, but donations are suggested. All proceeds will benefit the Children’s Specialized Hospital, an affiliate of the Robert Wood Johnson Health System and one of the largest pediatric rehabilitation hospitals in the United States, with multiple branches throughout New Jersey. Cottage Club is located at 51 Prospect Avenue in Princeton. For more information, call (646) 765 1071 or (917) 572-4789.

The Princeton High School Choir will hold its 62nd Annual PHS Winter Concert on Thursday, December 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Princeton University Chapel. The concert features all PHS choirs and orchestras, as well as the traditional recessional and alumni sing. The concert is free.

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