Category: archives
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Historic Montgomery farmstead is a hot buy at auction
Township-owned Van Dyke-Beekman property sold for $555,000 with many restrictions attached By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY The winning bid for the historic Van Dyke-Beekman farm and residence was $555,000 in an auction held Wednesday. In the crowded Montgomery Municipal Courtroom where only standing room was left available, Fred Daniel of Max Spann Real Estate Auctions,…
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Traffic accident cuts power to Plainsboro
By: Emily Craighead PLAINSBORO A large portion of the township lost power for about an hour Wednesday night after a vehicle knocked over a utility pole connected to electric and utility lines on Grovers Mill Road, igniting two fires. Pravinkum Patel, 44, of South Brunswick was charged with driving while intoxicated after he fell…
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Professor’s account of Islamic pilgrimage receives award
By: David Campbell Princeton University anthropology Professor Abdellah Hammoudi has been honored with a Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage, the university has announced. Professor Hammoudi won the second prize of 30,000 euros about $36,000 for his 2004 book, "A Season in Mecca. Account of a Pilgrimage." The book, published by…
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Shootout shackles Vikes once again
By: Carolyn M. Hartko NORTH BRUNSWICK With the outcome of Sunday afternoon’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament semifinal hanging in the balance, Monroe Township High School’s fifth contestant in the penalty kick shootout stepped calmly to the spot where the soccer ball lay poised for flight. Since South Brunswick’s fifth man had sent his ball…
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Hopewell Township planners to continue B-MS talks tonight
Board has until Nov. 18 to vote on the B-MS plan, which already has been discussed in-depth at several meetings By John Tredrea The Hopewell Township Planning Board’s consideration of a proposed major expansion of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s (B-MS) research campus on Pennington-Rocky Hill Road will continue tonight (Nov. 10) at 7:45 p.m. The regular session…
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Resolutions keep Hopewell Borough Council members busy
Action taken on 10 different measures By Aleen Crispino Hopewell Borough Council adopted 10 resolutions and tabled one at its monthly meeting Nov. 3. Resolution 2005-115, titled "Resolution in Support of Cable Television Service Competition," was tabled until next month’s meeting. "This resolution is to say that competition for cable TV service is a…
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On-the-job schooling
Co-op program at Hillsborough High School adds ‘real-world’ lessons for students. By: Donna Lukiw Dan Schulze, a senior at Hillsborough High School (HHS), wanted to learn about computers rather than spend a full day at school. Dan enrolled in the co-op program at HHS, where he, along with 14 other seniors this year, attend school…
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Time capsule
Bear Tavern School dedication event The official dedication of the Bear Tavern School expansion, funded by 2000 referendum money, took place Oct. 25. The $2.26 million project includes expansion of the cafetorium by 50 percent, a new kitchen, renovated main office (conference room and record storage), conversion of two classrooms into music, practice rooms and…
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Florence, NBC field hockey squads stopped in playoffs
By: Sean Moylan The Florence High School field hockey team won at Henry Hudson, 1-0, in a Central Jersey Group I battle last Thursday on a first-half goal by Rebecca Wright, assisted by Cheryl Jiras. "It was a beautiful goal," said Coach Gina Smith, whose team protected that lead with all it had. Tiffany Golab,…
