Category: archives
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Defense comes in ‘Handy’ for Knights
WW-P North field hockey reaches MCT semifinals By: Bob Nuse Whitney Handy’s first responsibility for the West Windsor-Plainsboro North field hockey team is helping to prevent goals. But that doesn’t mean the senior defender can’t help out on the offensive end from time to time as well. In Wednesday’s Mercer County Tournament quarterfinal against Ewing,…
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Area Halloween events listed
From parks to libaries to churches, plenty to chose from. By: Hilary Parker Ah, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. The time when orange and black are fashionable, there’s no shame in going from door to door asking for candy and no guilt in consuming it! and children’s heads are filled…
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Construction underway on for-sale complex in Hillsborough
The Courtyard at Amwell will go a long way towards helping satisfy the current need for state-of-the-art medical and professional offices Construction has commenced on The Courtyard at Amwell, a new "for-sale" medical and professional office condominium complex being developed by Larken Associates and located at 491 Amwell Road in Hillsborough, N.J. Introduced to meet…
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Tax burden is primary focus in Township Committee race
Democratic incumbent Bernie Miller and running mate Vicky Bergman face off against Republican challengers Gordon Bryant and Tom Pyle By: Rachel Silverman The four candidates vying for two seats on the Princeton Township Committee Republicans Tom Pyle and Gordon Bryant, and Democrats Vicky Bergman and Bernie Miller discussed a range of issues, including…
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Druker helps Hun share Prep A title
Junior wins third singles title By: Justin Feil Caitie Druker was happy to reach the finals in the Prep A state tennis tournament Sunday. The Hun School junior was happier, though, winning her first state flight crown, and the Raiders needed the win to help them share the team title with Lawrenceville on Wednesday. It…
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Monroe tops JP Stevens in GMCT quarterfinals
Falcons host St. Joe’s Saturday morning By: Carolyn M. Hartko Biologists may not agree, but in the world of high school soccer, Falcons are faster than Hawks. The Monroe High School boys’ varsity ran rings around the J.P. Stevens squad in Thursday’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament game, taking a 3-0 victory on to Saturday’s quarter-final…
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Bilingual program set to start
East Windsor Regional School District could start its bilingual program as early as mid-November. By: Vic Monaco HIGHTSTOWN The East Windsor Regional School District has about 1,200 Hispanic pupils, of which 316 are English-as-second-language students. Nonetheless, it has no bilingual program. As a result, in September 2004, 95 percent of the ESL students in…
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Pedaling in Provence
The rustling leaves, the country smell, the amber light, the food and wine – all are reasons for cycling through the South of France in fall. By:Ilene Dube We were biking the narrow lane to St. Remy when, all of a sudden, we heard the tinkling of bells, the gentle b-a-a-a. Quickly we veered off…
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Auditor finds no fault with WW-P school finances
A few ‘housekeeping’ recommendations filed By: Emily Craighead The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District on Tuesday received a clean bill of financial health from independent auditor Scott A. Clelland of Wiss & Co. "You’re in a good financial position," Mr. Clelland told the Board of Education. This in spite of state aid payments being deferred…
