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Rice to give keynote at Woodrow Wilson
Secretary of State part of 75th anniversary celebration U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will deliver the keynote address Sept. 30 opening a year of celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Secretary Rice will speak at 3 p.m. in Jadwin Gymnasium. Her address is part…
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Dennis family legacy, the Gazette, to live on
United Publishing, based in Belle Mead, purchases weekly paper. By: Marisa Maldonado HIGHTSTOWN The Hightstown Gazette will return. Two months after what was to be its last issue, the Gazette changed hands, moving from a lifetime of family ownership to a Somerset County newspaper owner. United Publishing, a Belle Mead-based company, bought the weekly…
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Cranbury on the Web
Township encouraging use of new Internet site. By: Josh Appelbaum A Cranbury resident who helped developed the municipal Web site says Cranburians can use it to be more engaged with issues affecting the township. John Ritter, who worked with Committeewoman Pari Stave and Morris Enyeart, the president of City Connections, which built the site, said…
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No. 3 helps MHS aim for No. 1
Holt makes Cougar girls’ cross country tough to beat By: Justin Feil It might seem difficult for someone as competitive as Rachel Holt to accept being the third-best runner on the Montgomery High girls’ cross country team. Consider that in a middle school invitational, Holt was disqualified for shoving Amanda Herrmann at the finish line.…
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Healthier Hansen out fast
Junior runner from Cranbury aids PHS girls By: Justin Feil Cranbury’s Susanne Hansen has a few goals for this fall’s cross country campaign. The Princeton High junior won’t be able to accomplish any of them if she doesn’t fulfill the most important one to her. "Not to get injured," Hansen said. "I just want to…
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Woman injured in N.J. Turnpike accident
Tractor-trailer strikes woman’s car causing broken arm and concussion. By: Josh Appelbaum A New York woman broke her arm and suffered a concussion after her car was struck by a tractor-trailer on the N.J. Turnpike, Sept. 16., causing traffic to be diverted at Exit 9. New Jersey State Police Capt. Albert Della Fave said the…
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Town-wide yard sale set for this Saturday
Chamber of Commerce sponsors fourth Town-wide Yard Sale on Saturday. By: Leon Tovey JAMESBURG The Jamesburg Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its fourth Town-wide Yard and Sidewalk Sale on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Borough Councilman John Longo said the event, which was first held April 17, 2004, and subsequently in…
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Operation Friends deepens relief effort
Katrina relief to help Gulf region By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY The creation of a township-wide effort to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina has galvanized the community, but officials say assistance is still needed in order to ensure a successful project outcome. Township officials and residents started Operation Friends shortly after the storm made landfall.…
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Newspaper’s return a welcome development
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK by Vic Monaco By: After 10 years of working in radio, my first job in the newspaper business was in a town with two daily newspapers. And I must say, even though there was an almost-treacherous learning curve as I navigated from one medium to another, I have never enjoyed myself quite as…
