Category: archives
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Tech-savvy students help preserve Plainsboro’s past on the Web
Historical Society gets some help entering the Internet age By: Emily Craighead PLAINSBORO The Plainsboro Historical Society is stepping into the computer age, thanks to some computer-savvy high school students and a $2,000 grant from the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Over the past several months, the historical society’s Web site has been…
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Minister receives church’s call: New pastor readies for role at First Baptist Church
The historic First Baptist Church of Hightstown will officially install their 24th pastor Sept. 18. By: Jessica Bowker HIGHTSTOWN The First Baptist Church, the history of which goes back more than 250 years, has welcomed its 24th pastor. The Rev. Ronald Troup has been pastor at the church at 125. S. Main St. since…
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Pupils, teachers return to face question marks
PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 6 By: Packet Editorial The calendar has flipped over to September, the last dog days of summer are behind us, Labor Day has come and gone and that can only mean one thing: It’s back-to-school time again. For youngsters, it’s a brand-new year with a brand-new schedule, different teachers and classes, and…
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Soaring gas prices put pinch on everyone
Prices at the pump put pressure on all businesses. By: Jessica Bowker HIGHTSTOWN Soaring gas prices exacerbated by Hurricane Katrina to the point of topping $3 a gallon are having a domino effect on other businesses and hurting folks on both sides of the pump. Wilson Dey of Upper Freehold is a…
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Congressman criticizes slow federal response
Holt calls for greater leadership and control. By: Emily Craighead U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) criticized the federal government’s response to Hurricane Katrina, calling for greater leadership and control over the situation in a statement issued Friday. "I completely share the frustration of all Americans with the current situation along the Gulf Coast," Rep. Holt…
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Two heroes, one mission
A story of canine sacrifice at Ground Zero By: Pat Summers "Bear: Heart of a Hero," a book by Captain Scott Shields, is, above all else, a love story. Scott Shields loved his golden retriever, Bear, more than himself, and there was never a doubt that Bear loved his "dad." For more than a decade,…
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Resident: Who’s that sleeping on my couch?
East Windsor resident found local man charged with leaving the scene of an accident sleeping on his couch. A local man charged this week with leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident may have thought he had returned to his home afterward. One thing’s for sure: He was tired. East Windsor police said they were…
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RELIGIOUS LISTINGS
For the week of Sept. 8 through Sept. 14. Assembly of God:Services are held at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 142 Sand Hills Road, South Brunswick; phone, (732) 735-9771 or (609) 466-2490. The Rev. Larry Cochran is the pastor. Chabad of South Brunswick:1 Riva Avenue, North Brunswick; phone, (732) 398-9492; fax, (732) 398-9282; Web site, www.chabadsouthbrunswick.com.…
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Freshmen get peek at Hightstown High
Hightstown High School’s orientation session allowed incoming freshman an early peek at new classrooms. By: Jessica Bowker HIGHTSTOWN The Hightstown High School Class of 2009 recently got an inside look at some of its school’s brand new classrooms. The incoming freshmen, armed with maps and class schedules, were free to wander through the expanding…
