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Commission to study flooding
County proposes a Flood Control Commission. By: Melissa Hayes Freeholder Director David Crabiel hopes a new commission will prevent more flooding in the region. Mr. Crabiel is proposing to create the South Central Middlesex County Flood Control Commission to study the flooding problem on a regional basis and hire professionals, if necessary, to develop a…
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PHS students being left behind
Princeton High School fails to meet standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act. By: Rachel Silverman Princeton High School is among the 22.7 percent of public and charter schools throughout the state that did not meet all of the 2004-2005 standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act. According to the state…
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Blaze destroys woman’s home
Fire in home on Cherrybrook Lane in East Windsor caused extensive damage, leaving the resident homeless. By: Jessica Bowker EAST WINDSOR A fire ripped through the roof of a single-family home at 14 Cherrybrook Lane on Tuesday afternoon, causing extensive damage to the entire building and leaving a woman homeless. Although the cause of…
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Karpf battles to bronze at Junior Olympics
PDS seventh grader continues to master tae kwon do By: Jim Green In amateur tae kwon do sparring matches, opponents fight for three minutes or until one competitor has accumulated three points. At the tri-state tournament in April, Lawrence resident Brandon Karpf, 12, beat all three of his opponents in less than a minute without…
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Sod farm’s water application prompts concern
Montgomery operation raises questions on impact of area wells. By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY A Skillman Road sod farm that has filed an application with the state Department of Environmental Protection to pump 8.56 million gallons of water per month from an on-site well has prompted some residents and officials to request a public hearing…
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Newcomers invited to YWCA Princeton open house
The Newcomers Club at the YWCA Princeton will kick off its 2005-2006 season on Friday, Sept. 9, at 11:45 a.m. with a luncheon and an introduction to the interest groups which are open to club members. The public is invited. The purpose of the Newcomers Club is to give persons, new to the area, a…
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Letters to the Herald
For the Aug. 19 issue. Another reason to support farming To the editor: There is another reason for supporting local farming, the topic of Michele S. Byers’ column, "Buying local preserves farmland and farmers," in your Aug. 12 issue. I do not think that the price of gasoline and all of the products of…
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Enjoy respite of the dog days while you can
PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 19 As we head into the last two weeks of August the traditional height of America’s vacation season the Princeton area is settling in, as it always does, for a fortnight of calm before the annual September storm. Outwardly, things may not seem so different during this two-week period. Offices…
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OBITUARIES, Aug. 19, 2005
Dr. John N. Bahcall, Margaret D. Quigg, Berthold Sheffield, Thomas A. Lies, J. Paul Crawford Jr., The Rev. John R. Bodo, Michael E. Jankoski, Harold E. Covert Dr. John N. Bahcall Astrophysicist Dr. John N. Bahcall of Princeton died Wednesday in New York City. He was 70. Dr. Bahcall was a Richard Black Professor…
