Category: archives
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2005 Cadillac STS: The look of luxury
…there’s nothing generic about the Cadillac STS. The STS looks, feels and drives like a luxury car should By: Mike Blake Cadillac. For 104 years, the Cadillac has embodied the term luxury. The name Cadillac (originally named after Le Sieur Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, the French explorer who had discovered Detroit in early 18th…
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Pair charged in park assault
Police charge two North Brunswick men for Thompson Park attack. By: Leon Tovey JAMESBURG Two North Brunswick men were charged with aggravated assault in connection with an incident that occurred last month in Thompson Park, police said this week. James Pascoe, 24, and his brother, Daniel Pascoe, 21, both of Newton Street in North…
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LETTERS: Is the editor editing out letters?
To the editor: As a longtime subscriber, I must compliment you on keeping your news coverage nonbiased. I agree with a past editorial that your reporting does not have editorial content. Your news coverage remains nonbiased. It would be naive to assume that as editor you would not use your "Dispatches" column to espouse…
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Refinancing plan OK’d
Board eyes $144K savings. By: Josh Appelbaum The Board of Education approved a debt refinancing plan Wednesday that will save the district $144,000 in interest payments over the next 10 years. The school board held a public hearing to discuss refinancing $3.23 million of the $4.5 million it borrowed for the 1997 school expansion project.…
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Videotaped interview ruled OK for Soto trial
Videotaped interview can be used in the upcoming trial of an East Windsor Township woman accused of killing her 21-month-old son. By: Marisa Maldonado EAST WINDSOR A judge has dismissed a lawyer’s request to exclude videotaped evidence from the upcoming trial of a township woman accused of killing her 21-month-old son, a spokesperson for…
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‘My Date With Drew’
Watching filmmaker Brian Herzlinger emote into his Circuit City videocam as he tries to land a date with Drew Barrymore can be both entertaining and annoying. By: Elise Nakhnikian Brian Herzlinger’s lifelong obsession with Drew Barrymore is taken to the next level when he searches the streets of Hollywood for a way to meet her…
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County pleased with area shuttle
County’s Department of Transportation is satisfied with new MCDOT shuttle. By: Leon Tovey The director of the Middlesex County Department of Transportation says he is "quite satisfied with the progress" of two new MCDOT shuttle routes that began offering service in the area on June 27, despite lower-than-expected ridership on one of the routes. Steven…
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HEWYBL baseball 14’s place 5th in regionals
By: Kyle Moylan The season came to an end for the Hightstown-East Windsor 14-year-olds in the Babe Ruth Middle Atlantic Regional this past Saturday. Of course, it didn’t come to an end until Hightstown-East Windsor was a long way from home and even further away from where it started. Hightstown-East Windsor’s 1-2 record in regional…
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Head of the Beast
The Chinese Dragon Boat and Asian Festival, based on ancient tradition, is all about teamwork. By: Aleen Crispino TIMEOFF/FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Members of the Central Jersey Dragon Boat Club, from left, Ken Fong, Jeanie Haas, Mary Ann Sarao, John Clark and Julie DiMuro practice in a canoe on Mercer County Lake. Teamwork is important in many…
