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Schools get new roofs as part of repairs
Jamesburg schools finally get new roofs. By: Leon Tovey JAMESBURG Workers were hard at it this week installing new roofs at John F. Kennedy Elementary School and Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School. Tom Reynolds, Jamesburg school business administrator, said Tuesday that the roof of each school was "well past its useful life" and overdue…
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LETTERS: Flood response was top notch
To the editor: Sunday, July 17, was a devastating day for the communities of Jamesburg, Monroe Township, Helmetta and Spotswood. What turned out to be a sunny Sunday morning ended up as a dark and scary evening. The flash floods that hit our area left unimaginable damage to houses and businesses, and some cases, obliterated…
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‘Hustle & Flow’
Crunk, a Southern version of hip-hop, drives Craig Brewer’s film about a Memphis pimp who dreams of becoming a rapper. By: Bob Brown DJay (Terrence Howard, left) enlists one of his employees (Taraji Henson) for vocal assistance with his rap demo in Hustle & Flow. This movie has more heart than art. Writer-director Craig Brewer,…
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DISPATCHES: Senate should play key role in this process
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet President should not undermine Senate’s role in appointing a Supreme Court justice. President George W. Bush has had his say. Now it’s the U.S. Senate’s turn. The president nominated Judge John G. Roberts last week to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who announced her retirement…
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OBITUARIES, July 29, 2005
Lucrecia Morales, Elizabeth L. Giebel, Carolyn Curtiss Lucrecia Morales Princeton Nursery School teacher APOPKA, Fla. Lucrecia Morales died July 6. She was 59. Born in Guatemala City, she came to the United States in 1985 and was a Princeton resident 14 years before moving to the Orlando, Fla., area five years ago. She was…
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New hotel coming to Plainsboro
Plainsboro will get brand new 142-room Winston Hotel off Route 1. By: Emily Craighead PLAINSBORO Within the next four to six weeks, Winston Hotels Inc. is expected to break ground on a Homewood Suites Hotel. The hotel, which will front Route 1 with access from Mapleton Road next to the Courtyard by Marriott…
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Starr
"Starr," a 1-½-year-old boxer mix female, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Starr" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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‘Must Love Dogs’
This sweet summer comedy navigates its clichés with an expertise that invites you to enjoy the journey. By: Elise Nakhnikian (In ‘Must Love Dogs,’ Diane Lane (right) thinks she has finally found the man of her dreams (John Cusack), thanks to an Internet personal ad.) At the end of Must Love Dogs, Sarah Nolan (Diane…
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An overview of the Sourlands
In the Introduction and Background to a Smart Growth planning application, the Sourland Planning Council and its public and private allies provide this overview: "The Sourland Mountains provide a 60-square-mile oasis of contiguous forest, rocky outcrops, forested wetlands, whispering streams, and vernal ponds, in the heart of some of the most rapidly developing areas…
