Category: archives
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‘Beat’ screens in Montgomery
Jacques Audiard’s film "The Beat That My Heart Skipped," winner of the Berlin Film Festival, will be running today through Thursday at Montgomery Cinemas, Montgomery, at 2:20 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:10 p.m. and 9:35 p.m. The engagement was described by a publicist as "last minute." Starring Romain Duris, "The Beat That Skipped My Heart" is…
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Cranbury Scout project aids Monroe church
Cranbury Boy Scout works to earn his Eagle rank. By: Josh Appelbaum A Cranbury Boy Scout is looking to earn the rank of Eagle by helping his church. Mike Mikula, 16, is working on building a storage shed on the grounds of the Nativity of Our Lord R.C. Church in Monroe as part of his…
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SERV center to open in fall
New facility for former residents of state mental hospitals is set to open by September. By: Leon Tovey JAMESBURG A 20-bed facility for former residents of state mental hospitals under construction on East Church Street should be open by September. Keith Hamilton, a spokesman for SERV Centers of New Jersey, which owns the facility,…
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Cranbury battery operates win over Florence
By: Rich Fisher Although the deciding factor in Cranbury-Plainsboro’s advancement out of District 12 pool play came down to the runs-allowed differential, C-P put itself in a position to be helped by the tie-breaker with last Thursday’s 9-5 win over Florence at Plainsboro’s Community Park. Although the locals got just four legitimate hits – two…
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Man charged with heroin possession
East Windsor man arrested for drug possession and driving with a suspended license. By: Josh Appelbaum An East Windsor man was arrested and charged with heroin possession on July 4. Victor Torres, 27, was charged after police stopped his 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier on Griggs Road at about 10 p.m. for driving with his headlights off…
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District launches class for preschool students
East Windsor Regional School District will integrate special education preschool students into a new class at the Grace N. Rogers School. By: Jessica Bowker HIGHTSTOWN Special education preschool students in the East Windsor Regional School District will be integrated in a new class for 36 district children, starting in September at the Grace N.…
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PHASE THREE: No cure for this upset stomach, or for other illnesses
PHASE THREE By Arnold Bornstein Facing an uncomfortable truth and hoping for much more progress. Feeling uncomfortable from an apparent stomach virus that hit me earlier this week, I thought back to a month ago and my chatting with a doctor friend about illnesses and diseases during the intermission of a Broadway show, and he…
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New rules targeting truck parking
New ordinance is aimed at preventing truck drivers from parking, stopping or standing along Possum Hollow Road. By: Leon Tovey MONROE Residents of the subdivisions off Possum Hollow Road would get some relief from the sound of idling trucks under an ordinance introduced by the Township Council on Wednesday. The ordinance would prohibit parking,…
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Months after Montgomery budget vote, dust remains unsettled
School board meetings marked by uneasiness, greater scrutiny of finances By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY On alternating Tuesday evenings, the air in the high school media center is customarily thick. Those nights mark the meetings of the recently reconstituted Board of Education. With the defeat of the $67.9 million budget in April and the ousting…
