Category: archives
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‘In Congress assembled’
Remembering the days when Princeton was the capital of the United States By: William Myers At the close of the Revolutionary War, the United States was in a severe crisis. The form and constitution of the young nation was in doubt, and mutinies were spreading through the army. In 1783, the Continental Congress, meeting at…
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MOM foes see rising opposition
Park Service letter bolsters case against train. By: Leon Tovey Local officials are applauding a letter from the National Park Service that says the proposed Lakehurst-Monmouth Junction route for the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex commuter rail line is a bad idea. In a June 6 letter to the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Kristen Stevens, an archaeologist…
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Montgomery schools win environmental grants
Orchard Hill and Village schools each get about $1,000 from county. By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY The district’s two elementary schools are recipients of Somerset County environmental awareness grants. Both Orchard Hill and Village elementary schools received grants for $1,000 and $980, respectively. The schools were two of 21 that won the grants, which…
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‘Intensivist’ physicians specialize in treatment of critical cases
Having an intensivist in the ICU allows for the use of specialized protocols to treat specific illnesses and other quality initiatives which improve patient care By: Gloria Beck Last year, patients who required constant monitoring due to a critical illness or injury accounted for roughly 10 percent of the nation’s hospital admissions. In the coming…
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Leaving behind a legacy of literature
Saying goodbye to careers spent at Monroe High. By: Matt Egan MONROE She taught "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Canterbury Tales" to more than 3,000 Monroe Township High School students. Now, after teaching for 33 years and three months, language arts teacher Claire Snyder is retiring. "I’ve always told my students that the very…
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LETTERS: More stops needed for new bus service
To the editor: I was very impressed at the news that Middlesex County is about to embark on a bus service in Jamesburg and Monroe that is, until I read all the details concerning it in a recent article of The Cranbury Press. While one of the bus stops would be within Rossmoor at…
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Accord Hybrid: Green-friendly with style, performance
The Honda Accord Hybrid looms as a genuine strategy toward doing your part for Mother Earth and for your weekly budget By: Mike Blake The 2005 Accord Hybrid With fuel prices soaring out of sight and a real concern over gas consumption enveloping us, the Honda Accord Hybrid looms as a genuine strategy toward doing…
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Princeton University scholar named fellow
A member of the music department at Princeton University has been selected as a 2005-2006 fellow of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, the institute said. Assistant Professor Dmitri Tymoczko is among 51 scholars selected as fellows. Professor Tymoczko’s interests include 20th-century tonal music, aesthetics, computer music and music theory, according to…
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WW follows plan for win
Softball 12s open tournament with shutout By: Bob Nuse The West Windsor 12-year-old softball all-stars have a pretty simple game-plan when it comes to winning games in the District 12 tournament. "We work on the fundamentals and try to do those things well," said West Windsor manager Andy "Ace" Forsell, whose team opened District 12…
