Category: archives
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Raiders roll in sectional baseball playoffs
Mercy rule win sends team to CJ 4 semifinals By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High baseball team is still very much alive in two major tournaments after Friday’s 13-3 romp over Brick Memorial in the Central Jersey Group 4 quarterfinals. Hillsborough (16-5), which faces Immaculata in Monday night’s Somerset County championship game at Commerce Bank…
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New girls’ fields satisfy Title IX suit filed against Princeton schools
Two softball fields to be constructed at John Witherspoon Middle School. By: Rachel Silverman Princeton Regional Schools will construct two girls’ softball fields at John Witherspoon Middle School, according to an agreement announced Thursday between the school system and a group of parents who filed a Title IX sex-discrimination suit against the district. Although the…
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Seminary honors a distinguished almunus
Dr. C. Samuel Calian, retiring Pittsburgh Theological Seminary president, received Princeton Theological Seminary’s Distinguished Alumnus Award at its annual reunion banquet May 20. Dr. Calian was celebrated for visionary leadership in the academic theological community as president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary for 24 years; his contributions to the Pittsburgh-area community; prolific writing that has greatly…
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In tough times let’s cut bad programs first
EDITORIAL Next year New Jersey faces a projected deficit of $4 billion. Against this stark backdrop, state officials and lawmakers are attempting to craft a budget. Unfortunately for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), budgeted expenses are almost $96 million less than last year. Considering the projected $4 billion deficit facing the state, cuts to…
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MHS snaps slump in state softball tourney
Cougars shut out Ferris in opener By: Justin Feil Annie O’Toole felt she was in a bit of a slump. So too, it appeared, was the Montgomery High softball team. Both broke out when it counts most for the state tournament in a 4-0 win over Ferris High in the North Jersey Section…
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Arts council, WW take step in conversion of old firehouse
A memorandum of understanding will be drafted by township business administrator. By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR The Township Council took another step Monday toward turning the former Princeton Junction firehouse on Alexander Road into an arts center. The council gave Business Administrator Chris Marion the go-ahead to draft a memorandum of understanding between the…
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Unbelievable!
Underdog Monroe stuns Nottingham in first round of CJ Group III tourney By: Rich Fisher HAMILTON TWP. At 19-5, the Nottingham High baseball team had been so seemingly impressive this season that a Trenton paper predicted the Northstars to beat helpless Monroe, 13-3 in six innings in Monday’s Central Jersey Group III first-round tournament…
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Memorial Day observances set around the region
Princeton to hold Saturday parade; Montgomery sets June 6 ceremony; West Windsor plans Monday parade. By: The Packet Staff Memorial Day observances are planned in Princeton, Montgomery and West Windsor in the coming days. Here’s a breakdown of events: Princeton Memorial Day observances will be held Saturday, with a parade at 10 a.m. and ceremony…
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PRESS FORUM: Should the state ban the sell of junk food and soft drinks in public schools?
PRESS FORUM Join the debate. The Cranbury Press is hosting a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues. The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe want…
