Category: archives
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Cougars best of county
MHS boys’ lacrosse joins exclusive group By: Justin Feil BASKING RIDGE Welcome to the club, Montgomery High. The Cougar boys’ lacrosse team joined some exclusive company in its first-ever Somerset County Tournament championship game by upending top-seeded and two-time defending champion Pingry, 6-3, Sunday. "Now we finally feel like we’re part of the history…
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Seat-belt enforcement effort under way in Plainsboro, West Windsor
‘Click It or Ticket’ to extend through June 5 Police in Plainsboro and West Windsor are joining other area law enforcement agencies taking part in the nationwide "Click It or Ticket" seat-belt enforcement campaign through June 5. The program’s goal is to increase the statewide safety belt usage rate to 84 percent. The current safety-belt…
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OBITUARIES, May 24, 2005
Michael Ramus, Mildred C. Tindall, Stephen W. Koontz, Douglas H. Hahn, Donald P. Albury. Michael Ramus Illustrator and cartoonist MONTGOMERY Michael Ramus died Thursday at Stonebridge at Montgomery retirement community. He was 87. Born in Naples, Italy, he was a longtime Princeton resident. He graduated from the Phillips Exeter Academy, attended Yale University…
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Institute for Advanced Study marks 75th anniversary
Founders Day program includes dedication of sculpture. By: David Campbell The Institute for Advanced Study held a special ceremony Friday morning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its founding and mark the centenary of Albert Einstein’s miracle year in 1905, when the famed theorist one of the institute’s first faculty members published several…
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Students’ voice should be heard in borough
GUEST OPINION, May 24 By: Robert D. Biederman If Princeton students took an interest in borough matters and voted in every election, they would be able to control town politics. In non-presidential years, the turnout in borough elections can be as low as 1,000 residents. As few as 300 votes can decide an election. The…
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‘Girls on the Run’
A focus on self-esteem spurs youngsters to achieve. By: Lisa Pettit "It’s fun." "I am proud of all the lap bands I have earned for completing a quarter mile." "I like meeting new friends and cheering on my teammates." "I like learning about stuff, like eating good food and not gossiping." " I run better…
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MHS golf wins Skyland
Cougars finally capture golf title By: Bob Nuse If not for a few shots here and there, Charlie Olenick might be looking at one of the best golf teams he’s coached at Montgomery High. "We lost a match by one stroke, a match by two strokes and a match by three strokes," Olenick said. "And…
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Hinkson’s lease agreement for store at garage on borough agenda
Council may also approve bonds for sewer system rehabilitation. By: Marjorie Censer The Princeton Borough Council is expected to approve the lease agreement for Hinkson’s, the office-supply store located on Nassau Street, at its meeting tonight. The 10-year lease provides for Hinkson’s to move into the 1,043-square-foot retail space in the Spring Street garage. Borough…
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A gutter ball for smoking ban opponents
PACKET EDITORIAL, May 24 By: Packet Editorial, May 24 Just when we thought we had heard every conceivable argument from the vaguely legitimate to the totally ludicrous against the proposed statewide ban on smoking in public places, the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of North Jersey and Southern New Jersey has served up a proverbial…
