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May 20, 3 p.m.: Musical musings
Some thoughts on Reckless Kelly, Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones. By: Hank Kalet Some housekeeping: Here are some recent CD reviews from Pop Matters, by yours truly: Reckless Kelly, "Wicked Twisted Road" an accomplished, complete and fully realized collection of roots music. One of the better discs to emerge from the ether this…
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Letters to the Editor, May 20
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, May 20 Film festival puts focus on human rights To the editor: Violations of human rights occur just about everywhere one looks for them. Most governments are willing violators unless restrained by their citizens, and both civil and military conflicts often result in widespread violations. Consequently, the subject of human…
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Job loss after maternity leave sparks discrimination suit
Princeton Borough resident takes RCN Corp. to court. By: Gwen McNamara Imagine taking leave from work, only to discover six days before you return that your job has been eliminated a victim of downsizing. Think it can’t happen? Think again. That’s exactly what Princeton Borough resident Nita Wright says happened to her after taking…
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GRAPHIC ARTIST – PREPRESS
The Princeton Packet, Inc. a group of community newspapers, is seeking a full-time day shift graphic artist to create ads on Mac using Multi-Ad Creator, InDesign, and Photoshop for advertising clients. The ideal candidate will have very good Mac and PC skills, including experience with graphic design programs. Some experience in newspaper layout and design…
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West Windsor reshuffles township jobs
By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR The Township Council introduced a salary and wage plan ordinance Monday that includes three renamed positions, a reinstated position and one new position. Two of the renamed positions human resources assistant and purchasing assistant assign more specific job descriptions to township employees who assist the business administrator.…
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Casimir aids Princeton
Cranbury resident has a strong MCM showing By: Justin Feil HAMILTON With a team title out of reach, it was the individuals from Princeton High girls’ track team that claimed two gold medals. Natalie Gengel won in the pole vault and Libby Bliss in the 800 meters, which helped PHS to a seventh-place finish.…
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Emergency vehicles go the extra mile
The EMS will get a new Horton ambulance this year. By: Leon Tovey MONROE "It’s a lot of driving," Rob Drako said Wednesday. Mr. Drako, the operations coordinator for the township Emergency Medical Service, was talking about the EMS’s response statistics for 2004. The EMS, which operates 10 ambulances out of two stations …
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Montgomery cuts school taxes
Committee shaves $1.56 million from defeated budget. By: David Campbell MONTGOMERY The Township Committee unanimously moved Thursday night to save local property taxpayers about $2 million on the 2005-2006 school budget. The action was taken following the April 19 defeat of the $67.9 million budget, and it represents a decrease in spending of about…
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Roman gives Saeed a run for his money
By: Carolyn M. Hartko Going into last Saturday’s Greater Middlesex Track & Field Championships, Umar Saeed of Old Bridge was everyone’s favorite to win the boys’ flight of the 3200 meter race at South Plainfield’s Jost Field. Several names were mentioned as long shot challengers who would basically be shooting for second. No where in…
