Category: archives
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PHS golf earns redemption, T of C berth
WW-P South’s Aloi, Montgomery’s Boger qualify as individuals By: Bob Nuse A year ago, the only disappointing day in an otherwise spectacular season for the Princeton High golf team was a poor showing at the Central/South Group III sectional Tournament, where the Little Tigers failed to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. This year, the…
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Confident Monroe ready for Stevens
Falcons nip Sayreville in GMCT prelim By: Rich Fisher If there was ever the right time for Monroe High’s softball team to play the No. 1 team in Middlesex County, this could be it. After a heart-pounding 1-0, nine-inning victory over 17th-seeded Sayreville on Wednesday, the 16th-seeded Falcons (15-9) advance to the Greater Middlesex Conference…
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Teachers of the year grab students’ attention
Hightstown High School teachers Jack Dunn and Richard Tuliszewski are honored for their innovative teaching methods. By: Marisa Maldonado HIGHTSTOWN Jack Dunn says storytelling is important to his work as a teacher. And Richard Tuliszewski once stuck gum in his hair to teach his students about polymers. These teaching methods might seem like a…
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May 20, 3:03 p.m.: Dispatches and editorials on the local scene
On school redistricting and the school budget in South Brunswick and food drives in Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe. By: Hank Kalet Read this week’s Dispatches on the local redistricting wars. And our editorials on the school budget in South Brunswick and area food drives in Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe.
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Death penalty isn’t freedom’s best first step
PACKET EDITORIAL, May 20 By: Packet Editorial With the body count mounting every day, with car bombers and snipers and drive-by shooters taking deadly aim at Iraqi and American targets all across his country, Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari issued a stern warning this week. "The new government will strike with an iron fist against…
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Peddie softball wins Prep A and MAPL titles
By: Neil Hay After coming so close on several other occasions, the Peddie softball team finally found a way to solve Hun’s Emily Rosenthal. Not once. But twice. By doing so, the Falcons won the state Prep A softball championship and finished first in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League. How’s that for getting even. It was…
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Councils cut school budget by $1 million
East Windsor and Hightstown councils agree to cuts items such as furniture for students and computer maintenance, as well as funding from an adult education program. By: Marisa Maldonado HIGHTSTOWN The East Windsor and Hightstown councils trimmed $1 million from the defeated school budget Tuesday, ending more than a month of debate by cutting…
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Community plans party for drug-free children
The Municipal Alliance Committee on Drug and Alcoholism and Cranbury School will host their 15th annual Drug Free Fair. By: Josh Appelbaum Sometimes it takes a community to keep children off drugs. That is why the Municipal Alliance Committee on Drug and Alcoholism and Cranbury School will host their 15th annual Drug Free Fair on…
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Century of history toasted at Waxwood celebration
A once segregated school building becomes new housing and a National Historic Register site. By: Marjorie Censer For some of those who gathered Thursday at The Waxwood on Quarry Street to celebrate its designation as a National Historic Register site, the building is more than just a part of Princeton’s history it’s a part…
