Category: archives
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Baumlin cracks the 1,000 milestone
By: Carolyn M. Hartko Going into last Saturday’s game at New Brunswick High School, Monroe Township High School senior Ali Baumlin needed 16 points to reach the 1,000 career point total. She ended that game with 14, keeping the suspense going like a good contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Instead, Baumlin reached…
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OBITUARIES: Codia Foglia
Cordia Foglia Cordia E. Foglia, 90, of Monroe, died Friday, Jan. 28, at Masonic Home in Burlington. Born in Forest City, N.C., she lived in Monroe most of her life. Ms. Foglia was a waitress for Savarin Co., New York, for 35 years, retiring in 1990. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Jamesburg,…
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DISPATCHES: Iraqi vote does not a democracy make
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet Yes, the Iraqi vote was a historic first step, but it did not form a government or unify the country. Let’s not fool ourselves about what happened Sunday in Iraq. Iraqis went to the polls for the first time in their history, but that does not mean that a democracy was…
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Cardinal boys wallop WW-P South
Boys Swimming By: Jim Green The Lawrence High School boys swimming team knew it wouldn’t be easy to knock off West Windsor-Plainsboro South. Well, the Cardinals didn’t think it would be easy, anyway. As it turned out, Lawrence dominated the showdown from start to finish, beating the Pirates 97-73 at LHS. With the win, the…
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Katie
"Katie", a 2-year old spayed Golden Retriever, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter,900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Katie", or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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Fish Tales
A record-setting basketball player who also can’t be beat as a person By: Rich Fisher It’s not for me to say Ali Baumlin is the nicest person you will ever meet. Afterall, I don’t know who the heck you’ve met and who you’re going to meet. But I think it’s a safe bet to say…
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Puppy program offers valuable lesson
Barclay Brook students raise money for seeing-eye puppies and experience a day in the life of a guide dog. By: Elaine Worden Barclay Brook gym teacher Jackie Winters can’t see. She is blindfolded, and her guide dog, first-grader John Frycz, is scampering across the gym floor on all fours, wearing a harness made of a…
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Princeton Borough police chief redefines retirement
Instead of relaxing in Maine, new top cop takes on street violence. By: Jennifer Potash After completing 25 years of Princeton Borough police service on Jan. 1, no one would have begrudged Anthony Federico a well-deserved retirement free at last to enjoy the solitude and the fishing at his vacation cabin in Maine. Instead,…
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Ali’s week is a real knockout
Baumlin sets MHS record for points By: Rich Fisher And once again, Ali is the greatest of allllll time. But this Ali is not a boxer, does not like to brag and make predictions, and is not even a man. Nonetheless, she has put a whuppin’ on the all-time girls scoring mark at Monroe High,…
