Category: archives
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Pirates’ No. 2 runner is Reale deal
Cross country teams set for Group meet By: Justin Feil Two years ago, Chris Reale wouldn’t have believed he could be the No. 2 runner for a West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ cross country that will aim to qualify for the Meet of Champions on Saturday. The Pirates sophomore has developed quickly in his two seasons…
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Wolverines advance all four cheer teams to regionals
By: Rich Fisher Not one, but . . . nope not two, but . . . nope, not three but . . . yup, you guessed it, four. After never advancing one team to the Eastern Regional Pop Warner Cheerleading competition before, the Monroe Wolverines advanced all four of their teams to the esteemed event…
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DISPATCHES: Stereotyping electorate bad for democracy
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet Let’s get past the red and the blue sterotypes. Election results are like an abstract painting. No two viewers see the results the same way. Over the last week and a half, we’ve been subjected to a host of analysis offering takes on the national results, most simplifying the decisions of…
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William Bauman
William G. Bauman, 42, died Saturday, Nov. 6, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Queens, N.Y., he resided in East Brunswick for 20 years before moving to Jamesburg. He was employed as a shipping clerk with Blonder Tongue Labs in Old Bridge. He was the exalted ruler of Elks Lodge 2229…
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TANGENTS: Let the good times roll
TANGENTS By John Saccenti There’s no need to worry… Thank god I was proved wrong last week. Here I was fretting about the war, the economy and all sorts of other things only to find that I was wrong, at least according to 51 percent of American voters. I’m sure that many supporters of Sen.…
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HHS football hosting playoff game tonight
By: Neil Hay Last Saturday at West Windsor-South, the Hightstown football team had its eye on retaining the East Windsor-West Windsor Mayor’s Cup. Tonight, however, the Rams will be playing for a bigger prize. The Rams are back in the state tournament, and will try to go deeper into Central Jersey Group III than a…
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Diversity course draws criticism
Montgomery school board under fire for failure to offer black history elective. By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY Why not? That’s what Jerome Carr and fellow members of A Parent’s Initiative for Every Child’s Education want to know from the Montgomery School District as to why a course focusing solely on African American history will not…
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Red Cross gearing up for a new post-9/11 role
Red Cross announces new campaign to divert terrorism. By: Jill Matthews PLAINSBORO With the heightened need for disaster relief services in a post-Sept. 11 world, the American Red Cross of Central New Jersey on Nov. 4 announced its $6 million campaign aimed at funding a new facility, equipment and programs. The nonprofit organization also…
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Adventures in baby-sitting: Course stresses communication, provides life lessons
LIFESTYLE By: Erica Hammond Putting a child in the care of another person can be difficult for any parent. But some local students are learning some extremely important lessons about baby-sitting from a pair of enthusiastic educators dedicated to helping kids take care of kids. A group of 11 attentive youngsters convened Nov. 6 at…
