Category: archives
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Guervil, Henriquez part of PHS football growth
Little Tigers looking to take next step By: Bob Nuse In his three years as head coach of the Princeton High football team, Steve Everette has seen the program grow. He’s also seen the players within the program grow as well. Few have grown over the past couple of years as much as Ben Guervil…
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Jonnie M. Merritt
Jonnie M. Merritt, 84, of Princeton died Nov. 10, following a brief illness. Mrs. Merritt was the widow of John I. Merritt Jr. They lived in Montclair and Verona, until retiring to Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1998. Mrs. Merritt returned to New Jersey following her husband’s death in January 2003. She was a resident of…
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Sen. Bill Bradley talkls politics, baseketball, life
The former senator speaks at annual benefit. By: Jennifer Potash From the state of professional basketball to the state of the union, former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N.J.) waxed philosophical on several topics before a standing-room-only crowd at Nassau Presbyterian Church on Friday evening. Mr. Bradley was the keynote speaker for the Friends of the…
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Marcia Lederer
Marcia A. Haber Lederer, 69, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Weill Cornell New York Presbyterian Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Ms. Lederer resided there before moving to Monroe 11 years ago. Prior to her retirement 11 years ago, she was an elementary school teacher for the New York City Board of Education for 23…
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East Windsor man dies in motorcycle crash
A Garden View Terrace man was speeding on his motorcycle when he hit another car on Route 130 Saturday, police said. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval EAST WINDSOR A township man died after being thrown from a motorcycle when it collided with a car on Route 130 North, police said. The rider of the Honda…
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Plainsboro challenges state over school-funding formula
Township calls process for apportioning property taxes for regional school district ‘arbitrary, capricious, unreasonable and unjustified.’ By: Jill Matthews PLAINSBORO After seeing a substantial tax increase for the past two years because of what it calls an "arbitrary, capricious, unreasonable and unjustified" process for apportioning school taxes for a regional school district, the township…
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Schools fine-tuning efforts to recruit minority educators
Three area districts active in CJPRIDE — the Central Jersey Program for the Recruitment of Diverse Educators. By: Jill Matthews It started just over two years ago, and the Princeton Regional, West Windsor-Plainboro and Montgomery school districts are already seeing advances, albeit small ones, toward their goal. The Central Jersey Program for the Recruitment of…
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For the Nov. 12 issue
Gustave Robert Christie, Joseph J. Perry, Julian Saltz, Charles Parrish. Gustave Robert Christie Gustave Robert Christie, 83, of Hightstown died Wednesday at Meadow Lakes. Born in Irvington, Mr. Christie was a New Jersey native having lived in Hightstown since 1958 (46 years). Mr. Christie attended the University of South Carolina. He was a U.S. Army…
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EDITORIAL: Let’s help others have a happy holiday
EDITORIAL Find out how you can make a difference for someone in need. By: Halloween is over, our votes have been cast and all the usual craziness of fall is nearly behind us. That means it’s time to set our sights on a noble cause, helping those in need. Thanksgiving is just two weeks away…
