Category: archives
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Monroe’s setback to Sayreville was closer than it looked
By: Carolyn M. Hartko The Monroe Township High School varsity field hockey team was seemingly blasted, 3-0 by visiting Sayreville Tuesday, as Jen Latz helped her squad improve to 3-1 by scoring two goals and assisting on the third. But according to Lady Falcon head coach Virginia Gonzalez, the game was a lot closer than…
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Letters to the Editor, Sept. 24
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Sept. 24 Bush has failed to keep us safe To the editor: In the fairy tale of the Emperor’s New Clothes, the emperor rode down the street believing he was wearing marvelous new garments. His people had to pretend they saw these new garments, but what they really saw was…
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Emergency management czar proposed for Princeton
A push for a single official to oversee a crisis in the borough or township. By: Jennifer Potash In the event of a major crisis, be it a severe flu outbreak, flood or terrorist attack, who would oversee the response in Princeton? Both municipalities have an emergency management coordinator, but now there is a growing…
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‘War of the Worlds’ back at Sarnoff
Wiggle your tentacles! It’s time to mark your calendars and save Friday, Oct. 29, or Saturday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m., when the David Sarnoff Library will reprise its stunningly successful broadcast re-enactment of Orson Welles’s 66-year-old Halloween broadcast scare, "War of The Worlds," based on H. G. Wells’ classic story. Saturday night will be…
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Deer pregnancy fertile ground for debate
REALITY CHECK, Sept. 24 By: Dawn Cariello Last week, this newspaper reported on the latest turn of events in Princeton’s long-running soap opera, The Deer of Our Lives. In this episode, an unexpectedly high number of does and fawns including some that were immunized with an experimental birth-control vaccine became pregnant, bringing the…
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Sayreville ties MHS
By: Carolyn M. Hartko After a week off due to a combination of rain and religious holidays, the Monroe Township High School varsity girls’ soccer team was finally back in action this past Tuesday. Unfortunately, the outcome was a disappointing 1-1 tie with Sayreville, and both goals came off set pieces. Junior midfielder Raven Chiara…
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Rescue squad hopes to boost blood supply
Cranbury First Aid Squad blood Drive set for Saturday at 68 Maplewood Avenue. By: Josh Appelbaum There aren’t many times people have the chance to save the lives of three people at once. Ann Smith of the Cranbury First Aid Squad said giving blood can do just that, and in only about an hour. She…
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Gatherings at Lawrenceville connects home owner with community
Gatherings at Lawrenceville, by Beazer Homes, is an intimate community of carriage homes bordered almost entirely by woods in the heart of central New Jersey Gatherings at Lawrenceville, by Beazer Homes, is an intimate community of carriage homes bordered almost entirely by woods in the heart of central New Jersey. Among the best places to…
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‘You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train’
The New Jersey Film Festival screens this documentary about historian and political activist Howard Zinn. By: Elise Nakhnikian You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train. One of the first academics to champion social justice and multiculturalism and challenge their colleges to do the same, Howard Zinn was PC before PC was cool. He was…
