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Whole Hearted
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz takes over as music director of the American Boychoir. FERNANDO MALVAR-RUIZ Most parents can’t get their boys to pick up clothes, eat vegetables or turn off the TV. On the other hand, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, the new music director of the American Boychoir, is able to pull the most enchanting music out of the…
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Achievement , student growth, top Monroe list
Monroe administrators set goals for the upcoming school year. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi MONROE Dealing with an expected enrollment increase and keeping students’ test scores strong top the agenda of district and school administrators. And among Superintendent Ralph Ferrie’s long-range goals this year is securing land in Thompson Park for a new high school.…
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With record turnout, chamber trade fair is ‘blowout’ event
Speaker touts genomics as ‘the next frontier.’ By: Melinda Sherwood With more vendors than ever in its 23-year history and a nationally renowned keynote speaker the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Trade Fair and U.S. 1 Technology Showcase at The Westin Princeton hotel in Forrestal Village was arguably the "blowout" business networking event…
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Schools set for students
Jamesburg administrators set goals for the upcoming school year. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi JAMESBURG Administrators are looking ahead and setting goals as they anticipate the opening of school, Tuesday. Superintendent Shirley Bzdewka, who is also the principal of Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School, said she looks forward to laying the groundwork for improving student…
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Varhley to coach MHS girls’ tennis
New coach excited about program By: Justin Feil Matt Varhley saw instant success as an assistant coach for the Montgomery High softball team last spring. A state Group III championship was a real thrill for Varhley, who played baseball at Princeton Day School. Though he didn’t take up tennis until recently, Varhley is just as…
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Rehab for pulmonary patients can improve quality of life
COPD develops slowly. It may be many years be´fore symptoms such as shortness of breath become apparent By: Lorraine Seabrook and Geralyn Karpiscak, R.N. Thirty-five million Americans are currently living with chronic lung disease, otherwise known by the acronym COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD refers to two related diseases that affect the lungs…
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Town issues guidelines for Eagle projects
Cranbury scouts must go through two step application process before doing projects on public land. By: Josh Appelbaum Cranbury is seeking to solve a problem any community would be happy to have. Mayor Richard Stannard said as many as 13 Cranbury Boy Scouts currently are seeking Eagle Scout certifications and the Township Committee has established…
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Truth a loser in unwinnable war of words
PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 3 By: Packet Editorial Here’s what’s wrong with American politics today: For the past three years, the Bush administration has bombarded the American people with an arsenal of empty rhetoric and puffy platitudes about how the United States is winning the war on terror. Then, in a rare moment of unguarded honesty,…
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This backpack on wheels puts more ‘utility’ in the term sport-utility vehicle
The XUV is an appeal to your practical nature as well your pocketbook By: Malcolm Gunn This backpack on wheels puts more ‘utility’ in the term sport-utility vehicle Is it really a combination of a handy pickup, rugged sport-utility vehicle and some kind of fancy-pants wagon? It might not matter how you define it, just…
