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July 7, 8:02 p.m.: Veep sweepstakes and the press
Edwards faces some double standards. By: Hank Kalet William Safire offers a rather partisan shot at John Edwards cloaked in the robes of his self-professed independence. He goes to a conservative Republican from South Carolina who happened to be born hospital as the junior senator from North Carolina to show that a.) the pick was…
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Couples to ask for benefits under new state law
Same-sex couples as well as those 62 and older can apply for domestic partnership affidavits. By: Linda Seida John Colton has been with his partner for 16 years. He and David Norris have bought a house together and committed themselves to a life together. Despite the couple’s arrangement, Mr. Colton said he knows, if he…
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Police Blotter-July 8, 2004
Solebury Tuesday, June 29, there were several mailboxes damaged with fireworks or beaten with baseball bats. The incidents occurred along Aquetong and Lower Mountain roads. Two people were charged with burglary of a residence in the Peddler’s Village area. They were nabbed after police responded to a burglar alarm went off and reports of two…
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Princeton, C-P eye baseball Final Eight
West Windsor 12s battle tough pool By: Justin Feil In the mixed blessings department, the Princeton 12-year-old all-stars’ heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Sunnybrae on Sunday certainly fits. Princeton wasn’t happy to lose the game, but since it came in pool play there’s still a chance to recover from it. Princeton, which sits 2-1 in Pool…
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Citizen input sought on West Windsor transit village
Preliminary ideas to be presented at July 20 session. By: Shanay Cadette WEST WINDSOR Residents should arm themselves with ideas, criticisms and concepts because officials say they want to hear about them all at the first public meeting on the proposal to build a transit village at the Princeton Junction train station and the…
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Cyclist with a cause heads west to Golden Gate
Montgomery resident riding across the country to aid fight on cancer. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY Some college students fill their summers with lazy days at the beach and late nights with their friends. Johns Hopkins University student and Montgomery resident Patrick Kerns decided to do something different. He decided to bicycle across the country.…
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A Kerry-Dean ticket would pack plenty of punch
GUEST OPINION, July 6 By: Robert J. Barletta The 2004 veepstakes is on and pundits are predicting Sen. Kerry’s No. 2 will be Dick Gephardt, John Edwards or another swing-state politico. But instead of looking to pick off one state, Sen. Kerry should make the bold and unorthodox move of picking a running mate who…
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‘A little jewel in the middle of the woods’
Nassau Swim Club is a throwback to the past with members doing the maintenance work. By: David Campbell There’s not much to the place, just an old pool, a diving board, some changing rooms and showers. It’s accessed by a rutted gravel road. But to members, the Nassau Swim Club is an oasis hidden away…
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West Windsor council declares a new unity
Members agree on leadership and hopes for township’s future. By: Shanay Cadette WEST WINDSOR Township Council members say they are united in their selection of new leadership and their hopes that West Windsor will continue to flourish in the coming year. After Franc Gambatese and Alison Miller were unanimously selected as council president and…
