Category: archives
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Girls’ Lacrosse Player of the Year
Kirnan was leader of Hun turnaround By: Bob Nuse As important as Tarah Kirnan’s play on the field was to the success of the Hun School girls’ lacrosse team, what she did off the field was just as important. "I can’t say enough about the whole group that we had this year," Hun coach Lauren…
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County, towns work to realign a treacherous stretch of road
Longtime resident recalls years of accidents on Jefferson’s Curve. By: David Campbell Carol Jefferson of Cherry Valley Road lives on a stretch of road near the border of Montgomery and Princeton townships known as "Jefferson’s Curve" or "Jefferson’s Bridge" names she said are synonymous with fender benders, airborne cars landing in trees, collisions and…
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Poetry jamboree marks cultural debut for Nassau Park
Festival promises diverse mix of established, emerging, even first-time poets. By: Michael Redmond This could be the start of something big. On Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m., the West Windsor Arts Council will be presenting its third annual Summer Solstice Poetry Festival in a handsome new venue, the open-air theater plaza at Nassau Park…
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June 22, 9:19 p.m.: The president’s war fever
"Plan of Attack" tells the story of a war that was inevitable and avoidable, if only the president and his men were not so single-minded. By: Hank Kalet I just finished reading Bob Woodward’s "Plan of Attack" a book that deserves a read from anyone considering voting for President George W. Bush in November.…
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Stockton faces first revaluation in 20 years
The borough won’t award a contract until it is sure the company will meet with residents prior to the revaluation. By: Linda Seida STOCKTON Borough Council members stopped short of awarding a contract to Vital Service Group of Toms River to oversee a county-mandated property revaluation throughout the borough, wanting first to ensure that…
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Vegetarian chili is a delicious option
The first thing I did when I bought a food processor in the early 1980s…was to chop meat for chili con carne. But now, with many people swearing off meat (Atkins notwithstanding), vegetarian versions abound. By: Faith Bahadurian Illustration by Judy Martin The first thing I did when I bought a food processor in the…
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DOT installs markers to guide errant pilots
Mayor hopes balls are a quick fix to a noisy problem. By: Jill Mathews MONTGOMERYIn an attempt to better guide pilots so they avoid flying over homes located near the Princeton Airport, the state Department of Transportation had orange marker balls installed on power lines on Cherry Hill Road on Monday. The large plastic balls,…
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OBITUARIES, June 22, 2004
Inez L. Hinds, James R. Harris, Herman H. Goldstine, Terry O. Blackburn, Preston R. Clement, Virginia B. Selden, Terrie M. Costa, Nicolas Piroue, Sabra E. Desantis, Christopher P. Cantwell Inez L. Hinds Early childhood educator Inez L. Hinds, Ph.D., died June 6 at Princeton Care Center. She was 85. Born in New York City, she…
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Letters to the Editor, June 22
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, June 22 By: Immigration policies are misguided To the editor: I cannot help but cringe with anguish and disgust as I read press accounts of the ordeals of undocumented Guatemalan immigrants detained in Trenton, and see firsthand the terror spreading through our local immigrant communities. While fathers are taken away,…
