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Princeton foundation awards $20M in grants
The Princeton-based Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation, which provides service-based scholarships to college students who dedicate themselves to community involvement, has awarded $20.5 million in challenge endowment grants to five colleges. The schools are: Berea College in Berea, Ky.; Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C.; Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, N.C.; Rhodes College in…
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Princeton Packet Boys’ Lacrosse Player of the Year
Lalli set standards high for WW-P North By: Justin Feil Ever since his freshman year, Matt Lalli’s name has been synonymous with West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys’ lacrosse. Lalli broke into the starting lineup as a freshman, the first year that the Knights had a team. He was the team’s Most Valuable Player that season, and…
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Spelling his way to Washington
East Windsor eighth-grader Raghav Srinivason competed in the National Spelling Bee where he finished 27th in the nation. By: Melissa Kadish EAST WINDSOR One of the best young spellers in the country calls East Windsor home. And English wasn’t even his first language. Raghav Srinivason, 13, just competed in the National Spelling Bee in…
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Amended lawsuit claims university diverted $100 million
Roberston family calls Princeton ‘an Ivy League Enron.’ By: Jeff Milgram Calling Princeton "an Ivy League Enron," the Robertson family on Thursday accused university officials of diverting more than $100 million from a special fund set up to train graduate students for government careers in foreign affairs. Citing documents obtained during the discovery phase of…
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Cranbury to host history event
League of history societies in town for annual meeting. By: Sarah Winkelman History buffs will be descending on Cranbury Saturday for the annual meeting of the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey Betty Wagner, township historian and coordinator of the league meeting, said the member towns take turns hosting the event. This year Cranbury…
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Amended lawsuit claims university diverted $100 million
Robertson family terms Princeton ‘an Ivy League Enron’ By: Jeff Milgram Calling Princeton "an Ivy League Enron," the Robertson family on Thursday accused university officials of diverting more than $100 million from a special fund set up to train graduate students for government careers in foreign affairs. Citing documents obtained during the discovery phase of…
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Winning gives Garrison plenty of motivation
Hun lefty stars as Mercer wins Carpenter Cup opener By: Justin Feil With summer camps and showcase games still to come, and scouts in attendance, Steve Garrison had plenty of personal incentive to throw well in his Carpenter Cup debut. More than anything though, Garrison wanted to do well for his Mercer County all-star teammates.…
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Buses will continue thanks to new funds
East Windsor’s Princeton Junction shuttle bus and its community bus will remain in service thanks to state and federal funding. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval EAST WINDSOR Township bus systems are no longer in danger of being stopped, thanks to both federal and state funds. Mayor Janice Mironov this week said a $125,850 grant administered…
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For new grads: Take two steps into citizenship
Editorial Congratulations Class of 2004. You’ve done it. You’re out. You’ve completed four years at Hightstown High School. What to do now? Whether heading to college, into the military or into a job, there are two things each new grad needs to do: Make sure you are registered to vote. And then, make sure you…
