Category: archives
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LETTER: Bush runs untruthful, negative campaign
To the editor: George W. Bush has run misleading ads that have distorted Sen. John Kerry’s record on the Patriot Act, education, taxes and many other issues. Now, scholars and political strategists tell us that the Bush ads have achieved historic proportions in terms of negativity and untruthfulness, according to a recent Washington Post article…
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PU appoints new vice president for administration
Columbia University’s vice president for facilities management to take post Aug. 2. Mark Burstein, Columbia University’s vice president for facilities management, has been appointed Princeton University’s vice president for administration, effective Aug. 2. Mr. Burstein previously served as Columbia’s vice president for student services, and before that as acting vice president for human resources. Mr.…
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Township horseman wins big
East Windsor resident trains Life’s Image, the winner of Miss New Jersey harness race. By: Ken Weingartner EAST WINDSOR Watching a young horse develop is often like watching a child grow up. There are frustrating moments, to be sure, and times of happiness and pride. Bruce Riegle, a resident of East Windsor, has experienced…
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Jury finds Marut guilty
Former East Windsor resident, Steven Marut, is convicted of murdering his mother and torching her house. By: David Pescatore TRENTON An audience of about three dozen people gasped as a jury on Tuesday found Steven Marut guilty of killing his mother, Marie, and burning down her East Windsor home in 1999. Mr. Marut, 33,…
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Montgomery board sets procedure for filling vacant seat
Applications to be accepted from all eligible residents. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY The Montgomery Board of Education decided Tuesday to accept applications from all eligible, interested candidates wishing to replace outgoing board member Douglas Kling, who is resigning June 30. Interested candidates must meet the requirements needed to become a board member, which include…
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Nature class to explore wonderful world of bugs
MONTGOMERY Residents of all ages are invited to experience the world of insects at an outdoor class being held in Montgomery from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday. Using sweep nets, participants will survey and explore the wide variety of insects that make their homes in the township. Rick Lear, who has several years…
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Perez is ready to try pros
West Windsor resident drafted by Devil Rays By: Justin Feil It’s great the way that one phone call can brighten up a whole year. It did for Fernando Perez, the West Windsor resident who was contacted Monday after being selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the seventh round of the Major League Baseball…
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First in the family
Program helps create first-generation college students. By: Jeff Milgram For members of Gabriella Cifuentes’ family, a lack of money made college an impossible dream. The same goes for the family of Mark Baldino. But because of a new pilot program called Generation 1 at Princeton High School, where they are both freshmen, Gabriella and Mark…
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A new you
‘A Makeover Story’ works its stylistic magic at Spa Therapia By: Jilian Kalonick Imagine selecting the most embarrassing clothes hiding in the depths of your closet, then putting them up for scrutiny by a professional model in front of a national audience. Audrey Devine-Eller and Marty O’Kane, two friends and employees of the…
