Category: archives
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Art of the Story
Susan Danoff’s summer storytelling workshops help teachers bring literacy skills back to the classroom. By: Susan Van Dongen Storytelling Arts, in cooperation with the Teacher Preparation Program at Princeton University, will present the fifth annual Susan J. Epply Storytelling Institute for Teachers this summer. Give a child a fish and she’ll eat for a day,…
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Montgomery aims to expand deer-management program
Controlled hunting termed effective in areas that it is permitted. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY The deer-management program the township uses is effective in the areas it is permitted, according to the township’s Wildlife Management Committee, but it needs to expand in order to be more effective. The program, which is managed by the committee,…
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Church set for musical celebration
Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg celebrates 150 years By:Josh Appelbaum JAMESBURG The Jamesburg Presbyterian Church will be celebrating its 150th anniversary Saturday with a choral festival. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. in the church’s sanctuary at 177 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg, and admission is free, though donations will be accepted. The Rev. Gary…
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The Teenage Mind
Louise Rennison has written a series of diaries exploring the mind of the teenage Georgia, showing the ability to put herself into the giggling persona of a 16-year-old. Perhaps that’s because she never grew up. By: Susan Van Dongen Terror alerts, election-year politics, millions of cicadas mating underfoot good heavens, we need to have…
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‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’
Director Alfonso Cuarón sets a darker tone for what may be the best film of the series yet. By: Jim Boyle Some changes have been made since we last saw Harry Potter leave Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. There’s a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Hagrid has been promoted from groundskeeper to…
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Marshall 10th in Meet of Champions discus
By: Neil Hay We can only wonder how well Amanda Marshall would have performed at Wednesday’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions at South Plainfield had the weather held up. When she arrived at the field the weather was clear, perfect. About an hour or so later, however, as soon as her flight began to throw, it…
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A trip to kenya to fight addiction
Addiction specialists travel to Kenya to educate about substance abuse By:Sharlee Joy DiMenichi In the United States, those struggling with addiction have a variety of treatment options. Not so in Kenya. The country of 31 million has but two drug rehabilitation centers and much of the population cannot afford treatment, according to two addiction specialists…
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Sweet Pea
"Sweet Pea," an 8-month-old female lab mix, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Sweet Pea" or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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Second-year Vikings gave coach a rewarding year
By: Ken Weingartner Stephen Dentler has been coaching for a dozen years. None were more rewarding than this one with the South Brunswick High boys volleyball team. The Vikings went 13-11 in just their second season of varsity play, qualified for the state tournament and reached the second round of the Greater Middlesex Conference tourney.…
