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Low interest = no interest
Home sales taking a big bite out of Princeton’s rental market. By: Melinda Sherwood How much does it cost to rent a three-bedroom house in Princeton? Who cares, when it’s so affordable to buy. That thinking may explain what’s happening to Princeton’s rental market these days. With record-low interest rates driving many would-be renters toward…
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Fire crews battle Windsor Road house fire
Cause appears to be electrical in nature. Fire crews from Washington Township and neighboring towns were battling a house fire on Windsor Road early afternoon Friday. According to Capt. Dennis Symons of the Washington Township Fire Department, the cause of the blaze appeared to be electrical in nature. The house is owned Leroy and Betty…
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North girls’ lax loses to ‘better team’
Knights fall in return to sectional semifinals By: Bob Nuse Sometimes you just get beat by a better team. That was the case for the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North girls’ lacrosse team, which was eliminated from the North Jersey A Division state tournament with an 18-2 loss to top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan on Tuesday. The Knights came…
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A mushing good time
Study of Iditarod dog sled race leads Hightstown Borough fifth-grade student to Alaska. By: David Pescatore HIGHTSTOWN Mitch Seavey traveled 1,102 miles from Anchorage to Nome to win the 2004 Iditarod, and motivate a borough fifth-grader to travel 3,375 miles to meet him. Christine Ray, 11, began studying the dog sled race as part…
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OBITUARIES, May 28, 2004
Ludwig Rebenfeld, Martin Wolf, Lloyd Fletcher, Carl Geiger, George H. Bruestle, Dr. Russell S. Edmonds. Ludwig Rebenfeld Career at TRI/Princeton Ludwig Rebenfeld of Princeton died Wednesday at University Medical Center at Princeton after a brief illness. Born in Prague, the Czech Republic, he was a Princeton resident since 1951. At the time of his…
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Worst streets in West Windsor targeted for overhaul
By: Shanay Cadette WEST WINDSOR A $500,000 overhaul of some of the township’s worst streets is on track for this summer. Covered under the 2004 capital budget, seven streets in West Windsor are slated for reconstruction in the township’s road program. They include Harris Road, Fisher Place, a portion of Slayback Drive, Birchwood Court,…
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Rodeo coming to Montgomery Township
By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY The Old West is coming to Montgomery for the Montgomery Rodeo Foundation’s 11th annual Professional Benefit Rodeo on the Daube Farm at 361 Sunset Road. The rodeo will be held rain or shine on Saturday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. with gates opening at 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 13…
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Letters to the Herald
For the May 28 issue. After Prom contributors recognized for efforts To the editor: On Friday, May 14, the Hightstown High School Parents Association hosted the 17th Annual After Prom Party for the Class of 2004. Once again, our party was a huge success. More than 350 students enjoyed a safe, alcohol- and drug-free…
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South tennis just misses in CJ IV
Pirates fight No. 2 team in state to end By: Justin Feil SOUTH BRUNSWICK The West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ tennis team knew that it’s Central Jersey Group IV matchup against East Brunswick on Tuesday would be its toughest challenge of the season. The Pirates had already triumphed in challenges at the Mercer County Tournament,…
