Category: archives
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
PHS’ Heisen at best under pressure By: Bob Nuse Greg Heisen’s favorite golfer is Phil Mickelson. Last week at the Mercer County Tournament, the Princeton High sophomore got a chance to experience some of the pressure that Mickelson must have felt last month as he chased his first Masters championship. With Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro…
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Monroe closer to White crown
By: Carolyn M. Hartko With Tuesday’s 76-55 victory over John F. Kennedy, the Monroe Township High School girls’ track team moved one step closer to clinching the White Division title for spring 2004. The Lady Falcons (7-0) will run against North Brunswick (1-3) for the final dual meet of the season next Tuesday. J.F.K. (4-2)…
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Downtown plan’s second phase approved by planners
Building on Tulane Street parking lot would house small grocery and apartments. By: Jennifer Potash Despite some members’ reservations about the types of uses on the ground floor and questions about adequate parking, the Princeton Regional Planning Board approved the site plan for a mixed-use building on the Tulane Street parking lot, the second phase…
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West Windsor employee recognized by state
Subcode official gets top award. By: Shanay Cadette WEST WINDSOR Joe Valeri is good at what he does. He’s so good, he’s been selected as the state’s 2004 Building Inspector of the Year. "I’m very happy and very proud to have him a part of the team in West Windsor," said Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh,…
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Festival will be ripe with berry treats
By:Lorraine Sedor The First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury will hold its annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 5 from 4 to 8 p.m., rain or shine. The festival is sponsored by the deacons to raise money to help those who are less fortunate in our area. Family passes are available through Sunday, May 23 for…
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TANGENTS: Watching ‘Survivor’ program is worth a million bucks
TANGENTS by John Saccenti: I only managed to watch bits and pieces of the last hour of the last episode of "Friends" last week. The reasons for this possibly irresponsible television viewing choice are simple I want to go spear fishing; I want to forage for food; and set a fire; and build my…
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Letters to the Herald
For the May 14 issue. Editorial about patriotism was absurd, out of line To the editor: After reading the editor’s comments from April 30 ("Encourage patriots to give their opinions") I felt compelled to write. First of all, you took a comment from an 8-year-old from Cub Scout Pack 53, Den 10 and blew it…
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Monroe gains berth in CJ III tournament
By: Carolyn M. Hartko After missing the postseason state tournament last year, the Monroe Township High School varsity softball team is back for the 2004 edition. This will be the first appearance by the Lady Falcons since moving up into the Central Jersey Group III bracket, and the first time they qualified after moving up…
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DISPATCHES: Western towns bracing for Rt. 92 traffic
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: All you need to do is look at a map to understand that, should Route 92 be built, it will have an impact well beyond the area studied by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Route 92 is slated to link the N.J. Turnpike at Exit 8A with Route 1 at…
