Category: archives
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Letters to the Editor
For the April 22 issue Current administration needs replacement To the editor: I appreciate Mr. McLaughlin’s response to my letter in (the April 8) Register-News and agree with many points that he raised. We do need a factual and honest national debate on fairness, wealth and taxation in this country. We need to address not…
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Tour of 3M facility puts some conerns to rest
Company aims for a new era of good relations. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY In an effort to build better community relations, the 3M Co. gave Montgomery officials and residents tours of its quarry and updated information on the status of its cleanup projects Monday and Tuesday. 3M and Montgomery Township are working to resolve…
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Fitzpatrick’s home family wins over South basketball team
Five-year girls’ coach steps down for own children By: Justin Feil For five seasons, Beth Fitzpatrick made the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ basketball team a consistent contender in the Colonial Valley Conference. The Pirates made the state tournament in all five seasons, including a Central Jersey Group IV title game appearance in 2001, and built…
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Plumsted voters approve school budget
Approved $17 million school budget for 2004-05 will lead to a 5.5 cent increase over this year’s tax rate. By: Lauren Burgoon PLUMSTED The proposed $17 million school budget for 2004-05 was approved by voters Tuesday, a victory school board secretary James Edwards said was all the more satisfying after last year’s defeat. "Absolutely,…
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O’Brien a real hit with Legion teammate
BASEBALL By: Rich Fisher With Lawrenceville’s James Faraci enjoying a hot start at the plate, it stands to reason opposing pitchers will be trying to intimidate him. Well, kind of. Last Friday, while playing against Princeton Day School, Faraci came up against fellow Cranbury resident Dan O’Brien. The two knew each other from playing legion…
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Falcons win first
BASEBALL By: Ken Weingartner There’s no telling when a spark might ignite a blaze. For the Monroe High baseball team, the spark came Tuesday. Now the Falcons will try to fan the flames. Monroe picked up its first victory of the season Tuesday, winning 7-5 over North Brunswick to improve to 1-7. Scott Basarab got…
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LIFESTYLE: League of their own
YMCA players may not be NBA hotshots, but they all share a love of shooting hoops. By: Matthew Kirdahy Judging by the sopped jerseys worn by the players at Monday night’s YMCA basketball game, the league is bound to whip its players into shape. "It’s run and gun," said Clinton Counts, the league coordinator. And…
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OBITUARIES, April 23, 2004
Joan C. Maller, Carol Spencer, Donald R. Young III, Laurence G. Murphy. Joan C. Maller Former fashion model Joan Cashman Maller of Princeton died Sunday at Buckingham Place Assisted Living, South Brunswick. She was 76. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. She was a…
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Courting a new path
Judge Carchman named administrator of state’s court system. By: Jennifer Potash Judges are often associated with qualities such as wisdom. And state Appellate Division Judge Philip S. Carchman of Princeton Township keeps several reminders in his office inside the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton a painting of an owl in close-up and…
