Category: archives
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Theinert runs well at Easterns
By: Carolyn M. Hartko Running in a very fast heat, Monroe High School senior Ashley Theinert clocked a 1:00.8 in the open 400 meter race at this year’s Eastern Regional Meet held at the 168th Street Armory in New York City on Tuesday evening. Her time was just one tenth of a second off the…
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Greenway eyes Kiesler farm
A regional preservation group wants to preserve the 28.6-acre farm. By: Matthew Kirdahy A regional preservation group wants to preserve a 28.6-acre farm as part of a statewide greenway project, and the township’s portion of the bill could be less than $160,000. In a letter dated Feb. 12 to the Middlesex County Agricultural Development Board,…
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Josephine Caprio
Josephine (Cerbone) Caprio, 80, died Sunday, Feb. 22, at University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Hackensack, Ms. Caprio lived in San Jose, Calif., and Monroe before moving to Jamesburg 36 years ago. Ms. Caprio was employed for eight years as a cook in the cafeteria at Monroe Township High School, retiring in 1980. Her…
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Firemen fighting funding cuts
U.S representative Rush holt and Central jersey fire officials protest cuts federal funding. By: Al Wicklund JAMESBURG The Jamesburg Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 firehouse, with its fire engines parked warm and secure in their bays, was the setting as Central Jersey fire officials joined U.S. Rep. Rush Holt on Monday to express opposition…
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Princeton Township engine-idling ordinance sputters
Committee members seek stricter rules than set forth in an initial draft. By: Jennifer Potash A proposed ban on engine idling temporarily stalled out at the Princeton Township Committee on Monday. Committee members said they hope to enact regulations that are even tougher than proposed in a draft ordinance under consideration. Under the proposed ordinance,…
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Cher
"Cher," a laid-back, 3-year-old, spayed female, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Cher" or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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Wrestlers eye district tournaments
WW-PN’s Simmons-Elder hopes year’s lessons pay off By: Bob Nuse Bill Mealy is convinced that once Corey Simmons-Elder gets the mental approach to wrestling matches down pat, he’s going to be pretty tough to beat. "He’s done a pretty nice job," the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North coach said of the 130-pounder. "It’s a little frustrating…
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‘Touching the Void’
Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald examines the plight of two English climbers and their brush with death. By: Elise Nakhnikian British climbers risk it all to be the first to climb a Peruvian peak in Touching the Void. In 1985, two young Englishmen, Simon Yates and Joe Simpson, scaled a 21,000-foot peak in the Peruvian Andes.…
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County park on Schafer tract could be open by May
Joint Rocky Hill-Montgomery park committee is making minor adjustments. By: Jill Matthews ROCKY HILL Plans for a Somerset County park, also known as the Schafer Tract, are moving forward and officials say the groundbreaking may occur as early as May. The Somerset County Park Subcommittee, a joint committee with members from both Montgomery and…
