Category: archives
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Team play gives South win over PHS
Pirates rebound from slow start for hoops win By: Bob Nuse Eric Mooney knew that once his West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys’ basketball team got to playing like a team, success would come. His Princeton High counterpart, Dave Kosa, hopes the same is true for his team. "One thing we’ve been working on and saying…
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Sky’s the limit: Ruminating on 100 years of aviation
Lifestyle By: Phil McAuliffe An American flag flaps erratically in a 10-mph breeze from its flagpole next to a white tent. Sitting at the foot of a large hill on a rolling seaside landscape, several people can be seen walking in and out looking skyward holding out their hands to gauge the light drizzle that…
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Local boy, 12, reports attempted abduction
Someone attempted to lure 12 year old boy into a red and black car. By: Matthew Kirdahy Someone tried to lure a 12-year-old boy into a red and black car Wednesday. According to police, the boy was walking home at about 5:50 p.m. when the person in the car approached him and asked, "Do you…
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Calliope
"Calliope," a 1-year-old female shepherd mix, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Calliope" or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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Tracking down Mr. Blues
Radioman helped get the popular music on the air. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Harold Ladell was surprised at the response to his first 15-minute rhythm and blues radio broadcast as Mr. Blues in 1949. He was surprised again, 50 years later, at the number of people who remembered his radio persona following an interview…
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Mayor: All is well in borough
Mayor Patten is pleased with the current state of Hightstown and is looking forward to further revitalization of the downtown commercial center. By: Lauren Burgoon HIGHTSTOWN "The state of Hightstown is an excellent one," according to Mayor Bob Patten. He repeated this sentiment several times in an address at the borough’s reorganization meeting Jan.…
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News from Iraq becomes family’s nightmare
Just weeks from returning home, Spc. Marc Seiden, 26, of East Windsor was killed Jan. 2 in Baghdad. By: David Pescatore EAST WINDSOR When Gail and Jack Seiden last spoke with their son, he was just weeks away from returning home from Iraq. Two days later, they received a call telling them that their…
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Defense keys PU men’s hoop win
Tigers coming around on both ends of court By: Justin Feil If, as the saying goes, defense wins championships the Princeton University men’s basketball team has to feel good about its Ivy League chances this season. While the Tigers have made a push to revitalize their offense over the past three games, and it’s paid…
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Top deer cull opponent arrested at bait site
Head of Mercer County Deer Alliance charged with contaminating area in Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve. By: David Campbell The head of Mercer County Deer Alliance was charged this week with contaminating a deer bait site at the Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve set up as part of Princeton Township’s deer-management program, which began its fourth year…
