Category: archives
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Church readies holiday program
Skeet’s Pantry is gearing up for their neediest time of year. By: Matt Kirdahy After a lull in donations during summer, things are about to pick up for Skeet’s Pantry. It’s also the time of year when the Board of Deacons of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury gets its holiday baskets together. Thanksgiving is…
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Quattrone, Schneider and Sikorski defeat Republican challengers
Hightstown voters choose three Democratic candidates to Borough Council seats. By: Sarah Winkelman HIGHTSTOWN Voters overwhelmingly elected all three Democratic candidates to fill municipal seats Tuesday, maintaining a 4-2 split on the council in favor of the Democrats. Incumbent Democrats Dave Schneider and Lawrence Quattrone will embark on their second three-year terms on council…
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Youngsters can’t wait for the butterflies
School project includes tagging and tracking monarch butterflies during their migration to Mexico. By: Gwen McNamara Monarch butterflies may be enjoying warmer weather down south right now, but when they come back, they are going to be in for a big surprise. More than 90 students in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District are building…
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Curtain closing for good on Opera Festival of New Jersey
Financial woes are simply too great for beleaguered company to overcome. By: David Campbell The curtain is closing for good on the Opera Festival of New Jersey, the board of trustees of the financially ailing performance company announced Thursday. The Opera Festival will sell off its assets to help pay down outstanding debt, which has…
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Trio of MHS gymnasts moves on to sectionals
Will compete Saturday at Hunterdon Central By: Mike Newman The Montgomery Gymnastics team is young and talented. Three of the Cougar gymnasts will display their skills at this Saturday’s sectional meet. Kelly Simon, Amanda Diamantoni and Vicky Koppa will compete in the sectionals at Hunterdon Central High School. The most promising fact for the Cougars…
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HHS football team back in playoffs after 26 years
By: Kyle Moylan The last time the Hightstown High School football team made the state playoffs, Apple Computers were in the news, the New York Yankees were in the World Series and a Star Wars movie was released. Sounds like almost any year, huh? Well, maybe discos and leisure suits would have been a better…
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Dispatches: Capital punishment just cannot be fixed
DISPATCHES: Our editor gives his reasons on why the death penalty should be abolished. By: Hank Kalet A majority of Americans support capital punishment that’s what the polls say and I have little reason to dispute the poll numbers. That said, I think this support tends to be broader than it is deep, a…
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Democrats sweep in Monroe
Mayor Pucci and his council re-elected by Monroe voters. By: Rebecca Tokarz MONROE Voters supported Democrats Tuesday, re-electing Mayor Richard Pucci and Councilmen Irwin Nalitt and John Riggs. Mr. Nalitt and Mr. Riggs defeated Republican candidates Audrey Cornish and Steve Williams and will serve four-year terms. Mr. Nalitt received 7,205 votes and Mr. Riggs…
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Sectional cross country chance pushes Durik
MHS boys look to advance to Groups By: Justin Feil It’s possible that the Montgomery High boys’ cross country team can advance from the North Jersey Group III meet at Warinanco Park in Elizabeth on Saturday. That’s all that Mike Durik wanted to hear that it’s possible. "We’re looking to go on," said the…
