Category: archives
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WW-P district braces for likely student boom
How to handle an influx of children from the giant Toll Brothers development. By: Gwen McNamara Take a ride along Bear Brook Road in West Windsor these days and you’ll surely notice some changes. Not only is reconstruction of the roadway complete, but construction of Toll Brothers 1,165-unit Estates at Princeton Junction housing development is…
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Record-Setting Folk Tour?
Adam Brodsky has embarked on a Guinness Record-breaking tour of America: performing in 50 states in 50 days, with a finale at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia Sept. 21. By: Jillian Kalonick In the middle of the night, in an empty Wal-Mart parking lot in the Midwest, sits an enormous conversion van, affectionately named the…
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Bruce Bachetti
Bruce V. Bacchetti, 54, of Jamesburg, died Saturday, Sept. 6, at his home. He was a lifetime area resident. Bruce was a veteran of the Vietnam War and recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Spotswood VFW and the Marine Corps League. His wife, Robin (Bau) and his parents, Bruno and…
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OBITUARIES, Sept. 12, 2003
Akira Asano Akira Asano Retired research chemist Akira Asano died Sunday at the University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 80. Born in Stockton, Calif., he was a resident of Princeton more than 44 years. He retired as a pharmaceutical research chemist after 30 years at Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick. He received…
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District: Opening was no problem
Interim Superintendent of East Windsor School District pleased with the opening of the school year. By: David Pescatore HIGHTSTOWN Interim Superintendent of Schools James Sheerin, despite a few glitches in the district’s busing routes, reported a smooth opening for the 2003-2004 school year. "The buildings looked good, polished. The teachers were enthused. Kids were…
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Four lost in WTC attacks honored at new memorial
Plainsboro Township holds Wednesday dedication ceremony. By: Gwen McNamara PLAINSBORO Shaded from the light of the setting sun, more than 50 township residents and municipal leaders gathered Wednesday to dedicate the township’s new Sept. 11 memorial and pay tribute to those lost in the terrorist attacks. The ceremony, led by Mayor Peter Cantu, was…
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Council opposes Senate bill
East Windsor Township Council passes resolution opposing state bill to ban use of schools as election polling sites. By: David Pescatore EAST WINDSOR The Township Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution opposing a state bill that would ban the use of schoolhouses as polling places for all elections. Finding alternate polling locations "would…
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Letter: Applaud Baroni for success
To the editor: I thought that I’d seen the worst of political campaigns. Unfortunately, we’ve all endured negative campaign brochures, nasty radio ads and attacking television commercials that come this time of year. But I’ve never ever seen one candidate attack another over something as personal as one’s own adoption. Yet just last week,…
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Simon says she loves singles
WW-PN junior successful in first chance in third singles spot By: Justin Feil After the first two singles positions, West Windsor-Plainsboro North’s lineup has quite a different look from the one that helped it go 19-2 and reach the Central Jersey Group III final last season. Though the lineup changed, the results have not. The…
