Category: archives
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BLACKOUT BLUES?
Where were you when the lights went out on 8/14? By Ruth Luse Thursday’s blackout in the Northeast affected many in different ways particularly those, we’re sure, who travel in and out of the New York City and the North Jersey area for business and/or pleasure. If you had an experience you’d like to…
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Hightstown High School construction plans hit snag
Hightstown Board of Education rejects all 10 bids for high school construction. By: David Pescatore HIGHTSTOWN Construction plans for Hightstown High School suffered a setback Monday, when each of the 10 bids received was rejected by the Board of Education for being over budget. District Business Administrator David Shafter called the bids "substantially over…
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Press Forum: Gay marriage
Should gay marriages be legal in New Jersey? Should gay marriages be legal in New Jersey?
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Montgomery 11s reach regional final
Confidence carries all-star baseball squad through losers’ bracket By: Justin Feil Win or lose, the Montgomery 11-year-old all-star baseball team went into Thursday’s scheduled championship knowing one thing. They couldn’t have gone any farther. That they reached the Cal Ripken Mid-Atlantic Regional final at all was testament to their resolve to go for a first-ever…
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Seniors may be able to drive to school
Officals are seeking alternate parking spaces to enable Hightstown High School seniors to drive to school. By: David Pescatore HIGHTSTOWN The use of an electric company’s parking lot and a setback in Hightstown High School’s construction plans could mean that area high school seniors will be allowed to drive themselves to class in the…
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School extends itself to meet special needs
Extended School Year Program helps students stay on top of their academic skills. By: Gwen McNamara The first day of school is just around the corner, but for about 70 kindergarten through 12th-grade students in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, it’s as if they never left. That’s because for the past six weeks the…
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College bound
Students both eager, anxious about school. By: Matt Kirdahy Most parents and college graduates would tell incoming freshmen that college is a tough four years that requires dedication and, most importantly, a balance. That balance comes between knowing when it’s time to party with friends and when it’s time to spend Saturday poring over textbooks.…
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Letter: Columnist lacks integrity
To the editor: The lost art of truth in news and integrity in editorial writers has its own "public affairs for private advantage" twist. Selling newspapers. Masquerading as an opinion and not telling the truth; due to his lack of integrity, Hank Kalet’s agenda is to stir the pot of Park Savers vs. school…
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Street festivals a big success
Jamesburg Street Fair is enjoyed by residents. By: Al Wicklund JAMESBURG Despite rain showers in the early part of the day, the third annual Jamesburg Street Festival was another in a string of successes, Saturday. Even those business people who found the heavier-than-usual traffic and change in parking patterns to be problems for their…
