Category: archives
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Perceptions: Films to watch on those hot summer nights
PERCEPTIONS by Steve Feitl: Beat the heat with these summer flicks. By: Steve Feitl We waited all spring for some decent summer weather to chase away the rain. So now when it finally comes, it gets so hot that the region goes under an extreme heat advisory. Sometimes it’s just too much of a scorcher…
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Growing into a goalie
Grabowski now among nation’s best By: Justin Feil Lindsay Grabowski was 8 years old when she first put on the goaltenders gear to help out the Tiger Lilies girls’ ice hockey team. "My dad kind of volunteered me for it," Grabowski said of her humble beginnings. "My older sister, Annie, was playing for the Tiger…
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Nicholas Profaci
Nicholas W. Profaci, 5, died Wednesday, July 16, at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in New Brunswick, he lived in Monroe and attended the Busy Bee Academy there. He is survived by his parents, Salvatore L. and Francine M. Profaci of Monroe; his maternal grandparents, Wilson and Marie Gonzalez of…
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C-P-P 10’s go up and down in District 12 softball
By: Rich Fisher The first three games of District 12 pool play were an up-and-down adventure for the Cranbury-Plainsboro-Princeton 10-year-old softball All-Stars. In its opener, C-P-P did not reach base as Florence’s Chelsea Dimon pitched a perfect game in a four-inning, 11-0 victory on Saturday. "That pitcher was just a special pitcher," manager Pete Hekl…
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West Windsor 10s on a roll with Colman
Win Pool A behind lefty By: Justin Feil WASHINGTON TWP. Julia Colman was happy to be a 9-year-old role player for last year’s District 12, sectional and state champion West Windsor 10-year-old all-star softball team. This summer, she’s enjoying even more being one of the leaders of the team as it tries to defend…
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Police sergeant fired by council
Hightstown Borough Council decides to terminate employment of police Sgt. Richard Warshany, a veteran of the force. By: Sarah Winkelman HIGHTSTOWN The Borough Council voted to fire police Sgt. Richard Warshany after a closed-door meeting July 10. Sgt. Warshany had been served with charges related to departmental violations on Feb. 11, March 7 and…
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Fines increased along Route 1 ‘safe corridor’
Governor lauds ‘another valuable weapon in our arsenal to improve highway safety.’ By: Gwen McNamara LAWRENCE With cars and trucks whizzing by, Gov. James E. McGreevey signed new "safe corridors" legislation into law Tuesday, doubling fines for drivers caught speeding or driving aggressively on 11 different sections of highway throughout the state including…
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Two men charged in armed robberies
Borough men are charged with several robberies last week in Hightstown and East Windsor. By: David Pescatore and Sarah Winkelman HIGHTSTOWN Two men were charged with first-degree armed robbery and several other offenses in connection with a string of robberies in both the borough and East Windsor Township, occurring between July 6 and July…
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Contractors’ unresolved ‘turf’ war continues on school field
Overall Princeton schools project on schedule. By: Jeff Milgram With the beginning of summer vacation and the end of the rainy spring, the pace of construction work in the Princeton Regional School District has picked up dramatically. But a complicating factor may be on the horizon. An unsuccessful bidder is trying to block installation of…
