Category: archives
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Monroe’s state tennis appearance a good learning experience
By: Ken Weingartner The athletes on the Monroe High boys’ tennis team are students by day and students at play. Monroe’s players have faced some of the best competition around in recent weeks, and the experience can only benefit the team, especially when you consider the Falcons won’t graduate any starters this year. The…
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Cupboard hit by hard times
Food drive nets less than half the usual amount of donations. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Food collections by Monroe-Jamesburg letter carriers were way down Saturday. The drive conducted on behalf of the Food Cupboard at the United Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg was down by more than 50 percent, said Susan Schneider-Baker, Food Cupboard coordinator.…
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Through thick and (more often) thin
PHS softball team sticking together in tough season By: Rich Fisher When teams are losing, it can be pure agony sometimes. Tempers could flair, feelings could be hurt. And then of course, there is just the misery of not winning. The Princeton High softball team is experiencing the losses this year, as three straight setbacks…
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Around Cranbury
Scouts learn the lesson of journalism By: Lorraine Sedor This evening (Friday), the Cranbury Historical Society will present "Over Here, Molly Pitcher: Stories of a Woman of the Army of the American Revolution." The program, which features historic interpreter Stacy Roth, takes places at 7:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Admission is…
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PU softball back in NCAAs
Finley among experienced Tigers enjoying second straight trip By: Justin Feil Melissa Finley’s second trip to an NCAA softball regional is bound to be better than her first. Last year, Finley and Princeton University were sent to Minneapolis, more of an ideal venue for hockey than for softball. Finley was just a freshman then, and…
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A distinctive evening
YWCA Princeton spotlights role models for today’s women. By: Christian Kirkpatrick It was a night to feel proud of 18 women and their remarkable accomplishments. The YWCA Princeton’s 2003 "Tribute to Women" awards dinner, which was held at the Hyatt Regency, toasted 18 honorees, each nominated by a manager or colleague, for their outstanding service…
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Experts call Princeton Borough a community ‘at risk’
Mayor critical of some solutions proposed by study. By: David Campbell A growing number of suburbs, including Princeton Borough, are struggling with stresses typically associated with large cities, according to a new study. "Our quality of life is steadily eroding in our region," said Martin Johnson of Isles, Inc., a Trenton-based community-development organization, at a…
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‘The Matrix Reloaded’
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and the Wachowski Brothers return for round two in an epic sci-fi trilogy. [R] By: Jim Boyle Keanu Reeves (left, as Neo) battles Hugo Weaving (as Agent Smith) in The Matrix Reloaded. Leather, guns and high-flying kicks. Make no mistake: You have definitely entered the Matrix. Four years after the Wachowski Brothers…
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Pro-active meetings starting Tuesday to support cardiac health
HEALTH MATTERS By: Karen Flicker "(The MCP’s) monthly support group’s mission is to provide a supportive atmosphere where people can learn coping strategies for cardiac disease." Karen Flicker, MS, L.AC.C.A Acupuncturist/occupational therapist The Medical Center at Princeton The average heart expands and contacts 100,000 times a day and pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood through…
