Category: archives
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Gloria Nilson/GMAC Realtors earn award for customer service
Premier Service Award based on surveys returned by clients in 2002 For garnering one of the highest customer satisfaction scores in the country, the Realtors of Gloria Nilson GMAC Real Estate have recently won a prestigious Premier Service Award from GMAC Real Estate. Based on customer service surveys returned by clients in 2002, 94.94 percent…
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Montgomery OKs grant to Mary Jacobs Library
Foundation near goal of $2.5 million for expansion project. By: Paul Sisolak MONTGOMERY The Township Committee on Wednesday evening approved a donation of $240,000 to the Mary Jacobs Library Foundation in Rocky Hill for the expansion of the library building. The funds will be divided into installments of $60,000 a year for a four-year…
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Herbert Perlmutter
Herbert Perlmutter died Monday, March 31, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in the Bronx, Mr. Perlmutter resided in East Brunswick for 31 years before moving to Monroe one and a half years ago. His first and favorite job was assistant manager at the legendary Copacabana in New York. Prior to…
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Students survey future school site
Field study focuses on area around new Montgomery High. By: Paul Sisolak MONTGOMERY Some ecologically minded township students took advantage Wednesday morning of their new high school’s science resources despite the fact the new building is far from completed. Joined by members of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association in Hopewell Township, the 35…
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Institute professor wins $1 million award
Dan David Foundation honors John N. Bahcall. John N. Bahcall, a faculty member at the Institute For Advanced Study for 32 years, has been granted a $1 million award from the Dan David Foundation, an endowment administered by Tel Aviv University. Three Dan David "Past, Present and Future Time Dimension" prizes are awarded each year…
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Princeton Packet Boys’ Swimmer of the Year
Applegate highlights Princeton’s dominating season By: Justin Feil For each of the past two seasons, Jesse Applegate has compiled a highlight tape of the Princeton High boys’ swim team. The junior sprinter makes a point to include all the funniest moments from teammate Yoshi Deligne, and splices plenty of other amusing and enduring moments in…
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It takes a village
Volunteers roll up their sleeves to renovate a special place. By: Pat Summers What happened at Princeton’s Ten Thousand Villages shop earlier this week happily reversed the usual notions of "customer appreciation" and "customer service." Some 30 people volunteers and loyal customers donated blocks of time over four days for a complete store…
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Borough passes snow removal law
Hightstown’s council also introduced an ordinance regulating yard design in a coming senior community. By: Scott Morgan HIGHTSTOWN The Borough Council recently amended two ordinances relating to property owners. Ordinance 2003-05 added a clause to the property maintenance code compelling owners of property adjacent to a borough street to remove snow and ice, or,…
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Eiker going into Mercer Soccer Hall of Fame
Ken Eiker was a star in the 1940s for Hightstown High and Peddie. By: Neil Hay Ken Eiker, who starred for both the Hightstown High School and Peddie School soccer teams in the 1940’s, is headed into the Mercer County Soccer Hall of Fame. "I really feel honored," Eiker said. "It I something to treasure,…
