Category: archives
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Students to enter a cyberschool
New Montgomery High School to be at cutting edge. By: Paul Sisolak MONTGOMERY To say that township students will be launched into a 21st-century learning environment next year could be the biggest understatement this side of Montgomery High School. Construction of the new high school on Route 601, which is slated to be completed…
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Lozier leads another talented freshman squad
HHS freshman boys basketball team ends season at 13-5. By: Neil Hay Basketball teams are built from the ground up. As players develop at the freshmen level, they often become key varsity contributors within two years. For two consecutive seasons, the freshmen boys’ basketball team at Hightstown has given the program an influx of players…
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Walking tour scheduled at Battlefield Park on Sunday
The public is invited to join the Princeton Battlefield Area Preservation Society for a walking tour of Princeton Battlefield State Park at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at the Thomas Clarke House Museum. Park Curator John Mills will lead the tour, giving a history of the battle and the present state park. Admission is free…
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Lydia M. Seems
Lydia M. Seems, 77, of Pennington died at her home on March 19. Born in Beverly Mass., she had been a resident of Pennington for 44 years. A former member and past president of the Pennington Women’s Club, she also was a volunteer for the Medical Center at Princeton; and a volunteer for over 25…
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Three arrested in downtown anti-war demonstration
A day for prayers and protest. By: Jeff Milgram Three young anti-war protesters were arrested around 5 p.m. Thursday after they sat down and blocked Nassau Street at Witherspon for several minutes, Princeton Borough Police Chief Charles Davall said. The three identified by police as Scott Marshall Gilmore, 21, Tracy Ann Franks, 26, and…
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Shirley Piatek
Shirley Marchut Piatek, 82, of Monroe, died Friday, March 14, at home. Born in Sayreville, she had resided there before moving to Monroe in 1996. Before her retirement in 1972, she was employed as a seamstress with Berman Clothing in South River, where she worked for 35 years. She was a member of the International…
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Sharper Images
Printmaker Judith Brodsky has figured out a way to keep family history from fading away. By: Susan Van Dongen
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Budget hearing set
Public to get say on $11.5M proposal By: Matt Kirdahy Residents will get their say on a school budget that would increase taxes 7.8 percent and spending 18 percent, largely due to Princeton High School tuition and costs related to the Cranbury School expansion project. The plan carries a proposed tax increase of 15.64 cents…
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Twin Rivers resident describes ‘Journey’
The main character in Robert Amoroso’s first novel experiences much of what Mr. Amoroso has gone through in real life. By: David Pescatore EAST WINDSOR If you had the chance to do it all over again, would you take it? At what cost? That is the question posed to Bob Amato, the main character…
