Category: archives
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MHS going forward despite losses
Cougar football team finds positives through streak By: Bob Nuse SOMERVILLE Zoran Milich isn’t concerned that the scores may say otherwise. Instead, the Montgomery High football coach is convinced that his first-year varsity program has been taking steps in the right direction. "I know the scores don’t show it, but we’re getting better each…
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The lowly pie an aristocrat incognito!
IN THE KITCHEN by Faith Bahadurian: The most overstuffed, overblown, over-the-top pies ever seen, plus the recipe for a moist and delicious ricotta-filled slice of pie heaven. Where to find the pie of your dreams Photo by Faith Bahadurian Some of the luscious pies which are a specialty of the Red Barn Café and Pie…
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Story time becomes better with buddies
Older students partner up with kindergartners for some one-on-one reading and writing attention. By: Gwen Runkle PLAINSBORO By fourth grade, most students are too cool for story time, but not the 21 kids in Heidi Wachtin’s class at the Millstone River School. As part of Kinderbuddies, a new program designed to help children in…
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PU not quite ready for prime time
Penn wins handily to end Tigers’ Ivy football chances By: Ken Weingartner The Princeton Tigers might be gaining ground, but they still have some distance to make up. Poised for one of their best seasons since the mid-1990s, the Tigers learned work remains to be done after getting beaten 44-13 Saturday by Pennsylvania. The Quakers…
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Plainsboro gets traffic-safety grant
Money will be used to resurface roadway, install curbing and construct sidewalks from the Princeton Meadows Shopping Center west toward the Plainsboro Village Center. By: Gwen Runkle PLAINSBORO The township recently was chosen as one of four municipalities in Mercer and Middlesex counties to receive a portion of more than $1 million in funding…
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South soccer team gets another hard lesson
Pirate boys fall in state opener despite playing well By: Bob Nuse The West Windsor-Plainsboro High boys’ soccer team came into this season with high expectations. When the season finally ended, the Pirates were left wondering what might have been. "This season certainly didn’t go the way I expected it to go," said WW-P South…
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Institute grants total more than $10 million
School of Mathematics receives $9 million from the National Science Foundation. The Institute for Advanced Study has received two major foundation grants to support programs in mathematics, social science and art history as well as faculty scholarship in general. The institute’s School of Mathematics received a $9 million grant from the National Science Foundation, renewing…
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Eden Institute thanks its supporting employers
Companies provide jobs for autistic. By: George Frey Without companies that provide positions in the Eden Institute’s jobs programs, there wouldn’t be much work work that has instilled so much pride and happiness in many of Eden’s participants. Eden, a West Windsor-based nonprofit agency, provides lifespan services including work to individuals with autism and…
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Deer panel’s proposal includes birth control
Immunocontraceptive and sterilization pilot programs proposed in conjunction with a third year of lethal culling in Princeton Township. By: David Campbell The committee evaluating Princeton Township’s deer-management plan is recommending the township undertake immunocontraceptive and sterilization pilot programs this winter in conjunction with a third year of lethal culling. The Deer Program Evaluation Committee, in…
