Category: archives
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A test of terror
Drill to simulate chemical attack on Princeton University campus. By: David Campbell It’s around 8 a.m. when the Princeton Borough police dispatcher gets the first call. A frantic Princeton University student is shouting something about a packed lecture hall being the target of a domestic terrorist incident. As the 9-1-1 calls start to come in,…
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Otto Kaufman’s vital role in Montgomery recognized
A proposal to honor the former mayor, in break with tradition, by naming community center after him. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY Recently deceased resident Otto Kaufman had such a profound effect on the people he worked with that his passing prompted a pair of dyed-in-the-wool Democrats to eulogize the longtime Montgomery Republican and persuaded…
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Awadagin’s Choice
Excelling in violin, piano and tennis, Awadagin Pratt made the decision to follow in the footsteps of Glenn Gould. By: Susan Van Dongen Pianist Awadagin Pratt will perform Beethoven, Bach, Liszt and Gibbons at the Mount-Burke Theatre in Hightstown. Through the long distance telephone connection, classical pianist Awadagin Pratt is a man of few words,…
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Rams shoot off to 2-0 start
FIELD HOCKEY: Life is good for Hightstown, which defeated Nottingham and Hopewell Valley this week. By: Neil Hay It is a habit Julie Tamutus can live with. Easily. Tamutus, the coach of the Hightstown field hockey team, is enjoying the new season so far. The Rams are two games into the season and, in both,…
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Downtown project’s designers offer look at final elements
Detailed design of plaza and joint-occupancy building draws favorable comments from Borough Council. By: Jennifer Potash
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School construction makes sense
Letter to the editor To the editor: It is critical that each of us in Hightstown and East Windsor vote responsibly in a manner that best supports the continuing need to provide quality educational programs in an infrastructure and environment conducive to learning for our present and future students. I have the following comments in…
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CRANBURY: A place to keep Cranbury’s history alive
The Cranbury Historic Center is the place to go for information on your home or family in town By: Casha Caponegro Photographs from various time periods were spread across a table as Winnie Demarest organized them into various categories. Nearby, Township Historian Betty Wagner pored over a drawer of maps as Ginny Swanagan organized scrapbooks…
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Rams hold on for opening-night win
FOOTBALL: Missed opporunities allowed West Windsor-Plainsboro North to stay close to Hightstown in a 24-22 Ram victory last week. By: Neil Hay The scoreboard showed a 2-point game, Friday night, after Hightstown opened the 2002 CVC football season with a 24-22 win over visiting West Windsor-North. It was close on the scoreboard, all right. Not…
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EDITORIAL: Vote ‘yes’ on Monroe school plan
Residents have right to be concerned, but referendum will address issues It seems like we’ve been through this before at least twice. On Tuesday, voters will be asked to approve a $114 million school expansion project that includes construction of a new high school on Applegarth Road, conversion of the existing high school into…
