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Week of Sept. 20, 2002
From Hillsborough and Princeton HILLSBOROUGH Ken Worden and Mark Green Broker/Owners of Century 21 Worden & Green have announced that Patti Zagunis of the Hillsborough office has received the coveted Centurion Award. This is the sixth year in a row that she has achieved this status. The Centurion Award is presented to those sales associates…
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Burglars force way into pair of hotel rooms
In one instance, thieves took more than $250 in cash, jewelry of unspecified value and car keys. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Burglars forced their way into two rooms at local hotels Thursday after knocking on the rooms’ doors, robbing guests in one room of $250, said Detective Jim Ryan of the South Brunswick Police Department.…
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Service center honors local volunteers
The Community Action Service Center hosted its annual Community Activity Awards Gala last week. By: Scott Morgan HIGHTSTOWN The East Windsor-Hightstown Community Action Service Center celebrated its second annual Community Activity Awards Gala Sept. 13. The gala honors members of the community who have donated their time with CASC over the past year. Lydia…
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Good schools deserve support
To the editor: I will be voting yes on the Monroe school referendum on Sept. 24. I have lived in Monroe for 26 years. My four children have all attended and graduated from Monroe schools. Due to the outstanding education they have received in the Monroe schools, my three oldest children have now…
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Schools plan is a good idea
To the editor: As parents of two children enrolled in Monroe schools, we moved here eight years ago for the good schools which improve property values. Of course, the low taxes were a plus. When talking about educating our children, how can we draw the line where to stop providing for them? Times…
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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,…
