Category: archives
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Expectations high for PU football
Tigers return 19 starters from last season By: Justin Feil After defeating Yale and Dartmouth in consecutive weekends for the first back-to-back wins of his Princeton University career, Roger Hughes would have liked the 2001 football season to extend a couple more weeks. The fact that several college teams kicked off their 2002 seasons in…
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Bennett helped create state budget shortfall
Letter to the editor To the editor: In his criticism of Gov. James E. McGreevey’s announcement about Homestead Rebate checks, Sen. John Bennett ("Citizens deserve to know the truth," Aug. 9, 2002, Page 8A) is correct when he says that taxpayers have a right to know about the state’s revenue shortfall. We also have a…
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Library’s construction bids back on the table
Two contractors challenge board’s rejection of bids By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Public Library board may award a construction bid for the new library as soon as Wednesday. Hessert Construction of Cherry Hill and Turner Construction of Somerset, two of the eight construction companies whose bids were rejected by the library board Aug. 20, complained…
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SAT scores decline by 43 points at PHS
Scores also drop in WW-P, but rise in Montgomery By: Jeff Milgram Princeton High School’s average SAT scores dropped 43 points this year, putting in jeopardy its No. 1 ranking in New Jersey. "We did have a sharp drop," said Jeffrey Graber, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. For the past two years, PHS had…
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Many helped football kickoff
Letter to the editor To the edtior: On Sunday, Aug. 25, the Hightstown Rams Youth Football program kicked off its home opener for the 2002 season. Since the last week in July over 150 children from our community have been working hard and battling the summer heat as they prepared for opening day. I am…
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The Chesterfield Inn
Portions of Continental cuisine are huge and the prices are reasonable at this country inn brimming with character and charm in Chesterfield. By: Antoinette Buckley The Chesterfield Inn 633 Chesterfield-Arneytown Road Chesterfield (609) 298-1917 Food: Good Service: Good Cuisine: Continental with an Italian emphasis Ambiance: Small town and active Prices: Inexpensive to moderate Hours: Lunch:…
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Finding God leads to salvation
To the editor: We read an excellent example of misleading statements in a recent issue of a national news magazine. The author was relating the views of Anne Graham Lotz, Billy Graham’s daughter. The article’s author said, "The only thing you need to do to get to heaven is accept Jesus Christ as your…
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Glenn Arthur Snook Sr.
HIGHTSTOWN Glenn Arthur Snook Sr., 84, died Saturday at the Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Snyder County, Pa., he worked as a dairy farmer on several farms in Pennsylvania before being employed by Conover’s Dairy. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, having served aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard. He…
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Assistant schools chief search still under way
Person hired by school board will replace Carol Roche, who is retiring By John Tredrea Expected soon is the hiring of a new assistant superintendent of schools for the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. The person hired by the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education will replace Carol Roche, who is retiring, effective Oct. 1,…
