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  • Rams season ends at Group III meet

    TRACK AND FIELD: Scott Moultrie missed a trip to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions in the long jump by just two inches Saturday. By: Neil Hay    The width of this newspaper column. That narrow distance – two inches – is what kept Hightstown junior Scott Moultrie from qualifying for this week’s Meet of Champions.    Imagine…

  • An instant winner

    Eleven-year-old Kyle Soska, a student at the Kreps School, claimed first in his age group in his first try at the triathlon last month in Ocean City. By: Neil Hay    Kyle Soska defies the image of the modern day triathlete.    He is not a six-foot hulk with rippling muscles. He is not a well-tuned, well-conditioned…

  • Thank you for principal send-off

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    The students, teachers, staff and parent volunteers of the Grace N. Rogers School would like to thank a few people for helping to make the schoolwide party honoring the retirement of Principal Joe Chibbaro a success. Their generosity and willingness to help out truly made our event special.…

  • Anne Smith

       Anne T. Smith, 74, of Lawrence died Wednesday, June 5, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.    Born in Philadelphia, she lived in Lawrence 51 years.    Mrs. Smith attended West Catholic High School and received a RN degree from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing, Philadelphia. She was a homemaker and a devoted wife…

  • Expansion progress didn’t slow Stuart teams

    Tartans thrived away from home fields By: Bob Nuse    Before the school year even started, the coaches and athletes at Stuart Country Day School knew the year ahead would be a challenge.    The athletic fields and tennis courts at the school were scheduled to be redone due to an expansion project. Not only did that…

  • Weichert now offers connection

    Gold Services’ Home Connections program gives home buyers the opportunity to order phone service    Fred Watkins, president of Weichert Financial Services, has announced that Weichert Gold Services now offers home buyers using the Weichert Home Connections Program the ability to order their home telecommunications services through the program.    Serving as an agent for Verizon, Weichert…

  • Forrester, Soaries win primary battles

    GOP hopefuls face difficult job of unseating incumbents in Senate, Congressional races this fall. By: Jennifer Potash    EAST BRUNSWICK — Fresh off victories in Republican primaries Tuesday, U.S. Senate candidate Douglas Forrester and 12th District congressional candidate the Rev. DeForest "Buster" Soaries now face the difficult job of unseating their incumbent opponents.    Mr. Forrester, CEO…

  • Chamber selects local official to serve as new president

    Kristin Appelget, a West Windsor councilwoman, will lead the Chamber of Commerce of the Princeton Area. By: David Campbell    The Chamber of Commerce of the Princeton Area on Thursday named Kristin Appelget, a West Windsor Township councilwoman and financial adviser at UBS Paine Webber, as its new president.    "Ms. Appelget brings to the position of…

  • After-prom goal was achieved

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    The community at-large has shown our students their strong commitment to keeping them safe on prom night. Our goal was total community participation and we feel that we had an overwhelming response. In September we started planning for this after-prom event. We recruited talented people who gave time…