Category: archives
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Leaning about the beauty and spirit of modern dance
By: Al Wicklund MONROE Randi James, 43, a professor of modern dance at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, got a relatively late start in dancing, but has spent the past 15 years of his life making up for lost time. "I’ve always been fascinated by movement. As a kid I played…
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Fred A. Waite
HIGHTSTOWN Fred A. Waite, 78, died May 3 at Meadow Lakes. Born in New York City, he lived in Lawrence 20 years before moving to Hightstown. He was a retired project engineer with Mobil Oil Co. and traveled around the world. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. Mr. Waite…
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When words come hard, art therapy can unlock doors of insight
HEALTH MATTERS By: Jean Joslin, M.A., A.T. The modern-day use of art as a form of therapy dates back more than a century to the period when writers in Europe began describing spontaneous art produced by patients in mental hospitals. The patients’ need to express themselves using whatever materials they could get their hands on…
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Morris turns in great showing at Prep A, MAPL meets
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD: Bilal Morris captured three individual titles in the state Prep A Championships at Pingry Wednesday. By: Neil Hay The best news coming out of the State Prep A Track and Field Championships at Pingry Wednesday is this: Of the 89 points scored by the third-place Peddie boys’ team, all but 10…
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Worker fired over ‘threats’ to be rehired by township
Negotiations continue over Public Works employee fired in 2000. By: David Campbell Princeton Township is in negotiations to rehire a public works employee after a Superior Court judge ruled he was unjustly fired in October 2000 for allegedly threatening the life of his supervisor. Attorney Thaddeus P. Mikulski Jr. said he hopes to see his…
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Borough parking garage will be located on one site
Proposal to build two garages linked by bridge not recommended by developers competing for contract. By: Jennifer Potash As the Princeton Borough Council moves closer to selecting a developer for its downtown garage, officials now largely agree the structure will be located on one instead of two sites. The council met in closed session with…
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Letter’s criticism of art ‘myopic’
Letter to the editor To the editor: It is curious to understand the lack of creativity and understanding described in the myopic criticism of a Princeton professor of sociology toward a work of great importance in otherwise undifferentiated halls of a typical New Jersey high school. It is not difficult to sense the theme and…
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Good efforts by Monroe at drawn out GMC Relays
By: Carolyn M. Hartko SOUTH BRUNSWICK – It took longer than expected, but the 2002 Greater Middlesex Conference Relay Meet is finally in the books. Part two of the two-day event was completed last Friday evening, and both Monroe Township High School track squads can look back on solid performances. The Lady Falcons finished fourth…
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Community Park pool to open Memorial Day weekend
Princeton Community Park Pool will open for the summer beginning Saturday, May 25, from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. The pool will be open through Memorial Day weekend including Monday, and the following two weekends before opening full time, seven days a week, on Wednesday, June 12. Weekday hours are noon to 8 p.m. Closing…
