Category: archives
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Carnegie Center crash kills one, injures two
A drive to lunch ends in tragedy after driver apparently lost control of his BMW. By: Gwen Runkle WEST WINDSOR One man was killed and two seriously injured when their car crashed head-on with another vehicle in Carnegie Center and burst into flames Friday, police said. James O’Connor, 32, of South Brunswick was pronounced…
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South Hunterdon Regional budgets passes, 584-505
Claus (West Amwell), Coleman (Lambertville) and Anthes (Lambertville) win board seats. By: See this week’s Beacon for details.
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PDS students organize walk to raise money for open space
Sunday event is outgrowth of a housing development proposed for nearby Coventry Farm. By: Jeff Milgram When a developer wanted to build townhomes at Coventry Farm, the 16 high school students from the Environmental Action Club EnAct at Princeton Day School swung into action. The students wrote letters, talked with the PDS Board…
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Jamesburg voters say ‘no’ to school budget
JAMESBURG Voters defeated a 2002-2003 Jamesburg school budget and supported four candidates for school board Tuesday. JAMESBURG Voters defeated a 2002-2003 Jamesburg school budget and supported four candidates for school board Tuesday. Voters rejected the $9.5 million spending plan by a vote of 164 to 111. If approved, the tax rate would have…
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Distler, Maisel gain measure of revenge
Doubles win leads PHS tennis past South By: Justin Feil It wasn’t the expected formula, but the Princeton High boys’ tennis team was happy to beat West Windsor-Plainsboro High South, 3-2, Thursday any way it could. After all, it was the Little Tigers’ first win against WW-PS in eight years. Benny Gordon-Goldstein topped Princeton’s…
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Cougars rebound in style
Lee hurls Montgomery baseball to win By: Justin Feil For two straight games, the Montgomery High baseball team looked like an inexperienced squad, maybe a tad closer to the Bad News Bears than a team that visited the state tournament last season. The Cougars dropped a pair of games, giving up a combined 30 runs.…
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Sandra Starr Foundation sets annual conference
The Sandra Starr Foundation is sponsoring the fourth annual Sandra Starr Foundation Communiversity Conference, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at Princeton Garden Theater. "Community Health and a Healthy Environment: Prescriptions for Princeton and the Region" is the topic of the conference, which is free and open to the public. Keynote speaker is Dr. Steven Schroeder,…
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Monroe approves budget
Budget wins in narrow vote. By: Al Wicklund Voters in Monroe narrowly supported a $47.91 million budget Tuesday night. The budget, which increases school taxes 5 percent, was approved 2,249-2,114. Kathy Leonard was the top vote-getter with 2,923, Kathy Kolupanowich garnered 2,879 and school board President Joe Homoki received 2,840 votes. The three ran unopposed.…
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Demetri Porphyrios to design PU residential college
A distinguished reputation for classical-style architecture. By: Jeff Milgram Princeton alumnus Demetri Porphyrios, known as a classical-style architect, has been selected to design the university’s sixth residential college. The principal of the London-based Porphyrios Associates was named the design architect for Whitman College by the university’s trustees at their meeting Saturday. His award-winning portfolio includes…
