Category: archives
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Record number of bids for senior center
East Windsor received 17 bids, ranging from $1.65 million to $2.25 million, for the construction of its new senior center. By: Chris Karmiol EAST WINDSOR Bids on the new senior citizens center, to be constructed on Lanning Boulevard Extension, came flying through the front door this week. Mayor Janice Mironov said at Tuesday’s Township…
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Pink eye strikes Princeton University campus.
111 cases reported. By: Jeff Milgram Color Princeton University orange, black and pink. University Health Services this week alerted students about a high number of cases of conjunctivitis pink eye on campus and issued important tips for prevention and self-care. "One hundred eleven students were diagnosed with this problem in the first 11…
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STUDENT VOICES
Finding the true nature of the UK Angel Chen I have always loved traveling. Not just the sightseeing and picture taking, but the plane ride and the hotels and, above all, the exhilaration of losing myself in places that seem to have existed in times long ago. I am proud to be a tourist. A…
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Montgomery looks at traffic ‘hot spots’
A search for solutions amid concerns of a more-clogged future. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY Perhaps it was with unintended irony that the Traffic Circulation Committee scheduled its first public forum at rush hour. Nevertheless, more than 50 residents braved the 5 o’clock traffic to listen to the committee’s diagnosis of the township’s traffic woes,…
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Herbert Gregory Stone
EAST WINDSOR Herbert Gregory Stone, 72, died March 1 at Brick Hospital. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he lived in the Twin Rivers section of East Windsor 20 years and owned a second residence in South Bethany Beach, Del. He was an antique and used furniture dealer in Red Bank many years and a…
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The character of a man
Dr. David Abalos, a local advocate for school children, challenges the sacred role of patriarchy in his latest book, "The Latino Male: A Radical Redefinition." By: T.J. Furman David Abalos is a changed man. Or, more to the point, he is a transformed man. As a professor at both Seton Hall and Princeton universities, Dr.…
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La Gondola
Situated in the Italian restaurant enclave of Chambersburg, food is this restaurant’s biggest asset: It may not dazzle with innovation but will make you happy at a good price. By: Antoinette Buckley La Gondola 762 Roebling Ave. Trenton (609) 392-9991 Food: Very good Service: Satisfactory Cuisine: Italian Ambiance: Little Italy feeling Prices: Moderate Hours: Wed.-Fri.…
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Alexander Road bridge talks stall
Officials await meeting with state Department of Transportation. By: Gwen Runkle WEST WINDSOR Although many area residents had hoped the township Planning Board would begin deliberations on where to put the new Alexander Road bridge, the board postponed its discussion Wednesday night. Planning Board Chairman Ed Steele said the board will not talk about…
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A place for young talkers to hone their skills
Chapter of New Jersey Orators opens for students in West Windsor and Plainsboro. By: Gwen Runkle When Jasmine Carmichael, a 12-year-old student from Piscataway, stepped up to the microphone in West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North’s upper dining hall on the night of March 6, the room quickly paid attention. With a booming, clear and confident…
