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Local clergy offer Christmas messages
Ministers and priests from local congregations spoke this week about the messages they will share with those who gather with them this Christmas. By: T.J. Furman Christians around the world this week will begin their celebrations of Christmas, the time set aside to celebrate the birth of their savior, Jesus Christ. The holiday was created…
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PHS girls styling in win
Little Tigers work overtime for first victory of season By: Justin Feil Bill Visokay had tried to sell a new style to the Princeton High girls’ basketball team, and he had been thrilled to see how enthusiastically the squad embraced the hard-working philosophy. But the first-year Little Tiger coach knows that the best piece of…
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Zone change OK’d for senior housing
Montgomery adopts an ordinance that would permit construction of a 218-unit, age-restricted housing development. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY The Township Committee narrowly adopted an ordinance that would permit the construction of a 218-unit, age-restricted housing development north of Route 518 near Route 206 Wednesday night. The committee members split 3-2 on the issue, with…
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Hightstown police help Port Authority families
On Monday the Hightstown police handed over Christmas toys for the children of 37 police officers of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. By: Scott Morgan HIGHTSTOWN The last time the Keansburg Police Department sent its canvas-backed military transport truck to New York City, it was a beautiful mid-September day that…
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Christmas caroling along North Main Street
AROUND CRANBURY By: Lorraine Sedor I’m sure anyone who has sampled the fare at Bread & Life will agree that the shop is a wonderful addition to the downtown. Christie Chisholm, proprietor of Bread & Life, cordially invites everyone in town to join her for an afternoon of caroling in front of the shop on…
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School district cautiously lifts its ban on students’ field trips
But superintendent warns that national and international events still could force the Princeton Regional School District to cancel the trips. By: Jeff Milgram It’s a go for Princeton Regional elementary school pupils to visit the Insectarium, a bug museum in Philadelphia. Planning can continue so John Witherspoon Middle School students can go to Quebec, Canada,…
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Paul D’Agostino
Paul f. D’Agostino, 79, of Monroe and West Palm Beach, Fla., died peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at his Florida home. Born in New York City, he had lived in Edison before moving to Monroe. He was the retired owner and founder of La Bonbonniere Bake Shoppes. He was a certified master baker. He retired…
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CVC season starts with two victories for Hightstown
BOYS BASKETBALL: The Rams defeated Steinert and Hopewell to start their conference season in undefeated fashion. By: Neil Hay Impressive wins over a pair of CVC rivals marked a successful start to the new season for the Hightstown boys basketball team. Sandwiched between the Rams’ 47-20 win over Steinert Friday and a 51-26 win over…
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Local benefactor passes away at 90
Henry Coates, a former attorney for many local governing bodies and institutions and a former mayor of Allentown, died this week. By: Chris Karmiol Giving is the ultimate theme of the upcoming holiday. We give gifts, we give to others, we give of ourselves. For many, giving is a yearly tradition that comes at the…
