Category: archives
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HHS’ balanced attack set to take on CVC
BOYS BASKETBALL: Don Hess believes the first games of the CVC season, which starts Friday for the Rams at Steinert, will give a good indication of his team’s quality. By: Neil Hay The first few games of the 2001-02 schedule – which begins tonight at home against Steinert – should give long-time coach Don Hess…
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East Windsor to receive deer reflector grant
The Mercer County Deer Alliance will provide the township with $5,000 to use for protecting motorists from deer wandering onto the roadways. By: Chris Karmiol EAST WINDSOR The township is set to receive a $5,000 grant from the Mercer County Deer Alliance for the purchase of deer reflectors from the Accident Reduction Zone Corp.…
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Donation to school pays for new park
MONROE- The Salvadore family provides funds for the completion a new playground. By: Nick D’Amore MONROE A family in the Barclay Brook School community has come through in a profound way for the students of the elementary school. The Board of Education announced Wednesday that the Salvadore family had donated $41,000 to the school…
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Schools seek space, shift enrollment
As the district tries to find room for an increased population before it expands, the board decided all new students in the McKnight School will instead attend the Drew School. By: Chris Karmiol Increased enrollment projections and a lack of space mean the East Windsor Regional Board of Education must act to accommodate a student…
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One of America’s favorite foods dangerous to some
HEALTH MATTERS By: Dr. Helen Skolnick Food allergies, particularly to milk, eggs and peanuts, are common in the first three years of life, with 6 to 8 percent of children being affected. This can prove quite a challenge for parents and children both medically and emotionally. Fortunately, 85 percent of children with cow’s milk allergy…
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PU to spend $1 million on New York aid
The university has set up four programs to help people directly affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. By: Jeff Milgram Starting in early February, more than 10,000 New York-area schoolchildren will go to theaters, concerts, art galleries and museums courtesy of Princeton University. The visits, which will cost $500,000, are meant not just to…
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A party to help the needy
Hightstown High’s Red Cross Club held its annual holiday party Monday, where it distributed gifts to needy children in the community. By: Chris Karmiol In the cafeteria of Hightstown High School Monday night 130 community children were treated to games, music, presents, magic and entertainment by the cheerleading squad. They also got their pictures taken…
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Voters know comment was unacceptable
EDITORIAL: The people of Twin Rivers made the right choice by not electing Al Wally to the homeowners association board of directors Thursday. The words of Twin Rivers Homeowners Association board of directors candidate Al Wally in a campaign mailing, as detailed in a Herald story last week, were unacceptable. Fortunately, the voters in the…
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Falcons are hoping to reach .500 mark in girls basketball
By: Carolyn M. Hartko Besides the jolly old elf in the red suit, December brings the beginning of the high school basketball season, and action for teams in the Greater Middlesex Conference starts tonight (Friday). The Monroe Township High School Lady Falcons open with a home game against Cardinal McCarrick, and second year head coach…
