Category: archives
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A successful drive
Toy collection comes up big By: Nick D’Amore MONROE The township’s annual toy drive, sponsored by the Rossmoor Kiwanis Club and the Senior Center, was a success this year, despite concerns that it would fall short. Rita Whitney, director of the township Office on Aging, said all the toys have been sorted and will…
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Packard cautious as Monroe bowlers show improvement
By: Stacey Gorski While the Monroe Township High School boys’ bowling team is off to a quick 3-1 start and the girls’ team is already two-thirds of the way toward matching their win total from last year, head coach George Packard is not allowing himself to get too excited. "It’s a marathon, it’s not a…
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Cranbury’s house beautiful
AROUND CRANBURY By: Lorraine Sedor The Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society would like to remind everyone that the Cranbury Museum will be open every Sunday throughout the holiday season. All are invited to visit the Museum to see the beautifully decorated rooms, all done in a delightful old-fashioned way. Museum hours are Sundays from 1…
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Lawsuit challenges Princeton Township deer plan
The suit represents more than 30 plaintiffs including Princeton University bioethicist Peter Singer and writer Joyce Carol Oates. By: David Campbell A lawsuit was filed against Princeton Township on Thursday, claiming the municipality’s deer-management plan unconstitutionally violates property rights, endangers public safety and violates state laws banning needless cruelty and torture to animals. The lawsuit,…
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Jail moves stabbing suspect to psychiatric hospital
Juan Francisco Lopez was taken to Trenton Psychiatric Hospital for an evaluation and his bail hearing was postponed. His infant victim was discharged from the hospital. By: T.J. Furman EAST WINDSOR The man accused of repeatedly stabbing his newborn niece with a pair of scissors was sent to a hospital last week for a…
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HHS returns a more veteran team
WRESTLING: The Rams finished up the 2000-2001 campaign with an 8-7 mark and graduated only one senior. By: Neil Hay A wrestler at every weight class. And an experienced one at each weight class to boot. This shapes up to be an exciting season for the Hightstown High School wrestling team. Certainly this is the…
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Lighting plan in the worksfor new CHS parking lot
Told by the president of the local teacher’s union that a new parking lot behind Central High School needs lights, the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to have plans drawn up for a lighting system By: John Tredrea Told by the president of the local teacher’s union that a new parking…
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The Great Populist Orchestra
Conductor Keith Lockhart discusses the perception of the Boston Pops as an orchestra for people who don’t like orchestras. By: Daniel Shearer With more than 100 recordings and millions of television viewers annually on the PBS show Evening at Pops, The Boston Pops is easily the most visible orchestra in the United States. Since accepting…
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Let’s not let leavesbother us this fall
EDITORIAL By: Ruth Luse Man’s annual war with leaves was a particularly challenging one this year. Late-summer-like weather conditions and the complete lack of rain and wind storms enabled leaves to hang onto branches much longer than they usually do making for a very unreliable raking season. Thus, while we have sympathy for those…
