Category: archives
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Study predicts more students
Monroe could see vast increases in enrollment numbers. By: Nick D’Amore MONROE New projections show school enrollment could grow to 5,000 students in the next five years, up from the current enrollment of 3,395. The projections will be used by the district to determine if a new school or addition will be needed, and…
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Princeton women host NCAA first rounds
Tiger soccer team thrilled to face Loyola in tournament opener tonight By: Justin Feil Roger Hughes is downplaying his first return to Dartmouth as Princeton head coach when the Tigers face Dartmouth 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Field, but won’t hide the fact that it will be a different sort of trip. "The only time…
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Princeton High’s Perera makes Meet of Champions
By: Bob Nuse Every runner likes to achieve their best time in big meets, but Princeton High junior Dilshaine Perera didn’t need her best time to reach her pre-season goal of a spot in the Meet of Champions. Perera finished 13th in the girls’ Group III with a time of 20 minutes, 47 seconds. While…
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Library opens after scare
Tests confirm there was no biological agent present at the library. By: Nick D’Amore The South Brunswick library reopened Wednesday after being closed for three days for tests for possible anthrax contamination. The library closed Saturday after a staff member found a suspicious substance on some returned books. The substance was not anthrax and may…
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Wintress holds on in Montgomery
But local Republicans say it may not be over yet. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY The Somerset County Board of Elections certified the results of the Nov. 6 Township Committee election Tuesday, declaring Democrat Karen Wintress the winner of a close, head-to-head race for an unexpired term. But local Republicans say it may not be…
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TR candidates: Unity needed in community
The four candidates for the Twin Rivers board of directors outlined their agendas Wednesday at the community’s Candidates Night. By: Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR The need for unity and the need to get more residents involved were among the issues at Wednesday’s Candidates Night for those seeking to fill seats on the Twin Rivers…
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Post office tests clean
Cranbury, Monroe, Jamesburg and Kingston post offices are all anthrax free. By: Casha Caponegro Tests on area post offices for possible anthrax spores have come up negative. The state Department of Health and Senior Services and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Nov. 9 that post offices in Cranbury, Monroe, Jamesburg…
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Groundbreaking set for West Windsor memorial
WEST WINDSOR A groundbreaking ceremony will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Ron Rogers Arboretum, across from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, for the township’s memorial to honor local residents lost in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. When completed, the $35,000 memorial will consist of twin reflecting ponds connected by a series…
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Falcons football team deserves praise for truly remarkable effort
By: Rich Fisher For the Monroe High football team, the trick is not thinking "what if?", but concentrating on "what is." Because "what is" may be more impressive than what could have been. "What is" is a result of climbing out of a hole deeper than the basement of the Grand Canyon and landing on…
