Category: archives
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‘Science on Saturday’ coming to local cable
By: Princeton Community Television, the local cable channel for Princeton Borough and Princeton Township, will broadcast the Princeton University 2001 "Science on Saturday" lecture series beginning Monday. The series features lectures by scientists, mathematicians and other professionals involved in cutting-edge research. The lectures, geared toward high school students, were taped earlier this year at the…
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Memorial service to honor local terror victim
Service will celebrate the memory of a Jamesburg native who lost his life on Sept. 11. By: Melissa Morgan James Samuel Jr., 29, formerly of Oakland Road in Jamesburg, died Sept. 11 in the attack on the World Trade Center. He was due to celebrate his 30th birthday just weeks after the tragedy. A memorial…
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Students hear the stories of Holocaust survivors
By: Nick D’Amore JAMESBURG Fifth-graders at John F. Kennedy School learned about a dark chapter of world history as survivors of the Holocaust shared their stories Tuesday. Some spoke of their time in hiding as German soldiers sought them out. Others concentrated on the rich Jewish culture that existed in the years before the…
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School board considers three expansion plans
The decision on whether to build a new elementary school triggered some intense debate among school board members at Monday night’s meeting. By: Michael Arges By a 5-2 vote and through some intense debate, the East Windsor Regional Board of Education Monday chose three future construction options for further study. One option is to add…
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Breakfast and kickball at Dayton
FOCUS ON COMMUNITY EDUCATION By: Nick D’Amore In the morning, a few hours before school officially opened, some kids were having a game of kickball an almost daily event for these Dayton School students, who are dropped off early every day by their parents. But on this Tuesday morning, some parents didn’t leave right…
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Building a set is key to a play’s success
Mighty Oak Players production of "Catch Me, If You Can" opens Friday. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Building a set is a prime example of the versatility, flexibility and just plain cooperation that is the foundation of a community theater production. That prime example was on stage Tuesday as set designer Tim Reynolds and his…
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EDITORIAL: Our complaints are misplaced and ill-timed
America’s ship of state has found itself in uncharted waters since Sept. 11, and we’re not doing a very good job of navigating our way through them. The fault lies not in the actions of our captain and crew they’re doing the very best they can under extremely difficult conditions but in the…
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Peddie achieves perfection
GIRLS SOCCER: For the first time in its history, the Falcons complete an undefeated and untied season. Peddie defeated Blair Saturday to finish 19-0. By: Neil Hay What a storybook season 2001 was for the Peddie School girls’ soccer team. The Falcons, with an impressive list of accomplishments already to their credit, added the first…
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PU men’s ice hockey has home opener
Tigers still looking for first win of year By: Bob Nuse Despite an 0-4 start, Princeton University men’s ice hockey coach Len Quesnelle still has a good feeling about this season. "I’m optimistic," said Quesnelle, whose team will play its first home game 7 p.m. Saturday when the Tigers host Vermont at Baker Rink. "I…
