Category: archives
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Area schools announce winners of National Merit awards
These high school seniors now may compete for some 7,600 Merit Scholarship awards, worth more than $28 million, to be offered in the spring. Approximately 16,000 semifinalists were announced in the 47th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These high school seniors now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 Merit Scholarship…
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Dumpster Divers
Princeton’s new Lost and Found Gallery is a wonderland of art made from, well, old junk. By: Susan Van Dongen Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Dorothy Spencer and Louis G. Coppola have found a market for recycled junk in their Lost and Found Gallery. Every family has one an eccentric second-cousin or great uncle…
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Indians celebrate Diwali
"Families exchange presents and sweets with each other. The house is all lit up. It is absolutely so colorful and beautiful." -Suman Singh By: Casha Caponegro A brilliant array of fireworks and oil lamps glowed in the night sky throughout the world on Wednesday for Diwali, an Indian holiday of both religious and cultural significance.…
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Plainsboro unveils plans for veterans’ memorial
The township also honored three residents who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and set up a committee to work on creating a suitable memorial. By: Gwen Runkle PLAINSBORO The township celebrated Veterans Day in a special way this year by unveiling plans for a new veterans’ memorial at the township…
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Veterans sound off about war
Four local vets speak out about U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. By: Al Wicklund MONROE For four veterans of World War II and the Korean War, the common denominator among their varied feelings about the new war is outrage at the war’s start, the attack on the World Trade Center. The four, selected at random,…
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The Perfect Gift, McCarter: the Store, DeLuxe Travel Bureau, Rusty Scupper
Please view the print ads in this holiday magazine. Princeton Holiday Calendar Princeton Holiday Greetings Historic South End: Shops & Restaurants Alchemist & Barrister AuCourant Opticians Blue Point Grill Bowhe & Peare Cranbury Station Gallery De Luxe Travel Edith’s Exquisite Lingerie Garden Theatre in Princeton Graves Design Hamilton Jewelers Hedy Shepard Hulit’s Shoes J.…
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LWV talks future of electric
League of Woman Voters sponors talk on lowering energy prices. By: Al Wicklund MONROE A panel of three guest speakers will deal with the topic "Future Electricity Costs: Will They Escalate?" when the League of Women Voters of Monroe Township meets 1 p.m. Monday in the Township Hall. "The public is welcome to attend…
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Princeton Record Exchange, Music Together, Nassau Interiors, Luttmann’s
Please view the print ads in this holiday magazine. Princeton Holiday Calendar Princeton Holiday Greetings Historic South End: Shops & Restaurants Alchemist & Barrister AuCourant Opticians Blue Point Grill Bowhe & Peare Cranbury Station Gallery De Luxe Travel Edith’s Exquisite Lingerie Garden Theatre in Princeton Graves Design Hamilton Jewelers Hedy Shepard Hulit’s Shoes J.…
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HHS could be set for productive 2002 season
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Head coach Mary Brower thinks the 2002 season could be a return to the form the Rams showed in 2000. By: Neil Hay For the Hightstown High School boys’ cross country team, 2001 was not 2000. No CVC championship. No Mercer County title. No 10-1 record. But do not fret for coach…
