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Montgomery High School plans OK’d
By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY The Township Board of Education has approved plans to reduce the capacity of the new high school in hopes of lowering costs and speeding construction. The modifications of the high school’s specifications, approved Monday, will reduce the school’s planned actual capacity by about 100 students, to 2,100, Superintendent Stuart Schnur…
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Mercer County bus rapid transit to be studied
‘We’re moving beyond analysis-paralysis and actually doing a project that may have very visible effects on improving the traffic mobility in the region.’ By: David Campbell The Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association has commissioned a study to assess the feasibility of a bus rapid-transit system in Mercer County. "Bus rapid transit combines the features of…
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Help wanted to wind clock
By: Casha Caponegro Township Committeeman Tom Gambino wants to enlist volunteers to maintain the newly renovated Town Hall clock. The volunteers would wind the clock at least once a week, make sure that it is properly cleaned and keep it balanced so that it maintains the correct time. "I think we can take care of…
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Hightstown can become a regional center again
CAMPAIGN CORNER by Rick Pratt: We need to re-establish our downtown as a place to visit, explore, stroll or just sit and watch the world go by at a reasonable pace. Hightstown’s history reflects the evolution of American transportation. In the late 1800s, the railroads made it possible to develop the less accessible open…
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Monroe soccer teams one-and-one in GMCT
Girls just miss in bid for upset By: Caryoln M. Hartko Of all the first round match-ups in this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Girls’ Soccer Tournament, the game most likely to produce an upset was the one between 10th-seeded Monroe and 7th-seeded Spotswood. The Lady Falcons came close to pulling it off, but a goal…
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PU’s Becker making most of opportunities
Junior increases scoring to help Tiger field hockey squad By: Justin Feil Rachael Becker may be a slow starter on the field hockey field, but once she gets going, look out. The Princeton University junior scored a goal as a freshman and had one assist as a sophomore while playing about half of each game.…
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Schools to hold conference on coping with Sept. 11
The East Windsor Regional School District will use a teacher in-service day in November to learn how to deal with the tragedies of Sept. 11 in the classroom. By: Michael Arges As they care for students in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, school staff members also must address their own grief and…
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Amnesty International USA director to give Princeton talk
Dr. William F. Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International USA, will speak at the Frist Student Center on the campus of Princeton University Monday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. Dr. Schulz will discuss his recently published book, "In Our Own Best Interest: How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All." In his book, Dr. Schulz argues…
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Unique kind of week for Monroe cross country
By: Redd E. Patrick It was a strange week for Monroe High School cross country coach Frank Bonich and his Falcons, complete with highs and lows. The highs included watching several of his runners turn in personal-best efforts at the GMC Championships on Saturday, held at the team’s home course at Thompson Park. The lows…
