Category: archives
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Princeton Library sets move to temporary quarters
Library selected for $2.2 million construction grant from state. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Public Library will shut its doors after business on Sunday, Nov. 4, and reopen at temporary headquarters about two weeks later, on Nov. 19, at the Princeton Shopping Center. Also, the library has been selected to receive $2.16 million in state…
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Planners OK school plan
$7.3 million expansion project is under way for Cranbury School. By: Casha Caponegro The Cranbury school board has received a thumbs up from the Planning Board to go ahead with a $7.3 million expansion project. The school board now awaits word from the state concerning the amount of aid it will receive. That number will…
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No need to move Municipal Building
Letter to the editor To the editor: Borough hall should not be relocated. Has Hightstown grown so much that we need to double the size of the office space for municipal services? We are in the process of trying to restore downtown Hightstown so why does the borough, or the powers that be, want…
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Nancy Jane Snook
HARTLETON, Pa. Nancy Jane Snook, 53, died Oct. 9. Born in Lewisburg, she lived in Hightstown before returning to Pennsylvania. She graduated from Hightstown High School in 1966 and attended Maryland School for the Blind. She graduated from Ellen Cushing Junior College, Bryn Mawr, in 1970 and attended Eastern College, St. Davids, where she…
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The joy of Jewish writing
The university attracts stellar names to a ‘largest ever’ conference. By: Jeff Milgram Jewish writers are as American as Mom’s apple pie and Bubby’s apple cake. "We’re not talking about a corner of American writing," says Princeton University English Professor Deborah Nord. "We’re talking about the center." And so, Princeton University known more for…
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Falcons’ tennis team gets that winning feeling
By: Al Wicklund Suddenly, the sun broke through the clouds of an early-season losing pattern and the Monroe Township High School girls tennis team’s season had a brighter look. Winners in one of their first nine matches, the Falcon girls enjoyed their best stretch of the season, taking two of four matches between Wednesday, Oct.…
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Weichert Insurance exceeds record
Agency boasts top-notch sales, customer service representatives and support personnel Fred Watkins, president, Weichert Insurance Agency, recently announced that Weichert Insurance Agency wrote more than 1,300 policies, exceeding a record-breaking month in July. In addition, the written premium associated with these policies was close to $1 million. This proves the level of customer service that…
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Williams fills leadership role for PHS football
Little Tigers still looking for first win By: Bob Nuse There is frustration. And then there are the three years Kyle Williams has spent as a varsity football player at Princeton High School. As if winning just one of 26 games over that period of time wasn’t frustrating enough, Williams has had to deal…
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Jackman fills starting role for PU football
Tigers play at Harvard on Saturday By: Justin Feil Justin FeilAssistant Sports Editor When Phil Jackman was a freshman, he played middle linebacker and fullback. So why such a buzz when Jackman joined the Princeton University football team last year and found a couple sacks at defensive end? First, because the then 6-foot-4, 225-pounder had…
