Category: archives
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Lena McGrory
HAMILTON Lena Lipira McGrory, 77, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. She was a laboratory technician for the state Department of Health, division of laboratories, retiring in 1980 after 15 years. She was a member of St. Vincent de…
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Coffee Talk: A way to pause time: Octoberfest
Monroe, like the other towns and townships, has ridden the inclines and declines of American history. This weekend, Ms. Crawley’s crew will present the town a chance to pause on the time line of life to bask in the gifts of community and, hopefully, good autumn weather. By: Stacey Gorski In some basic math course…
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MHS boys soccer makes states
By: Carolyn M. Hartko METUCHEN Anyone who claims that soccer is too defensive a game to be interesting has never seen the Metuchen and Monroe high school boys’ squads go at it. The two teams combined for more shots on goal in Tuesday night’s game under the lights than most teams put up all…
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Give her a star for service
Bettie Witherspoon, the longtime executive director of Better Beginnings, will receive the Mayor’s Shining Star Award next week. By: Jillian Kalonick After 33 years of service, Shining Star award recipient Bettie Witherspoon of Better Beginnings day-care center in Hightstown continues her generosity by transferring the recognition she has received to others. "Anything that I’ve been…
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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…
