Category: archives
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What we need from the president
Letter to the editor To the editor: The following is an open letter to President George W. Bush. Most Americans understand that our nation has suffered a surprise military attack with terrible loss of life and is now at war. From Sept. 11 on, politics stops at the water’s edge and even domestic issues must…
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Study sought on extending ‘Dinky’
Two state Assembly members introduced a bill Thursday for a feasibility study on the possible expansion of the NJ Transit rail line between Princeton and Princeton Junction. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Princeton Borough) and Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) are calling for $250,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund to pay for the study, which would be…
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Making a special delivery
Hightstown postal carrier Carlos Colon lost his wife in the terrorist attacks Sept. 11. Two Twin Rivers residents decided to lend him a hand to help recover. By: Scott Morgan It was a poignant moment last week when two East Windsor residents delivered a bundle of mail to their mail carrier. The role reversal grew…
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Downtown to see changes
Businesses are on the move as Jamesburg’s revitalization begins to take shape. By: Nick D’Amore JAMESBURG The borough’s downtown will begin to take on a different look as new businesses move in, existing businesses move to different areas in the borough and as the first steps of revitalization take place. One fixture in the…
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Borough needs community involvement to prosper
CAMPAIGN CORNER by Robert Patten: One of the Republican candidates for Borough Council outlines the reasons he feels you should re-elect him Nov. 6. For over 50 years I have lived in Hightstown. I grew up in Hightstown, graduated in 1961 from Hightstown High School, taught or coached many of you, your children, siblings, parents…
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DISPATCHES: Getting back to business of democracy
"That’s why it is important to get back to the business of democracy and focus on elections, on policy, on issues that may seem trivial now but will matter a great deal for a long time." By: Hank Kalet President George W. Bush is calling this a fight to secure our future. The United States…
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Nicholas A. Bogdan
PEMBERTON Nicholas A. Bogdan, 34, died during the World Trade Center attack of Sept. 11. Born in Trenton, he lived in Browns Mills for the last two years. He was employed at Marsh & McLennan at the World Trade Center. Surviving are his wife Dorothy Bogdan; children Nicholas William and Emily Althea Marie, all…
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David T. Zing
PLAINSBORO David T. Zing, 40, died Saturday in Oswego, N.Y. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, he lived in Plainsboro since 1986. Mr. Zing came to the United States in 1974 at the age of 13. He graduated from Hightstown High School in 1978. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Northwestern University and…
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Rocky Hill to celebrate its 300 years
The little borough is having a big party this weekend. By: Steve Rauscher ROCKY HILL This little borough is having a big party this weekend, and everyone’s invited. Rocky Hill celebrates its 300th anniversary Saturday, inaugurating its fourth century of existence with a smorgasbord of historical commemorations, live music and plain old fun. A…
