Category: archives
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Hillsborough gymnasts start season strong
Yates dominates first two meets By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High gymnasts would love for this season to be as exciting as their first two years on the high school circuit. If Saturday’s Pioneer Invitational is any indication, then the Raiders should be in for another thrilling and outstanding year. The HHS girls stood around…
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Fire displaces 55 township residents
A fire early Friday morning at the Windsor Castle Apartments in East Windsor has left 55 people homeless. By: T.J. Furman EAST WINDSOR A fire that broke out early Friday morning at the Windsor Castle Apartments on Devonshire Drive has left 55 residents there without a home. Township police said they were alerted to…
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Real estate markets are in transition
Movement seen toward more equal footing for buyers and sellers It appears that New Jersey’s hot sellers’ market, in which houses sold quickly and at a premium, is in transition to a more balanced market. Today’s market is being driven by the following factors: a sustained decline in mortgage interest rates which has made homes…
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Leedham gets defensive for PHS girls’ soccer By: Bob Nuse Like most soccer players, Amy Leedham would love to be in a position to score goals. But that’s not the role the senior is called on to fill for the Princeton High girls’ soccer team. "I always want to score goals," said Leedham, who spends…
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‘Ground zero’ shock for volunteer family
‘It was total chaos the most devastating sight I’ll ever see.’ By: Gwen Runkle PLAINSBORO Township Committeeman Ed Yates and his two sons, Jonathan, 18, and Christopher, 21, were among the many tradesmen lending a helping hand at the World Trade Center last week. All electricians, the three went to Manhattan on Thursday…
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University clubs still eating at borough leaders
Council may take tougher stand against drinking. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Borough Council may take a harsher stance against alcoholic violations in the private eating clubs on Prospect Avenue unless the clubs take more responsibility for preventing intoxication and underage drinking. "They can’t continue to operate in an irresponsible manner," Mayor Marvin Reed said…
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Strong start for MHS field hockey
By: Carolyn M. Hartko There’s cause for optimism among field hockey fans at Monroe High School this fall. The Lady Falcons have only played two games so far, but they’ve come through the first week with a positive record of 1-0-1. After tying Manalapan 1-1 on opening day, Monroe posted a decisive 3-0 victory at…
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Christopher Maslyn
HILLSBOROUGH Christopher V. Maslyn died on Saturday, Sept.15, in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 48. Born in Red Bank, he lived in Fair Haven before moving to Hillsborough 43 years ago. Mr. Maslyn worked at the Raritan Valley Workshop in New Brunswick for many years in the assembly department. He was a…
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Cat owners turn out for rabies clinic
What better place could there be, then, to ask the felines’ owners to design the cat park of their pets’ dreams? By: Linda J. Field It was the cats’ turn at the local rabies clinic held in Lawrence last week. Dogs definitely made up the minority, and most behaved accordingly. The felines came in carriers,…
