Category: archives
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Raiders fall to 0-2
Hunterdon Central wins, 32-14 By:Rudy Brandl A difficult week became even tougher to handle for the Hillsborough High football team on Saturday afternoon. Playing in front of a huge home crowd at David A. Noonan Field on a perfect afternoon for football, the Raiders fell apart for the second straight week. This time, Hunterdon Central…
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Last Hurrah
Late summer bloomersthrive among autumnsscarlet foliage Photo by Patricia Taylor Atlantic Coreopsis (C. tripteris) blooms from late August through mid-October. Its cheerful, all yellow, daisy-like flowers can be seen blooming along roadsides throughout central New Jersey. Boltonia (B. asteroides) usually waits until Labor Day to begin its five-to-six-week bloom period. This perennial has blue-green foliage…
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EDITORIAL: Now begins the healing process
We need to mourn and we need to help This spot usually is reserved for our take on local issues, whether they be zoning board decisions, the rise or decline in crime or larger, state-level matters. And on any other week, we might have focused on these kinds of issues. We can’t this week. The…
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At least 25 Packet area families await word of loved ones
The horror of Tuesday’s tragedy hits home. By: Jeff Milgram and Jennifer Potash After days of waiting anxiously and praying, at least 25 families in The Packet area have learned what they feared the most: Their loved ones and friends are missing in the wake of Tuesday’s terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in…
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Bush crisis response gets a good rating
President’s task likened to the problems President Roosevelt faced. By: Jeff Milgram To restore the confidence of a nation shaken by the worst terrorist attack in its history, President George Bush must project an image of courage, self-confidence and the ability to inspire and energize the public, a presidential expert at Princeton University says. And…
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Anger, sadness among range of emotions
The sentiments expressed in East Windsor and Hightstown were no different than those heard around the nation following Tuesday’s attacks. By: T.J. Furman and Scott Morgan Local reaction to Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., echoed the sentiments many Americans feel in the tragedy’s aftermath. Feelings of anger, horror and sadness…
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Week of Sept. 14, 2001
From East Windsor, Princeton and South Brunswick EAST WINDSOR Felix Quist, branch manager, announced that three sales associates at Weichert, Realtors’ East Windsor Office that have been honored for their accomplishments in June. Malone Gause led the office in dollar volume during June. Mr. Gause is a member of the 2000 New Jersey Million Club…
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State in emergency mode
Sen. Inverso said New Jersey has done itself proud, as has the rest of the country, in rallying to the aid of the victims and to the families of the victims. By:Al Wicklund JAMESBURG State Sen. Peter Inverso was later than he thought he would be, arriving at the 7 p.m. Borough Council meeting…
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Confusion vexes school district’s buses
Software problems and new personnel contributed to overcrowded buses, late arrivals and late drop-offs as school opened last week. By: Michael Arges Before students can benefit from the expanded technology and carefully chosen teachers of the East Windsor Regional School District, they must first get to school. Issues from pickup places to extreme delays related…
