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HOW YOU CAN HELP
Local agencies gear up for relief effort. Mercer County and Somerset County United Ways are taking part in the September 11th Fund in cooperation with United Way of New York City. The effort is supported by the Princeton Area Community Foundation. Send checks to United Way of New York, 2 Park Ave., New York, N.Y.…
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Residents get say on Cranbury School expansion project
By:Casha Caponegro Residents will have their say on a proposed school expansion project Wednesday. "I do hope people come to hear the specifics of why we are looking to expand and give their feedback," said board President Joan Rue. The primary issue on the agenda will be the proposed addition of a new gym facility…
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Labeling bus drivers is unfair
Letter to the editor To the editor: I’m writing this in response to a recent item about school bus drivers allegedly speeding through Hightstown ("Buses should obey speed limit laws," Sept. 7, 2001, Page 10A). First of all, it’s both gratuitous and irresponsible to label all school bus driver as speeders. It implies recklessness and…
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Terror’s shockwaves felt locally
When four airliners were turned into missiles by terrorists Tuesday, the explosions came just over 40 miles away. The reverberations, however, hit much closer to East Windsor and Hightstown. By: Michael Arges, T.J. Furman and Scott Morgan Until now, it only has happened far away. Bombs explode, buildings collapse and throngs of people empty into…
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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…
