Category: archives
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East Windsor, Hightstown react to attacks
BREAKING NEWS: Emergency response teams have been called for assistance and after-school activities have been cancelled. East Windsor and Hightstown are responding to the tragic attacks that took place today at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The East Windsor Regional School District has announced that there will be a regular school schedule today.…
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University welcomes the Class of ’05
Opening ceremonies held; classes begin Thursday By: Jeff Milgram To Paul Hargadon, Princeton University’s dean of admissions, the 1,185 incoming freshmen who will begin classes on Thursday aren’t mere statistics. "To those of us in admissions, they are 1,185 individual short stories who, collectively, make up an exceptional group of freshmen," Mr. Hargadon said. "These…
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Francis M. Curley, 81
NEW HOPE, Pa. Francis M. Curley, 81, died Friday at Abington Memorial Hospital. A lifelong New Hope resident, he was an Army veteran of World War II and received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in education from Rutgers University. He also attended Temple University in Philadelphia. Mr. Curley taught history and social studies at…
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A marriage in the arts
Talking music and dance with the Grossmans of Princeton By: Regina Tan Ironically, Andrew Grossman, the future senior vice president of Columbia Artists Management Inc. in New York City, had been "the worst student with numbers." It took some time to get his foot in the door at CAMI, which most people in the classical…
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Prayer services scheduled for victims of attacks
UPDATED All after-school activities at Hillsborough schools were cancelled today, as well as township meetings and events. Several local churches scheduled special prayer services, including Hillsborough’s Mary Mother of God Church, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Neshanic Reformed Church and the Chabad of Greater Somerset County. A severe shortage of blood caused calls for donations, however,…
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Montgomery school trailers fail another test
Frustration prevails as contractors are blamed. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY Sixteen trailers installed at Montgomery Middle School and Montgomery High School to accommodate growing enrollment while a larger high school is built will not be open today, as school district officials had planned, Superintendent Stuart Schnur said. "This is what happens when you have…
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Fort Dix on heightened state of alert
Entrances to the base have been blocked off by mazes of concrete barriers. By: T.J. Furman FORT DIX The base here is on a heightened state of alert after terrorist attacks were carried out against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon this morning. Entrances to the base have been blocked off by mazes…
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Be treated like a professional while you earn 8 professional development credits.
Be treated like a professional while you earn 8 professional development credits. For teachers K-5 Forsgate Country Club Forsgate Drive Monroe Twp., NJ 08831 Saturday, Oct. 13th 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Continental breakfast Gourmet Lunch Fee= $100 ($120 after Oct. 8th) Presentations: · Using the Newspaper to teach NJ Core Curriculum Standards – NiE Service…
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Analysis debunks light-rail as Route 1 traffic solution
Centralized development seen as a more promising approach. By: David Campbell WEST WINDSOR A combined light-rail system along Route 1 with enhanced bus service would yield insignificant reductions in traffic growth in the next 20 years, according to a new study prepared for the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Without changes to existing land-use…
