Category: archives
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An alternate route to the head of the classroom
Princeton High teachers recount their unconventional career paths. By: Jeff Milgram Students aren’t the only ones to get the jitters before the first day of school. New teachers get nervous, too. "Of course," Princeton High School French teacher Sheila M. MacRae said Thursday. "Until I got into class, then I was fine." She wasn’t alone.…
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Mildred Patricia Mason
HAMILTON Mildred Patricia Mason, 76, died Monday, Aug. 27, at home. Born in Trenton, she lived in Yardville many years before moving to Hamilton. She was a cashier with Dee’s Appliances, Hamilton, and enjoyed cooking. She is survived by a son, Charles Mason Jr. of Hightstown; three nieces, Helen Ann, Laura and Marilyn Zarzecki,…
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Applegarth vice principal ready for new school year
Jeanette Baubles officially replaced William Incollingo on Aug. 13. By: Nick D’Amore MONROE Jeanette Baubles has worn several hats since she began teaching about four years ago. But this year she’ll put a new one on as vice principal of Applegarth School. Ms. Baubles also is relatively new to the district having begun her…
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Don’t deny humanity of embryos
Letter to the editor To the editor: Having spent a large portion of my adult life working in the Hightstown-East Windsor area, I enjoyed your paper every week. Since I have relocated to South Carolina I enjoy keeping in touch with home through your paper online. This past Friday, Aug. 17, I came across an…
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Thomas Ahern
COLUMBIA, Md. Retired Marine Corps Col. Thomas J. Ahern, 83, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Howard County General Hospital. Born in Arlington, Mass., he lived in Lawrenceville 27 years before moving to Columbia in 1990. He joined the Marines in 1939 and was a veteran of World War II, serving at Pearl Harbor. He…
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Harrington fills new role at PDS
Former Panther trainer now head girls’ soccer coach By: Justin Feil Despite being the new head girls’ soccer coach, Ted Harrington is not a new face around Princeton Day School. For the past five years, Harrington was a good friend to any Panther player suffering an ache or pain as the PDS athletic trainer. He’ll…
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Borough crime up; township rate falls
The state’s annual Uniform Crime Report, released last week, showed a slight increase in the overall crime rate for the East Windsor-Hightstown area. By: Michael Arges and Scott Morgan The total number of crimes reported in the East Windsor-Hightstown area increased 14.9 percent in 2000 over the previous year while violent crime decreased, according to…
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Princeton Township to approve deer reflectors
A pilot program is expected to be endorsed. By: David Campbell The Princeton Township Committee is expected to approve a pilot program calling for reflectors on some township roads aimed at addressing deer-car collisions. Committeewoman Roslyn Denard said an ordinance will likely be introduced at the committee’s Sept. 13 meeting, but said specifics on where…
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Residents wary over Renaissance retail plan
The concerns range from increased traffic to child safety and bothersome parking-lot lights. By: Al Wicklund JAMESBURG Officers from Renaissance Properties Inc. of Marlboro know residents of Beaverbrook Run are concerned about a possible proposal for an office building on Forsgate Drive. The concerns ranging from increased traffic to child safety and bothersome…
