Category: archives
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Distance runners fuel Hillsborough girls
Meyer, Willard go 1-2 in three races By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High girls don’t enjoy losing track meets, so they were even more focused than usual for last week’s dual meet showdown with Skyland Conference rival Franklin. Hillsborough had finished second to Franklin at the indoor conference championship meet, so the Raider girls…
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Big Band concert
Friday, May 18 From 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., the Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission will present the Ponds Residents Big Dance Band of 20 musicians and vocalists. The concert will be held at the Monroe Township High School. The band will play the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie and more. Admission…
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Looking forward to serving
Letter to the editor To the editor: We would like to thank the parents and other supporters who worked so hard on our successful campaign for the East Windsor Regional school board. We are grateful to the voters for the opportunity to serve them on the board. They clearly heard our message to bring positive,…
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Time to end school budget vote charade
PACKET EDITORIAL, April 20 By: Packet Editorial First, the good news. Voters in all three Packet area school districts approved the budgets put forward by their boards of education for the coming year. Although the school budget vote represents the only opportunity New Jersey citizens have to vent their frustration about taxes in general …
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Hillsborough Point
Active adult community offered in Hillsborough The only active adult community in Hillsborough, and one of the few in Somerset County, Hillsborough Point offers maintenance-free homes in an intimate setting near many conveniences. Jennifer Ogrodnik, sales manager attributes the immediate success of the community to its outstanding location in the township’s newly conceived Town Center,…
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Everyday objects as ‘art’
Students at the Kreps School took objects from everyday life and imagined what future archaelogists might think they were used for in our society. By: Michael Arges Residents can enjoy the fruits of an ambitious project in which Kreps School eighth-grade art students sought to explore and understand the very nature of art itself. The…
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Montgomery voters approve school budget
Voter turnout dropped significantly compared to last year. By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY Voters approved the $41.8 million 2001-2002 school district budget Tuesday by a vote of 469 to 215. Voter turnout was 7.2 percent, with 686 out of 9,523 registered voters showing up at the polls. Last year, voter turnout was 13.2 percent. The…
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‘The Weakest Link’ has no strenghts
HERE’S THE STORY by Michael Maugeri: This barbaric prime-time game show is the latest in a long line of new shows that preys upon human weakness and people’s heightened lust for cruelty. Her crisp, snooty voice and birdy, humorless face make me cringe. Her soon-to-be-annoying catch phrase "You are the weakest link g’bye!"…
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Police nab man accused of passing fake $50 bills
By: Al Wicklund MONROE A man accused of passing counterfeit $50 bills while purchasing spring flowers in Monroe and several neighboring communities was arrested May 12. Joseph Bellesi, 30, of Main Street, Spotswood, was charged with forgery after being taken into custody by Monroe Detective Lt. Jason Rosser and Detective Mark Cizmar of the…
