Category: archives
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PHS boys’ hoops ends doubt with state trip
Uitti, Little Tigers fulfilling promise By: Bob Nuse Jacob Uitti has first-hand recollection of the previous state tournament success of the Princeton High boys’ basketball team. "I was pretty young at the time, probably about 10 years old, but I vaguely remember my brother playing in the games and how excited everybody was about how…
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Stuart expansion slated for new review
An advisory panel to the Princeton Regional Planning Board will look at the school’s proposal for construction and renovations. By: David Weinstein Representatives from the Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart will present a proposed site plan, which includes renovations and construction at their campus, to the Site Plan Review Advisory Board of…
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12 percent hike approved for school budget
The tax rate in the budget approved by the Montgomery school board is two cents lower than last year. Voters will have their say on the budget April 17. By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY The Township Board of Education voted Monday to approve a tentative budget of $41.78 million so that it can be submitted…
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Feb. 27, 2001
Lori Ann Matthews Lori Ann Downs Matthews, 34, died Feb. 19 at The Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Bristol Borough, Pa., she lived there nearly all of her life, moving to Pennington eight months ago. She graduated from Bristol High School in 1984 and from Levittown Beauty Academy. She worked 10 years with Lenox…
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Scalia defends Constitutional stance
With chants from protesters outside audible in the auditorium, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia outlined his philosophy on Constitutional interpretation. By: Jennifer Potash The preservation of democracy depends on jurists who do not depart from the text of the Constitution, according to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. "When you enshrine new rights in…
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‘Bus Stop’
THEATER REVIEW: This revival from 1965 examines love in its many aspects. Everyone in the show seems to be searching for it. By: Stuart Duncan HILLSBOROUGH The Somerset Valley Players is producing a very welcome revival of William Inge’s Bus Stop, written in 1965. That, you will remember, was a kinder, gentler, pre-AIDS era…
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Guiding lights
Princeton resident Mary Reath has collected and published the prayers and inspirational words that famous artists, media members, politicians and religious leaders use in their daily lives. By: Christian Kirkpatrick Author Mary Reath wrote to 1,000 people who are well known in government, the media, arts, religion and sports, asking them to contribute a favorite…
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Bechtold gives PU shot in arm
Junior forward provides efficient performance in Tiger sweep By: Justin Feil Shots take away the pain in Mike Bechtold’s injured foot. Not medicinal shots, but three-pointers, mid-range jumpers and lay-ups. Those kinds of shots can do the trick as long as they go in. "It’s not near 100 percent, but it’s definitely feeling better," Bechtold…
