Category: archives
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High school seniors have time to choose career path
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Students don’t need to decide now where they want to be in 20 years. When I was 17, I wanted to be a journalist. I had been working on the high school paper and had done a little bit of sports free-lance writing, covering the high school’s junior varsity basketball team…
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Kathleen Stannard resigns from Cranbury School Board
CRANBURY – Kathleen Stannard resigned from the school board Wednesday, effective immediately. By:Brian Shappell Kathleen Stannard resigned from the school board Wednesday, effective immediately. In a letter forwarded to school board President Joan Rue, Ms. Stannard said she was leaving the board because "personal reasons will preclude her" from finishing her term. "We’re tremendously disappointed,"…
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PHS boys win sectional swimming title
The Princeton High boys swim team won the Central Jersey B Division title Monday to advance to Saturday’s Division B state semifinals at The College of New Jersey. By:Bob Nuse NORTH BRUNSWICK The Princeton High boys’ swim team had a plan and it worked to perfection. The Little Tigers trained through the Mercer County…
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Group develops recreation space
Space at ESC School renovated By: Cynthia Williamson WEST AMWELL One gymnasium and eight basketball teams each clamoring to use it can easily develop into a scheduling nightmare for South Hunterdon High School Athletic Director Sam Jeffries. The shortage of suitable indoor recreational space also is a vexing problem for youth basketball, soccer and…
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PHS boys’ plan works perfectly
Little Tigers swim Saturday in state semifinals By: Bob Nuse NORTH BRUNSWICK The Princeton High boys’ swim team had a plan and it worked to perfection. The Little Tigers trained through the Mercer County Championships earlier in the month with their goal being to win a sectional swimming championship. Princeton accomplished that Monday night,…
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Vikings hold top spot in District 20 wrestling
South Brunswick leads Old Bridge by 2.5 points after quarterfinal round. Semifinals begin at 10 a.m. Saturday. By: Ken Weingartner SOUTH BRUNSWICK After the opening round of the District 20 Tournment on Friday night, the South Brunwick High wrestling squad sat in familiar territory at the top of the standings. But that didn’t…
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Parents protests fail to reverse LPS staff cuts
School to eliminate two full-time, one part-time positions By: Gwen Runkle LAMBERTVILLE Despite listening to three hours of public outcry against the Lambertville Board of Education’s decision to eliminate two full-time teachers and make the resource teacher part time next year, the board reaffirmed its support of the plan in a 5-4 vote Tuesday.…
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School board election deadline is Monday
The field of candidates for school boards in Jamesburg and Monroe so far is limited to the incumbents. Three members of the Monroe School board filed for re-election. By:Al Wicklund The field of candidates for school boards in Jamesburg and Monroe so far is limited to the incumbents. Three members of the Monroe School board…
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Montgomery to publish a pathway guide
The Township Committee reviewed a draft of a booklet outlining paths through preserved lands and natural areas in Montgomery. By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY The Township Pathways Committee has been working for 10 years on a plan to allow residents to take scenic walks on pathways through preserved lands and other natural areas of the…
