Category: archives
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Taking to the air during World War II
By: Al Wicklund MONROE — With 35 missions over enemy territory and more than 260 hours of flying in combat, Charles Trumper piloted bombers that took their share of hits, but none more serious than during an attack on Munich Oct. 22, 1944. Mr. Trumper, now a resident of Concordia, was flying a B-29 Liberator…
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MHS boys win two medals at GMC relays
By: Carolyn Hartko Winter track and field athletes in the Greater Middlesex Conference got hit with a double whammy last week. Not only have most outdoor dual meets been postponed due to the mounds of snow still covering area tracks, but a second snowstorm forced the cancellation of Part II of this year’s Greater Middlesex…
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Special ed school set for opening
MONROE — The county school for children with disabilities is set to open in September. By: Al Wicklund MONROE The county school for children with disabilities being constructed on Matchaponix Road is on schedule for a September opening. Mark Finkelstein, superintendent of the Middlesex County Educational Services Commission, said Thursday he is pleased with…
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Charter school officials work with investment company
The DELTA Community Charter School continues to look for a location for its facilities, working closely with an investment company that leases land to charter schools. By:Vanessa S. Holt The DELTA Community Charter School continues to look for a location for its facilities, working closely with an investment company that leases land to…
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Shaw, Richmond propelHHS hockey to one-sided win
Hat tricks put Hamilton offense in deep freeze By: Neil Hay Hat tricks by Brian Shaw and Matt Richmond powered the Hightstown ice hockey team to an easy 11-1 win over outgunned Hamilton last Thursday at the Mercer County Park rink. The game scheduled for Friday between Hightstown and Hopewell was postponed. A makeup…
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Union rallies for new pact
MONROE — More than 300 Monroe Township Education Association members and supporters held rally before Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting, where the unresolved contract negotiations were discussed. By: Al Wicklund MONROE The yearlong, and still-unresolved, contract negotiating process between the Board of Education and its employees’ union dominated Wednesday’s board meeting at the Woodland…
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Effort to halt deer hunt rejected
The state Fish and Game Council rejected a motion to stop all hunts. By: David Weinstein A long-shot attempt to stop Princeton Township from employing sharpshooters who cull deer herds fell short Tuesday when the state Fish and Game Council denied a motion to halt all community-based deer-management plans. The motion filed by Neilsen Lewis,…
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PHASE THREE: The ‘fantasy’ of the future
By: Arnold Bornstein Here we are, firmly entrenched in the year 2001, and it has been about three decades (unless you viewed the video recently) since we saw Stanley Kubrick’s classic movie, “Space Odyssey, 200l,” the one about space travel, a homicidal computer named Hal and lots of philosophical-theological facets that perhaps Kubrick himself didn’t…
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William Tipper
William Tipper, 79, of Rossmoor, died Tuesday at the Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Montclair, he moved to Rossmoor 25 years ago. Mr. Tipper served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Mr. Tipper was a member of the Rossmoor Community Church where he served…
