Category: archives
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Senior center honors founders at holiday fete
Jocelyn and Carl Helm created the Princeton Senior Resource Center 27 years ago By: David Weinstein The Suzanne Patterson Center was the scene Wednesday for the annual Princeton Senior Resource Center holiday party, where Jocelyn and Carl Helm were honored for their years of work for seniors. Gathered to honor the couple were seniors from…
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Panel wants funds for hockey in budget
CRANBURY — The Recreation Commission is seeking funding for hockey rinks, baseball fields, playgrounds, a tennis backboard and easier access to the school gym. By: Brian Shappell The township Recreation Commission wants to give Cranbury kids a place to skate and play hockey, among other things. During a budget presentation to the Township Committee Monday…
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Bushelli hoping his girls size up with CVC
It seems like every year about this time Gary Bushelli looks down his bench and wonders how his team can play against the taller opponents that pop up nearly every night in the CVC. By:Neil Hay But, somehow, Bushelli manages to put a team on the floor that is competitive, driven, and tenacious. A…
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Police issue warrants in downtown heist
Travel agency robbery may have netted as much as $8,000 cash By:Mark Moffa HIGHTSTOWN – Police issued warrants Thursday for two suspects in connection with an armed robbery downtown this week. Jose Patino, 28, of Abbington Drive in East Windsor and Darwing Guamantario, 24, of Tarrytown, N.Y., allegedly held up the L & G…
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NJ Schools: State report says test standards too vague
State report found that New Jersey school standards and testing are too vague, particualarly in the language arts. By: Amanda Bok A state review of school standards and testing backs up what local superintendents have said all along: The standards are too vague. In a report released last week, Achieve Inc., a nonprofit organization hired…
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Board member violated oath and must resign
By: To the editor: A basic organizing principle of any civil society is the recognition that we live in an imperfect world. The acceptance of this fact is why we create laws, standards, mores, and have stated values often stipulated as goals. One such value is the goal to eliminate hatred, bigotry, and all forms…
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NJ Schools: A summary of the Achieve report
The results and recommendations of the school system, outlined by Achieve, Inc. By:Amanda Bok Achieve, Inc. was created in 1996 by governors and business leaders as a resource center on education standards, assessment and accountability, and to offer the state candid feedback on the quality of its educational standards and assessments. Achieve reviewed the state’s…
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E. Windsor considers shopping area link
By:Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR – A road that could link Lanning Boulevard to the Route 130 shopping area that includes Frank’s Nursery and the CVS was the highlight of Tuesday’s East Windsor Township Council meeting. The road would make it easier for shoppers to combine trips to nearby stores on Route 130 and visits…
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Thomas Salay
By:Staff MANCHESTER – Thomas G. Salay, 90, died Dec.8 at Keswick Pines Health Care Center, Whiting. Born in Trenton, he was a longtime resident before moving to Whiting eight months ago. He owned Salay Jewelers, Trenton, retiring in 1981 after more than 40 years. Mr. Salay was an Army veteran of World War II, having…
