Category: archives
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Holt declares victory; Zimmer to seek recount
The Democratic congressman holds an unofficial lead of 499 votes. By: Jennifer Potash With an unofficial lead of 499 votes, Democrat Rep. Rush Holt declared victory Friday while Republican Dick Zimmer prepared to request a recount within the next day or two. "With something like 400 to 500 votes to be counted in Mercer County,…
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Record-setter Medley made easy adjustments
Hun running back prepares for next step — college By: Justin Feil Ishmael Medley wasn’t sure how he would do at The Hun School this year. Princeton was different from what he was used to, the people were different, the classes were different, even the newspapers were different. They were all much different than what…
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WW-PS’ banner year comes to end
Pirates fall in Group IV state volleyball final By: Justin Feil When Heather Zurich looks around the volleyball court next year, she’ll be looking at a very different West Windsor-Plainsboro High South squad. The junior setter is one of only two underclassmen who will return that regularly played for the Pirate girls’ volleyball team this…
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Mayor urges rejection of warehouse plan
West Windsor councilman who liked project yields to opposition. By: David M. Campbell WEST WINDSOR – Mayor Carole Carson is recommending against the approval of a 1 million-square-foot warehouse-office complex on the Baker Farm site, on Old Trenton Road. The mayor’s announcement on Friday came after about 150 residents turned out at the Nov. 13…
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Senior Menus
All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted. Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24 –…
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PU women’s ice hockey happy with start
Kilbourne, Tigers bounce back against Yale By: Bob Nuse Just one day after playing as poorly as it has all year, the Princeton University women’s ice hockey team came right back with the kind of an effort it needed to get its season straightened out. "We definitely didn’t play our best Saturday," said Princeton junior…
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Local candidates faced long odds
Regional and statewide hopefuls from Princeton fall short By: Jennifer Potash Several Princeton residents faced some steeply uphill odds in regional and statewide campaigns this election season – some on shoestring budgets and some in bright green vans. Princeton Township residents Carl Mayer and Worth Winslow ran as members of the Green Party and Libertarian…
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Liberty Bell passed through city in 1915
By: Iris Naylor The young boys and girls of Lambertville had a lot to be thankful for Thanksgiving Day 1915, starting with the fact school was closed for several days the week before – teachers were attending an institute in Flemington. There was no school Thanksgiving Day and none the day after. A measles epidemic…
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Computer glitch halts city fire board spending
Firemen can’t track expenditures By: Sue Kramer LAMBERTVILLE – Problems with software are making it difficult for officials of the Board of Fire Commissioners to track expenditures. This has brought spending, even for emergency repairs, virtually to a halt. Richard Anthes, purchasing agent and commissioner, told the board at its meeting Nov. 14 that while…
