Category: archives
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Jack Owens
By: Staff ROEBLING – Jack W. Owens, 62, died Oct. 18 at Rancocas Hospital, Willingboro. Born in South River and raised in Cranbury, he lived in Parsippany, Plainsboro and Bordentown before moving to Roebling 23 years ago. Mr. Owens retired in 1993 as a salesman from Apex Lunber Co., Trenton. Previously, he worked in sales…
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Gold’s Gym/Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Quinlan unbelievable in MHS win By: Justin Feil Kelly Quinlan still has a hard time believing all that she was able to do last Saturday. In the Montgomery High School girls’ soccer game against Hillsborough, the senior started the Somerset County quarterfinal at sweeper, moved up to midfield to score the tying goal in the…
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QUICK PICKS
By: Staff Peddie drama The Peddie Drama Department will present two weekends of plays, beginning with the underclassmen’s production of the one-acts "The Bald Soprano" and "America Hurrah" at 8 tonight and Saturday in the William Mount-Burke Theatre at Peddie. The upperclassmen will present "Little Murders" by Jules Feiffer at 9 p.m. Nov. 2, 3…
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Singer Jonathon Sprout plans special Baptist Church show
255th anniversary celebration includes popular performer By: Michael Arges Award winning children’s singer and songwriter Jonathan Sprout will help First Baptist Church Hightstown mark their 255th anniversary with a concert at the church at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. A Hightstown native and former church member, Mr. Sprout will present stores and songs to…
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Vote for Hitchner and Quattronefor Hightstown Borough Council
By: Jeffrey Bond To the editor: Last year at this time we had to choose between two very qualified candidates to complete a one-year unexpired term on Borough Council. Due to a twist of fate both of these candidates were able to serve with distinction during this past year. Both Larry Quattrone and Ken Hitchner…
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Energy boss answers critics; offers funding
By: Jennifer Potash Alleged discrimination by the U.S. Department of Energy and increased fuel prices were among the topics Energy Secretary Bill Richardson touched on during a talk Wednesday to a capacity audience at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Earlier in the day, Secretary Richardson, with Rep. Rush Holt (D-12),…
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North’s Scott, Collins among best
Knight juniors lead area boy competitors at Mercer County XC By: Bob Nuse HAMILTON – Both Mark Collins and Brian Scott had a plan going into Tuesday’s Mercer County cross country championship meet at Veterans Park in Hamilton. The West Windsor-Plainsboro High North juniors wanted to get out and run with the leaders through the…
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Rose M. Basile
Services Friday and Saturday Rose M. Basile, 92, of Lawrenceville died Tuesday at Ewing Center Genesis ElderCare. Born in New York City, she was a longtime area resident. Daughter of the late Frank and Filomena Sogluizzo Ferrucci and wife of the late Charles Basile, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and Roy…
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Cannon, Silberman represent extremes of campaigning
By: Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR – Two East Windsor residents are among nine candidates battling for three seats on the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, but the two are a study in contrasts. On the one hand, Green Party candidate Paul Silberman of Twin Rivers Drive is a political neophyte, fighting "an uphill…
