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Flu vaccines available to some within 2 weeks
Flu shots will available to eligible residents in Princeton and Montgomery during the next two weeks but those in West Windsor and Plainsboro will have to wait a little longer. The Princeton Regional Health Department, in conjunction with the Princeton Senior Resource Center and The Medical Center at Princeton, will hold two clinics for Princeton…
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Township to fire municipal building contractor
Major deficiencies, delays cited by frustrated Princeton officials. By: David Weinstein Paphian Enterprises, the general contractor for Princeton Township’s new municipal complex at Witherspoon Street and Valley Road, has been declared in default of its $6.2 million contract and will be removed from the job, according to Township Administrator James Pascale. In a hand-delivered letter…
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Residents get a lift for visits to doctors
By: Al Wicklund MONROE – People in need of non-emergency medical treatment often face a problem getting to the doctor’s office for appointments. In the central part of a state notoriously short on mass transportation, the township Transportation Department’s medical transport program can be the answer to the problem. Each month the department’s medical transport…
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K-5 grade plan in WW-P tied to social status
Proximity to home – one of the benefits the public sees in adopting the K-5 plan – will have to be sacrificed if socio-economic balance is to be achieved By: David M. Campbell Supporters of a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade elementary school configuration, especially those living in upscale neighborhoods around the Village School and Dutch Neck School, should…
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Teacher contract work contrinues
By: Al Wicklund MONROE – The township Board of Education will consider the Monroe Township Education Association’s latest offer for a new three-year contract Monday, Schools Superintendent Stuart Schnur said Thursday. "The board will meet in closed session Monday to review the latest proposal," Dr. Schnur said. Because of the privileged status of the negotiating…
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JFK School’s Reading Buddies program to hit the small screen
By:Sara Peters JAMESBURG — Teachers filed out of the faculty lounge, sipping the last drops of their morning coffee. The sound of the principal’s voice, making the Tuesday morning announcements, echoed through the hallways. Around them, students raced the bell to keep from being late. Elsewhere in the John F. Kennedy School, a…
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Adams, Araps working together for MHS
Speedy tandem stays aggressive for Cougar girls’ soccer team By: Justin Feil Kristina Adams and Cristina Araps first met at tryouts for the Montgomery Knockouts Under-11 soccer team. They were competitive, yet friendly, from the start. "We ran sprints against each other," Adams said. "That’s how it started. We’re better working together though. We do…
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Sewer fees, Bloomberg proposal draw ire
By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY – More than 50 residents complained about sewer fees and the traffic impact of Bloomberg LP’s proposed expansion at Thursday night’s Township Council session. The committee agreed to form a Fair Sewer Fee Committee after Patrick Henry, a Montgomery Woods resident, presented findings of the government relations committee of the Montgomery…
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More than a cold, respiratory virus affects newborns
By:Dr. Kathryn Beattie Most parents have not heard of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This viral infection sends more than 90,000 babies to the hospital each year in the United States. A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that more and more families, particularly with babies born prematurely or those with…
