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Montgomery writer-producer updates award-winning election documentary
By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY – Writer-producer Bob Bradsell, a 20-year resident of the Skillman section, is the main force behind an Emmy-winning documentary series "Television and the Presidency," an updated version of which will be broadcast this month. Mr. Bradsell worked as a lead producer and writer on the show when it was broadcast 15…
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K-5 advocates dominant at school forum
By: David M. Campbell Elementary school parents in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District value continuity most, and a kindergarten through fifth-grade configuration is the best way to get it. That was the message Tuesday night as about 200 district parents attended a forum held by the school board and administration to gather input on…
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Can’t anyone take high road in 12th District?
PACKET EDITORIAL, Oct. 6 By: Packet Editorial Enough already! Election Day is still a full month away and we already have grown weary of watching Rush Holt, Dick Zimmer and their overzealous supporters behave like a bunch of schoolyard brats playing a juvenile game of one-upsmanship. We used to think Rep. Holt and former Rep.…
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Beautiful
Minnie Driver stars in this directorial debut from Sally Field. [PG-13] By: Kam Williams Why Sally "You like me, you really like me," Field chose such a woman-hating project for her directorial debut is beyond me. But Beautiful, is as loathsome a misogynistic mess as one might expect to find this year. The two-time Oscar-winner (for…
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Students are finding ways to burst the ‘Princeton Bubble’
By: Adam Frankel The spirit of competition has spread from Sydney, Australia, to Princeton University this fall, as students gear up for political campaigns ranging from the Princeton Borough Council race to the congressional and presidential elections. There are about 4,600 undergraduates and 1,800 graduate students at Princeton University. For a perspective on their potential…
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A familiar face helps guard kids against traffic
By:Nick D’Amore JAMESBURG — She’s out there making it possible for children to get safely to and from school every day. Kim Miller is a crossing guard on East Railroad Avenue and Augusta Street. She is a two-year veteran at getting students of the Grace M. Breckwedel School safely across the street. “The kids are…
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Ex-cop pleads guilty to theft
Manville man worked for Somerville police By:Eric Schwarz A Manville man who worked as a police lieutenant in Somerville pleaded guilty Friday to stealing $784 in property while on duty. Vincent Metzler, 48, of South Sixth Avenue pleaded guilty to a third-degree offense of theft of property during a hearing before Judge Victor Ashrafi of…
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Two injured in Route 29 three-vehicle mishap
Truck driver is charged By:John Tredrea Two Stockton women sustained injuries Hopewell Township police described as serious but not life-threatening when the minivan one of the women was driving was rear-ended by a fully loaded tractor-trailer in a three-vehicle accident on state Route 29 Tuesday morning. The second woman was a passenger in the minivan.…
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Loesser, Boghean score to put an end to losing streak
NBC, Bordentown boys’ soccer teams both stand at 5-3; Florence is 3-4 By:Sean Moylan "Last week was not our best week," said Northern Burlington County Regional High School boys’ varsity soccer coach Tim Tedesco about his squad’s 2-1 loss at Rancocas Valley on Thursday and its 4-2 defeat at Cinnaminson on Saturday. Luckily, NBC…
