Category: archives
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Seminary delays action on senior renters
The Princeton Theological Seminary gives senior citizens another year before they must leave their rented apartments. By: David M. Campbell WEST WINDSOR – Seven senior citizens who thought they would lose their longtime homes this summer have gotten a reprieve from their landlord. The Princeton Theological Seminary backed away from its plan to not renew…
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AROUND CRANBURY: Golden Agers have golden time
By:Lorraine Sedor Marie Dey, president of the Golden Age Neighbors, reported via e-mail this week on the club’s summer activities. The group was recently treated to a luncheon meeting by the Woman’s Club of Cranbury, which provided two delicious main course dishes and a number of desserts. Marie said the members commented on the beautiful…
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EDITORIAL: When conventions meant something
By: ýcc18;þWith the Republican National Convention coming up in Philadelphia, we can’t help feeling a twinge of nostalgia for the good old days — when political conventions were real events, full of suspense and drama, as opposed to packaged, made-for-television yawners. We find ourselves thinking back to 1960, when the roll call came down to…
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A new discharge at 3M quarry reported
By: Jeff Milgram MONTGOMERY – Wednesday’s rainfall caused another discharge of stone dust from the 3M plant in Belle Mead into township waterways, Township Health Officer Dave Henry said Thursday. The discharge was the second in two weeks, with the first occurring in the Back Brook on July 16. The state Department of Environmental Protection…
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New ‘hot rod’ in high demand
‘We have a salesman who’s been here for 30 years and he’s never seen anything like it.’ Richard Zimmer Coleman-Main Line Chrysler-Plymouth By: John Patten EAST WINDSOR – Ken Gossard works at M&M Quality Automotive on Route 130, but he may be one of Coleman-Main Line Chrysler-Plymouth’s best salesmen. Especially when he parks his…
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WW-P to consider a new grade scheme
Back to three options for reconfiguring elementary schools By: David M. Campbell The West Windsor-Plainsboro School District is back to three options for reconfiguring its elementary school grades. On July 11, the school board voted 9-0 in favor of a resolution to hire district architect David Faridy, at a cost of $37,500, to draft two…
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WW 13s drop Section 3 banner
District 12 champions run out of comebacks By: Justin Feil West Windsor had made a habit of coming back – first to win the District 12 crown, and then to move through the Section 3 Junior Softball winners’ bracket. But in the Section 3 championship on Tuesday, unfortunately for them, the 13-year-olds kicked that habit…
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New security plans keep schools accessible to community groups’ use
By: Michael Arges Hiring a weekend security guard is one of the measures passed by the East Windsor Regional School Board in an attempt to ensure security without restricting outside groups’ after school access to school buildings and grounds. The plans state that if these new measures fail to address security concerns, then the…
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VETERANS SCRAPBOOK: An ocean view of World War II
By:Al Wicklund MONROE — Early in World War II, Lou Schindel, now of Monroe Village, trained as a United States naval officer candidate on a Danish sailing ship in Long Island Sound. Before the war ended, he had exchanged the charm of a tall-masted vessel for the lesser charms of life aboard the USS Sweetbrier,…
