Category: archives
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Town pans Senate panel’s approval of MOM rail
By: Matt Armstrong A proposed rail line through central New Jersey took yet another step forward last week as the state Senate Transportation Committee moved a bill to the full Senate for a vote. The bill (S-239), approved by the committee 3-2, would add a rail line in central New Jersey to the Circle of…
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Veep stops to meet newest Eagle Scout
Eagle Scout Nate Smith shakes hands with Vice President Al Gore By: Mark Moffa HIGHTSTOWN – "It was kind of an exciting week," said 16-year-old Eagle Scout Nate Smith. He’s not kidding. On Sunday, June 11, he had his Eagle Court of Honor. The following day he was shaking hands with Vice President Al…
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College-bound graduates find they face new challenges
‘They seem like much more important decisions that I’ve ever had to make before, and you have to make them so quickly.’ HHS graduate Becky Kramer By: Michael Arges “What will I do after high school?” According to the Schools Report Card for HHS, 90 percent of the graduating Class of 1999 is pursuing college…
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Cranbury eighth-graders end year with a splash
By:Brian Shappell Nearly every school marks the end of the year with some form of a senior week for its graduating students — the Cranbury School was no exception. Facing the usual, end of the year pressures of final exams and papers was not much of an issue for the eighth-graders as…
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McCarter Theatre plans addition
Groundbreaking is slated next year for the 350-seat theater. McCarter Theatre has unveiled architectural drawings of the new, 350-seat, $10.5 million Berlind Theatre, which will provide a second stage for McCarter and permit closer integration with Princeton University’s programs in theater and dance. The new theater will be located on the south side of the…
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Postcards recall Plainsboro’s rural past
Exhibit of turn-of-the-century cards depicts wide-open farm community By: David M. Campbell PLAINSBORO — “You’re looking at images of a farm community, a wide-open farm community,” said Robert Yuell, executive director of the Plainsboro Historical Society, as he surveyed his exhibit of turn-of-the-century photo postcards on display in one of the parlors of the Wicoff…
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Locals amazed by Woods’ Open show
Princeton area standouts rate Tiger’s performance among best ever By: Bob Nuse It was a performance unlike any before in professional golf. With the top players in the world gathered at Pebble Beach, Tiger Woods put on a display that may never be matched again. Woods, who each week continues to amaze those in and…
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PRESS FORUM: HPAC
Should Cranbury add a rural zone to its historic preservation ordinance? By: Should Cranbury add a rural zone to its historic preservation ordinance?
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Head to Etra Park July 2 for celebration
Fourth of July celebration includes music and fireworks By: Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR – Fireworks, patriotic music and a park setting are featured in East Windsor’s Independence Day celebration, scheduled for July 2nd in Etra Lake Park. The evening will begin with concerts at about 6 p.m and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Jerry Rife’s…
