Category: archives
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Schneider makes bid for Borough Council
Collects 26 write-in votes to earn spot on November ballot By: Mark Moffa HIGHTSTOWN David Schneider, a member of Hightstown’s Planning Board, will be a candidate on the ballot in November for a position on the Borough Council. Mr. Schneider received 25 Democratic write-in votes and one Republican write-in vote in the…
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Retiring teachers reflect back on their careers
By:Al Wicklund MONROE — Four teachers and an administrator, representing almost 120 years of service to Monroe’s schools and their students, will retire when the school year ends next week. Leaving the district will be Rose Annette Larkin, a learning disabilities teacher with 34 years in the township schools; Principal John Dorney of Applegarth School,…
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McGrath’s award no surprise to colleagues
By: Rich Fisher Elaine McGrath walked into a surprise party at South Brunswick High School last week, and was presented with a cake that read GMC, Number 1…We knew it all along. The sentiment came from the administration and coaching staff at SBHS, who were eager to throw a party for McGrath after she was…
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Dr. Harvey Rothberg ends 40-year career
Dr. Harvey Rothberg ends 40-year career By: Jane Karlicek A familiar face in the local medical field will soon be leaving practice. Dr. Harvey Rothberg is retiring at the end of this month, after 40 years with the Princeton Medical Group, as an internist and oncologist. In a letter Dr. Rothberg sent to friends and…
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Millenium bash slated
Picnic, fireworks, children’s activities on tap Saturday, July 8, will feature a variety of activities scheduled at Woodlot Park. The park is located on New Road, between Routes 1 and 27, 6-8:30 p.m. There will be inflatable amusements—the Galaxy Explorer 2000, weight limit 100 pounds, and the Tiger Moon Bounce, all ages permitted, on Ballfield…
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Borough’s top officer now chief of chiefs
Thomas Michaud to head state association By: Jennifer Potash Police Chief Thomas Michaud, Princeton Borough’s top cop, will take on additional responsibilities next week when he assumes command of the New Jersey State Chiefs of Police Association. The chief will be installed for a one-year term June 28 at the association’s annual convention in Atlantic…
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Cranbury seniors have fond high school memories
Cranbury seniors share their memories of high school and feelings about leaving. By:Nick D’Amore As Princeton High School’s graduating Class of 2000 prepares to enter the next phase of their academic life, several Cranbury seniors shared their memories of high school and feelings about leaving. Some students are opting to stay in state,…
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African trek to learning experience for teens
Girls basketball players to tour continent offering clinics. By: Matthew Armstrong Seven high school women from South Brunswick are going to Africa to learn, teach and understand. They will teach the game of basketball at a camp to African teen-age women. They will learn about Kenya and South Africa and interact with African girls. They…
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School board and teachers are close to an agreement
The negotiating teams for the school board and teachers have come to terms on a possible new contract for teachers. By:Al Wicklund MONROE — The negotiating teams for the school board and teachers have come to terms on a possible new contract for teachers. “We have a tentative agreement,” Caren Castaldo, co-president…
