Category: archives
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Study sees traffic gridlock in region’s future
Traffic on local roads will almost triple by 2020, according to a recent study. By: David M. Campbell WEST WINDSOR — Traffic on local roadways will almost triple by 2020, according to a traffic study delivered Friday at the seventh meeting of the Central Jersey Transportation Forum. The forum, held at the Sarnoff Corp., is…
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Enthusiasm won’t wilt at a torrid Jungle Fete
Annual day of fun benefits Medical Center at Princeton By: Jane Karlicek The theme matched the day at The Medical Center at Princeton’s Fete 2000 — It’s a Jungle Out There. With temperatures soaring into the 90s Saturday, it was a sunglasses and sunscreen day as area residents enjoyed all the hospital’s annual Fete had…
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Schoenfeld wins Fete 10k
Montgomery grad easily tops field By: Justin Feil Mark Schoenfeld has only a few races on his calendar that he tries to run. The rest of the races he registers for are spur of the moment. About a week ago, Schoenfeld decided that the 23rd Annual June Fete 10k would be one that he would…
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Schools referendum decision put off until July
Meanwhile, kindergarten sign-ups skyrocketing By: John Tredrea With a board vote on the matter expected in less than a month, the Hopewell Valley Regional school board is in the home stretch of deciding whether to put a major construction bond proposal before the voters in a referendum this fall. Plans originally were to make decisions…
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Getting intimate with nature
Photographer Barbara Bosworth’s panoramic scenes of wilderness, on view at Princeton University’s Art Museum through Sept. 3, are inhabited with human details By:Ilene Dube Knowing nothing about the photographer or the intent of her work, a visitor wandering through Barbara Bosworth’s exhibit at the Art Museum at Princeton University finds herself lured by a photograph…
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High school neighbors rage over student drivers
At area high schools student drivers are at war with neighbors living on nearby streets. By: Jeff Milgram Ever since the days of the Andy Hardy movies, few things have been more American than a teen-ager driving to school and then going out for a burger and a malt after classes. That was then, this…
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Montgomery consultant looks at schools from both sides now
Ferguson also will serve as interim superintendent in Lawrence By: Jeff Milgram Choosing a good permanent school superintendent is a lot different from hiring an interim school chief, says Judith A. Ferguson. She ought to know. On May 31, the Montgomery Township resident was hired as a consultant to organize a search for a permanent…
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Olympic gold medalist Dixon starts Fete race
By: Justin Feil Diane Dixon spent some of her most successful running days on the indoor track at Princeton University’s Jadwin Gym. A 1984 Olympic gold medallist in the 4×400 relay for the United States, Dixon was accustomed to finishing first at the Tigers’ track in the old Metropolitan Athletic Congress meets. Saturday she made…
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New Montgomery High School has big price tag
The school system starts gearing up for a $66.9 million referendum. By: David Dankwa MONTGOMERY— A high school building referendum slated for September may come with a $66.9 million price tag. Architect James Morton, who is in charge of designing the proposed school at the site of the Lloyd McCorkle Training School, said at a…
