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  • Thomas Tellefsen

       HOLMDEL — Thomas Tellefsen, 92, of Holmdel, died May 18 at Holmdel Health Care Center.    Mr. Tellefsen was a dock builder for Edward O. Vickberg Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1972.    He was a Word War II Navy veteran; a life member of Sons of Norway, Arendal Noreg No. 466 in Marlboro; former member…

  • Boys academy acquires option to buy Our Lady site

    The Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart could file a site development plan as early as Thursday. By: Vic Monaco    The Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart could file a site development plan for the former Our Lady of Princeton site as early as Thursday, after announcing it has an option to buy the property.…

  • Hillsborough boys seek CJ 4 trophy

    By: Rudy Brandl There’s only one championship that has gotten away from the Hillsborough High boys’ track and field team during the last three spring outdoor seasons. This weekend, the Raiders are poised to claim it. Hillsborough’s track and field program has become known and respected as one of the state’s finest, with its boys…

  • New rating system planned to evaluate teachers

    Applies to tenure decisions By: David Dankwa    MONTGOMERY — Nontenured teachers could soon be evaluated on a new rating system, which would determine whether they will be rehired after three years with the township district.    Under the new system, “effective,” “improvement needed” and “unsatisfactory” would be the standards by which teachers are evaluated at the…

  • Residents fear rail line’s impact

    A high-speed rail link is cause for concern for those living in Dayton By: Matt Armstrong      Freight trains lumber through South Brunswick sporadi­ cally, making houses next to the tracks tremble ever so slight­ ly.     At night, the rumble of these slow-moving freight trains can be enough to wake up those who haven’t…

  • Charter School nonplussed by funding gap

    School president predicts a happy ending By: Jeff Milgram  The president of the Princeton Charter School believes a ruling that puts into question the school’s continued funding may be a good thing in the long run.    “The bottom line is we’re heading for a happy ending that will tie up the last point of contention…

  • Life lived in color

    Historian takes romantic view of American bohemians By: Cynthia Cannon    At the turn of the 20th century, Margaret Sanger fulfilled her objective to make her mark in what was deemed a “free-speech” society. In lower Manhattan, she disseminated information about birth control, making certain that contraceptives were made available to all women.    Starting her own…

  • RCN makes plans to rebuild system

    The company would add capacity, include a high-speed two-way Internet connection and eliminate the annoying A-B switch. By: Jane Karlicek    The RCN Corp. announced last week that it will rebuild Princeton’s cable system within the next one to two years, prior to the renewal of its cable franchise with the two municipalities.    For residents, according…

  • Richard J. Klensch

       Richard J. Klensch, 70, of Lawrenceville died May 13 at home.    Born in Chicago, Mr. Klensch was an electronic research engineer with Sarnoff Research Center in Princeton. He was a graduate of the University of Illinois with a bachelors of science degree in engineering and attended Princeton University.    He was also a professional musician playing…