Category: archives
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PHS grads gear up for Bicycle Challenge
Cross-country trek starts June 3 to benefit Habitat for Humanity By: Jane Karlicek Two Princeton High School graduates are about to pedal their way across the country this summer, all in the name of Habitat for Humanity. Laura Feiveson, 20, and Katie Wepplo, 22, plan to cover 4,000 miles of back country roads starting June…
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Fire and Rescue
Fire and Rescue Applegarth Fire Dept. Monroe Township Fire District No. 2 130 Applegarth Road Hightstown, NJ 08520 Emergency: 911 Non-emergency: (609) 448-5555 Fax: (609)-448-7968 Central Monroe Fire Co. Fire District No. 3 359 Schoolhouse Road Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Emergency: 911 Non-emergency: (908) 521-3498 Fax: (908) 521-2203 Cranbury Fire Co. 2 S. Main St. Cranbury,…
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Aid available for farmers hurt in drought of 1999
By:Brian Shappell It wasn’t exactly the dust bowl, but last year’s drought did serious damage to thefinancial stability of the agricultural community, both locally and nationally. In response both state and federal assistance has been made available to farmers to try to ease the financial burden that ensued from severe drought conditions last summer. Farmers…
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Woodland band recruits new musicians
By:Al Wicklund MONROE — The Applegarth Middle School Jazz Band filled the Woodland School gymnasium with up-tempo music Tuesday. The band gave an audience of elementary-school musicians, seated on the gym floor, an idea of what awaits them when they enter seventh grade. The concert, given by some 20 Applegarth seventh- and eighth-graders, is one…
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Obituaries in the May 19, 2000 Packet
Janice A. Henry Janice A. Henry of Princeton died May 10 as a result of complications from cancer. She was 50. Born and raised in Indiana, she lived in Cleveland and Pittsburgh before moving to Princeton in 1987. She most recently was employed by the Printing and Mailing Division of Princeton University. She previously held…
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Libraries
Cranbury Public Library 23 N. Main St. Cranbury, NJ 08512 (609) 655-0555 Fax: (609) 655-2858 E-mail: [email protected] Hours: Monday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Tuesday 1-9 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Special programs: Storytime for preschoolers. Book discussion group Library card requirements: Proof of employment…
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JFK students help each other learn to read
By: Jeff Mikalaitis JAMESBURG — Three classes at the John F. Kennedy School are participating in a unique program designed to enhance reading skills, and build confidence and friendships. In the Reading Buddy program, third-grade students in Debbie Majorczak’s class have been reading books and stories to younger students in Barbara Beckett’s…
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Senate delays action on deer control
A bill that would have allowed Princeton Township to implement a deer-management plan was pulled from the Senate floor. By:Jane Karlicek Facing an unexpected defeat in the state Senate on Thursday, a bill that would have allowed Princeton Township and other communities to implement deer-management plans was pulled from the floor by its sponsor. By…
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Cranbury students learn to help others
By:Brian Shappell  It could be said that many people take what they have for granted. But not these Cranbury teen-agers. û û One of the standout groups in the Lead ers in the Community Program at Princeton High School, which requires students to complete community-service or career-cen tered projects prior to graduation, is Helping the…
