Category: archives
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Sievers junks her old running style
Diet of drills has Princeton senior finding success on track By: Rich Fisher Who says junk food isn’t good for an athlete? A steady diet of potato chips has helped junior Sara Sievers become the top sprinter for the Princeton High School girl’s track and field team this season. There is one catch, however. The…
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New challenge calls Corner House chief
Executive director to leave post Aug. 1 By: Jane Karlicek The executive director of Corner House — Princeton’s nonprofit, community-based counseling center for teens, young adults and their families — is stepping down, effective Aug. 1. Mitchell Douglas is leaving after two-and-a-half years at Corner House to start a company, Coretech, to help people…
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Roeder gets governor’s goat
CWA leader ousted from talks; union seeks restraining orders By: David Campbell WEST WINDSOR — In a letter sent to the leadership of the Communications Workers of America last week, the Whitman administration said it will no longer recognize local CWA President Rae Roeder as a union representative and is barring her from nonpublic…
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Walker’s expansion means more selection for customers
Walker’s owners have expanded by buying an adjacent building and increasing the store’s inventory. The addition has been open for about two weeks now and is full of a gleaming array of wine bottles. By: Mae Rhine LAMBERTVILLE – Around town, Walker’s sometimes was known as "the other" liquor store. Squeezed inside a tiny building…
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Holt backs Corzine in Senate bid
Says financial contributions did not influence decision By: Jennifer Potash Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) says he isn’t worried that his endorsement last week of Jon Corzine in his bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate will hurt him with moderate supporters. And he is rankled by questions about contributions to his campaign from…
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Janet R. Reinert
OBITUARY WEST WINDSOR — Janet R. Underdown Reinert died Thursday at home. She was 72. Born in Camden, she lived in the Haddonfield/Cherry Hill area for many years before moving to Princeton Junction in 1984. She was a registered nurse, retiring in 1972 after five years working for Dr. James Collier of Haddonfield. She was…
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East Windsor man pleads guilty in murder case
Death of Jesse Unger followed meeting in AOL chat room By: John Patten EAST WINDSOR — George “Chip” Hemenway, 43, of Jeffrey Lane entered a plea of guilty Monday to a charge of aggravated manslaughter in the 1996 death of Hamilton resident Jesse Unger, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. The plea closes an…
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Hopewell Valley News
News, sports, entertainment, shopping, classifieds and more for Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Pennington and Titusville. You are at: hopewellvalleynews.com Established in 1956 and purchased by the Packet group in 1987, it continues to grow with the communities it serves including Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Pennington and Titusville.
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THE SONG OF POETRY
Baritone Don Sheasley of Princeton will give a concert of romantic art songs written by Westfield resident Dennis Hyams at Princeton’s Unitarian Universalist Congregation Sunday. By: Daniel Shearer Opera often is an acquired taste. In fact, Princeton resident Don Sheasley hated opera for most of his life. He considered it "caterwauling" and would even walk…
