Category: archives
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Kevin Seit
MANVILLE Kevin P. Seit, died on May 8. He was 19. Born in Somerville, He was a lifelong resident of Manville. He was a senior at Manville High School and was involved in stagecraft at the school where he built sets for their theater productions. He assisted in mentoring students in grades one through…
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Sikh Coalition requests quick action on school district’s part
HIGHTSTOWN A national Sikh organization this week called upon the East Windsor Regional School District to take immediate action after a 16-year-old student’s turban was set ablaze during a fire drill last week. Despite police charges that include bias intimidation, Superintendent Ron Bolandi says aspects of the May 5 incident, including some that are…
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Gilbert Lea
Former Princeton resident VERO BEACH, Fla. — Gilbert Lea died May 4. He was 95. Born in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., and grew up in the family home in Wynnewood, Pa. He was a resident of Princeton from 1936 to 1961 and was greatly involved in alumni affairs at his alma mater, Princeton University. Mr.…
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Editorial: Widen state’s clean elections experiment
It is time for the state to expand its clean-elections experiment into as many districts as it can afford. The program, which provides funding to qualified candidates who agree not to accept private fundraising, is designed to restore the public’s trust in the state’s elected officials by removing private money from the electoral process. Tried…
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Community meetings, less publicity debated in wake of vandalism
By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN Ron Bolandi says he doesn’t think the recent lighting afire of a student’s turban at Hightstown High was a hate-related crime, as borough police contend. Nonetheless the East Windsor Regional schools superintendent says more needs to be done to educate the community about ethnic and racial tolerance, especially…
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Allentown golf team wins Sectional title
Kyle Moylan Sports Editor Borrowing the motto from the Boys Scouts, Doug Hunt told his golfers to “be prepared” for anything this past Monday. As the Allentown high golf coach was proud to announce, that included winning the sectional championship. Playing at Centerton Golf Course, Allentown shot a round of 318 to…
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James A. Growney
EAST WINDSOR James A. Growney, 68, died Monday at home. Born in Passaic, he was a longtime East Windsor resident. He retired from Chemical Bank in New York, N.Y. as a vice president after more than 30 years of service. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown. Son of the…
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TANGENTS:Expanding the circle of virtual friends
By John Saccenti, News Editor I’ve got about 31 friends. That includes a few people I’ve worked with and a few from high school. That’s it. No one from college, no family members, no neighbors and no one who was in my wedding party. How do I know this? Well, MySpace and Facebook are specific.…
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Mill talks continuing despite suit
Bond: Entire council will now be involved By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — Often, two sides stop talking once one files a lawsuit. Such is not the case with the borough and developer John Wolfington. ”We had a meeting about two weeks ago and before that another two weeks earlier,” Rich Almquist, vice president…
