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  • Theresa A. Clark

    President, Education Resources Group CAPE COD, Mass. — Theresa “Terry” A. Clark died on Sept. 6 while vacationing. She was 57.    Dr. Clark lived in Princeton with her husband, James Knickman.    Dr. Clark was the president of a non-profit research organization, Education Resources Group. Headquartered in Princeton, the organization works with school systems across the…

  • Don’t exclude other ‘gifted’ children

    Nina Rossi of Delaware Township    Thank you, Susan Murphy, for your letter (The Beacon, Sept. 6) regarding the “gifted and talented” among us.    We have a “gifted and talented” (G & T) program in Delaware Township. I had experience with the other end of that spectrum, the “Basic Skills” (B.S.) program, when my daughter needed…

  • Company’s grants reaching appreciative businesses

    Company’s grants reaching appreciative businesses

    Staff photo by Audrey Levine Wendy Hepburn, owner of Bea’s Luncheonette, greets Roosevelt Avenue resident Ed Handl last week, after receiving a $1,500 grant from the W.W. Grainger company.

  • Varsity volleyball arrives at Monroe

    By: Guy Kipp    The Monroe Township High School girls volleyball program enters its second season of existence, but its first as a full-fledged varsity program.    With more than 30 girls trying out for the team this year, coach Susan Winfree is encouraged with the enthusiasm within the school. And, although Monroe lost its first varsity…

  • Peddie coach has plans to utilize DiLella this fall

    By: Rich Fisher    HIGHTSTOWN — For a little while on Wednesday afternoon, it looked like Peddie might steal a win off Pennington in its opening girls soccer game of the season.    After surviving an onslaught of Red Raider shots, the Falcons scored on their first shot of the 2007 season when Cranbury’s Sarah DiLella sent…

  • Column: Runners left on starting line

    Enforcement of new rule could hurt future of sport By: Justin Feil    Cross country starting lines figure to be a lot less crowded this year, and that means less opportunities for future harriers.    Before the 2007 season kicked off, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association circulated an e-mail to programs informing them that this…

  • WW Arts Council building study completed

    West Windsor will be responsible for the code renovations, and the arts council will be responsible for any internal improvement to turn the building into a functioning arts center By: Greg Forester    WEST WINDSOR — An environmental study of the Princeton Junction Firehouse property has been completed, and now the structure can be brought up…

  • Flashes football is right at home

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer     There were no rocks, dirt clouds or dips on the field — only lush, thick grass which was so green that its vibrant hue was impressive even on a dark, warm September night.     As always, most of the hometown crowd arrived early. Yet, unlike previous years, no one had…

  • Without insurance or grants, Lost Valley shop struggles

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    Papers are strewn across the desktop, mostly brown and crinkled as though recently immersed in water. A plastic bag rests over a fax machine in the corner, shielding it from use. T    The scent of mold creeps into the office, getting into the corners of what owner Rich Ogiba calls…