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OBITUARIES
For the week of Aug. 23 Ivan Filimonchuk HILLSBOROUGH Ivan Filimonchuk died Aug. 16 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Hunterdon. He was 83. Born in Vasylivka, Ukraine, he had been a resident of Hillsborough for the past 30 years. Mr. Filimonchuk worked as an engineer for the U.S. government at the Picatinny Arsenal in…
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Cranbury planners, zoners seeking attorney
Joseph Stonaker set to retire. By: Megan DeMarco The township Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment are looking for a new attorney. Joseph Stonaker, who has served in the post for both boards for more than 20 years, will be retiring as soon as a qualified replacement is found. The board is hoping to…
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Letters for week of Aug. 24
By: There’s no doubt chickens came first To the editor: Thank you for bringing attention to the disturbing chicken and rat situation on Stockton Street in Hightstown with your unbiased article in last Friday’s Windsor-Hights Herald. In your article, you posed the question, "Which came first, the chicken or the rat?" Allow us to provide…
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New schools chief ready for new challenges
Gail Verona ready for first school year as Jamesburg superintendent. By: Bill Greenwood JAMESBURG For many district students, Sept. 5 simply marks the beginning of another school year, but not for new Superintendent Gail Verona. For her, that day will mark the culmination of a long and varied career in education that began in…
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Princeton Elks announce scholarships
Princeton Lodge No. 2129, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, based in Blawenburg, presented scholarships to 10 local high school seniors, chosen for academic accomplishment and community leadership. The recipients are: Sumona Bhattacharya of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, who will be attending Cornell University; Charles Carluccio of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, who will…
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Redesign for municipal complex considered
Committee hears proposal for a shadier entrance By Audrey Levine Staff Writer The township is moving forward with plans to add a pergola, benches and more trees and landscaping to the front of the municipal building to make it more inviting for residents. ”We are trying to make it more of a civic open space,”…
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New leader ready for new year
John Haney is Cranbury School principal and chief school administrator. By: Madeleine Johnson John Haney might be new to the Cranbury School, but the new chief school administrator and principal already feels at home there. "Everyone has been so nice and welcoming that’s been a really nice feature here. I couldn’t ask for a…
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HHS boys’ soccer team has talent to win
Rams have large number of returning players. By: John Chester New head coach Tim Kalick will build his first Hightstown High School boys’ varsity soccer team on a large number of returning players. As a result, there is optimism that the Rams will improve on their 2006 results. Last year, Kalick was an assistant coach…
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Looking Ahead
Check out some notable events happening in the coming weeks in central New Jersey and beyond. The Eastern Wind Symphony, Bordentown High School Performing Arts Center, 318 Ward Avenue, Bordentown, Sept. 16, 3 p.m., $15 adults, $13 seniors, $9 students, $6 age 12 and under; (609) 324-9909; www.downtownbordentown.com Paquito D’Rivera Quartet, State Theatre, 15 Livingston…
