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Principal picked for new school
Brookside School Principal Dennis Ventrello will head new elementary school By: Bill Greenwood MONROE The district has selected the first principal for a new elementary school being constructed on Applegarth Road. Brookside School Principal Dennis Ventrello, who has been with the district 35 years, was approved for the position July 18 by the Board…
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Singing borough councilman to highlight local talent night
By: Olivia Tattory HIGHTSTOWN Patrick Thompson is truly a jack of all trades. Between his full-time position as vice president of sales at McGraw-Hill Construction, a seat on the Borough Council and his 20-plus-year love for the guitar, the 36-year-old keeps busy. Mr. Thompson has played in many bands since he first stepped out…
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Latin Soul
Guided by his inner rhythms, Latin jazz guitarist Arturo Romay performs in Princeton-area restaurants and at Music in the Park. By: Anthony Stoeckert ARTURO ROMAY You’ve heard of a working musician? Arturo Romay is putting in overtime. In addition to playing his schedule of regular appearances at clubs and restaurants in Princeton and Hamilton four…
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Wife of missing man is victim who knew nothing, says attorney
By: Vic Monaco Maria DiMaggio the Millstone woman whose husband is a person of interest in the disappearance of his Hightstown mistress and has been charged with abandoning their child is a victim who has had her life turned inside out, according to her attorney. "She’s an innocent victim and she has nothing…
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Proposal for a unified Princeton police department raised again
Additional strains on law enforcement as a result of gang problems prompts discussion By: Nick Norlen Discussion of recent gang problems has prompted Princeton Borough Council to again voice support for consolidating the two Princeton police departments, despite a history of resistance by township officials. As in the past, however, township officials indicated continued reluctance…
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Post 148 falls game short of .500 mark
By: Sean Moylan Brian Greubel went into Thursday’s (July 19) finale versus Bordentown Post 26 with an excellent shot of winning the Mercer County American Legion League ERA title. In fact, Greubel’s microscopic 0.40 ERA was one of the best surprises of the season for Hightstown Post 148. While both squads were blessed with terrific…
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E.W.’s Takter training filly for Hambletonian
Pampered Princess ready to give boys a run for the big ($1.5 million) money Some might think Jimmy Takter is taking a chance by sending his filly Pampered Princess into Saturday’s elimination races for the $1.5 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands Racetrack, but the trainer doesn’t believe it’s much of a gamble. Pampered Princess was…
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Status of Giordano probe ‘unchanged’ but there are developments
By: Vic Monaco The status of the investigation into the disappearance of Amy Giordano of Hightstown and the search for her married boyfriend, Rosario "Roy" Digirolamo, was "unchanged" this week including the fact that a forensics test report on her borough apartment remained incomplete. But there were some new developments related to the case. One-year-old…
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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK
Many ‘what ifs’ for Amy and her story By: Vic Monaco It’s hard not to wonder. What if Amy Giordano hadn’t made some of the unpopular decisions she made in her life? What if she came from a family with money? Or, for that matter, what if she came from a family to which she…
