Category: archives
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Golf benefit at Jasna Polana to aid military
Underscoring the PGA Tour’s giving-back mission, the tournament that will take place at TPC Jasna Polana in Princeton on Monday, Aug. 20, will help to raise funds for America Supports You (ASY), a nationwide homefront program launched by the U.S. Department of Defense that recognizes citizen support for military men and women and communicates that…
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E.W. 9’s dominate field in HTRBA tourney
The East Windsor PAL 9-year-old boys swept through the 14-team HTRBA Tournament by defeating Nottingham, 8-5, in the championship game. After falling behind 3-0 in the first inning, East Windsor chipped away, scoring one in the second on an RBI single by Shawn Mozeika. In the third inning, East Windsor went small ball and converted…
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Like fathers, like sons for WW-P pair
Odachowski, Phelan unique as familiar battery By: Justin Feil In the spring of 1981, Ted Phelan caught a masterful one-hitter from Tony Odachowski in the Rutgers University baseball team’s 8-0 win over Penn State. It is a memory that the two could share with their sons, but Steve Odachowski and Ryan Phelan are building their…
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Palmieri, Where2ball.com all grown up
Defending champions ready for start of rec league playoffs By: Bob Nuse Nick Palmieri was there for his team’s growing pains in the Princeton Recreation Men’s Summer Basketball League. "The last three years we’ve been Where2ball.com, but the first year we were the Junction Boys and we were 1-10," Palmieri said. "We were not good.…
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Two days, one win for WW 11s
Sitek aids all-stars on mound, at plate By: Justin Feil Mark Sitek wasn’t fazed by a delay or by a sixth seeding. The suspension of the 11-year-old all-star’s District 12 Little League Tournament Final Six opener Tuesday only delayed about 20 hours a 4-3 win over Bordentown for West Windsor to Wednesday. "I felt good…
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Slow going on cleanup; remediation continues of Unexcelled property
By: Paul Koepp The cleanup of the site of the Unexcelled Chemical Corp. is progressing slowly, according to the company that is pursuing a redevelopment project there. The 395-acre Brick Yard Road parcel, located between Route 130 and the N.J. Turnpike, is the largest piece of unpreserved open space in the township and has been…
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Consider the worst case
With land-swap setbacks, Monroe should consider plan B for new high school By: Hank Kalet It may be time for Monroe to start considering a plan B for a much-needed high school. That’s because a land-swap plan expected to provide the district with a 35-acre parcel in Thompson Park, keeping Monroe from having to spend…
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John Barra
John F. Barra, 90, died Thursday, July 12, at home. Born in New York City, he lived in Brooklyn for 30 years before moving to Clearbrook in 1981. He had a 45 year career in the commodities industry, lastly serving as president of Roemer Trading Co., Kearney, until retiring in 1987. Previously, he worked with…
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Boyfriend of missing woman in Sicily?
Prosecutor’s office reticent; Delaware probe winding down By: Vic Monaco Rosario "Roy" Digirolamo charged with abandoning his baby boy and labeled a person of interest in the disappearance of his girlfriend and the child’s mother, Amy Giordano of Hightstown may have recently traveled to Sicily, Italy. A published report this week had Mercer…
