Category: archives
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Cranbury teacher looks to keep kids fit for life.
Teacher Jay Gilligan wins Cranbury School’s Teacher of the Year award for his positive attitude, strong work ethic, and dedication to children. By: Lacey Korevec > Between coaching, teaching health and physical education, and spending time with his family, 44-year-old Jay Gilligan, athletic director at Cranbury School, has one busy workweek. For the past…
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Defense makes difference for North lacrosse
Petrone, Knights see results in latest win By: Justin Feil The West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys’ lacrosse team has seen quite a difference between its wins and its losses. In its three wins, the Knights have allowed a total of 11 goals. In its three losses, that number jumps to 37. In coming through two of…
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MHS hoping to start streak
Englemann helps Cougar baseball progress By: Bob Nuse Peter Mueller feels like his Montgomery High baseball team is real close to putting together a nice winning streak. His players don’t disagree. "There’s no doubt we’re a good team," said Mueller, whose team improved to 5-5 with a 10-7 win over Bridgewater on Tuesday. "I just…
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Panel at university grapples with Virginia Tech shootings
Two professors offer views on tragedy; administration initiates new emergency alert system By: Chip McCorkle Eleven days after a Virginia Tech student perpetrated the worst shooting rampage in the nation’s history, the Princeton University community continues to react. On Monday two Princeton professors offered insights into the tragedy in an event organized in part by…
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State OK’s ball field; DEP says soil is clean
The township can now move ahead with construction of a proposed Babe Ruth baseball field after receiving a clean bill of health from the state for a soil remediation project. By: Lacey Korevec > The township can now move ahead with construction of a proposed Babe Ruth baseball field after receiving a clean bill of…
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Watercolors on exhibit at Gourgaud
Chinese watercolor artist J.C. Turner to exhibit her work at Gourgaud Gallery in Town Hall. By: Lacey Korevec Artist J.C. Turner, of Jamison, Pa., became interested in Chinese watercolor while observing a class at the Windy Bush Gallery in New Hope, Pa. She was drawn in by the ancient stories and parables told by a…
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All that teaching and test scores still fall?
GUEST OPINIONN. Jeremy Kasdin We were urged to vote for the school budget on April 17 (which I did) to support the "Princeton Difference". The budget rejection made we wonder, is it really making a difference? In particular, it made me recall the results released last month of a nationwide study on high school performance.…
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Sports writer Frank Deford lauds sports, decries excesses
The late David Halberstam praised during talk at university By: Chip McCorkle Renowned sportswriter Frank Deford paid tribute to recently deceased journalist David Halberstam on Tuesday night in a speech at Princeton University. "He may have been the best of our time," Mr. Deford said of the Pulitzer prize-winning author. His remarks came at the…
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Annette Vaccaro
Annette M. Vaccaro, 64, died Thursday, April 19, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Staten Island in 1968 and to Greenbriar at Whittingham in 1999. She was an administrative assistant for the Seamen’s Society for Children and Families in Staten Island for 15 years before her…
