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Montgomery schools activity fee is revised
County superintendent orders changes By: Greg Forester MONTGOMERY Somerset County officials have told the Montgomery school board to revise its student fee proposal as a condition of approval for the proposed 2007-2008 budget. The revisions would exact the planned $100 fee only for those students who were actually taking part in extra-curricular activities and…
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West Windsor council candidates list their priorities
Two slates seek voter backing for May 8 election By: Nick Norlen WEST WINDSOR With slates filled and petitions filed, candidates for West Windsor Township Council are already on the campaign trail for the May 8 election. The six candidates, who have formed two bipartisan slates consisting of three candidates each, have a little…
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Something pretty special
Cranbury’s Ryan has always been a scorer and he graduates as one of the CVC’s all-time best By: Justin Feil You’d have to go back almost a decade to find a time when John Ryan wasn’t a scoring machine. "I wouldn’t say I was scorer when I was 7," said the Princeton High School hockey…
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Kids and Community
Inhalant abuse is growing problem By: Judy Shepps Battle Last September, 15-year-old Charles Gray inhaled Freon a chemical used as a coolant in an attempt to get high. The young Floridian reportedly had experimented once before with this chemical, but he’d had no problem. This time he died. Sudden sniffing death…
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Senior Happenings
MARCH HOURS Weekend hours: The South Brunswick Senior Center, located on Kingston Lane, will be open every Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about any event, unless otherwise specified, or to receive one-on- one computer instruction, call (732) 329-4000, ext. 7670. EVENTS Massage with Michele: Mondays at 10:45…
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MHS-style perfection nearly attained
By: Ken Weingartner The Monroe Township High wrestling team came within a few hundredths of a point of a perfect season. OK, it wasn’t a perfect season in terms of being undefeated, but the Falcons missed by the narrowest of margins accomplishing all three of their major goals for the campaign. First, the Falcons won…
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Man critically hurt in accident
A man is still in critical condition Thursday following a car accident March 16 that shut down one of the southbound lanes on Route 130 for more than two hours. By: Lacey Korevec A man is still in critical condition following a car accident March 16 that shut down one of the southbound lanes on…
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Letters to the editor
Week of March 23 Tolkien gesture fits two towns To the editor: When I read your articles and editorials about Hightstown and Mayor Bob Patten I am reminded of Tolkien’s 3 books called "Lord of the Rings" and the movie trilogy of the same name. The story is about hobbits, elves, dwarves, wizards and…
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Gift to medical center to fund educational center
William and Joan Schreyer donate $5 million By: Courtney Gross When the University Medical Center at Princeton relocates to Plainsboro around 2011 it is going to include an educational center unlike anything in its current facility. Thanks to a $5 million donation from the former chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch, William Schreyer as…
