Category: archives
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Edmund Warner Stiles
Edmund "Ted" Warner Stiles, 61, died March 7 at his residence. Born in Washington, D.C., Dr. Stiles was a resident of Hopewell Township. Dr. Stiles taught graduate and undergraduate courses at Rutgers University in biology, and kept over 70 land projects going at any one time. He served on many nonprofit boards, including The Friends…
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PTA’s Women’s Expo to benefit Orchard Hill School
By: Greg Forester MONTGOMERY Women’s Expo and Silent Auction, sponsored by the Orchard Hill Elementary School PTA, will be held at Princeton Airport on Route 206 on Friday. The event will include wine tasting, vendor shopping, food sampling and a silent auction. It was moved from Montgomery High School because of alcohol restrictions. In…
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Court’s ruling strikes a blow for all citizens
PACKET EDITORIAL, March 13 As a rule, elected officials especially those at the local level do not suffer gadflies gladly. Just about every town council, township committee, school board or other public body has at least one the angry citizen who shows up at every meeting, asking pointed questions, sometimes disrupting the…
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Famous used book sale to begin March 21
Bryn Mawr-Wellesley event to offer about 75,000 volumes Forget about the supposed death of reading in the United States. The hordes of eager buyers who will descend on the 76th annual Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale, beginning March 21 many arriving in the pre-dawn hours to secure a good place in the line refute…
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Boys’ Swimmer of the Year
Talarick went fastest for top MHS team By: Justin Feil One of the most rewarding things about Drew Talarick’s senior year was how good the Montgomery High School boys’ swimming team was. As Talarick’s times have dropped, the Cougars’ wins have increased. "This year was by far the best year," Talarick said. "The team swam…
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Free citizenship classes offered in Princeton
The Latin American Task Force will be offering free citizenship classes to prepare immigrants to take the U.S. citizenship test required as part of the process of becoming a citizen of the United States. Basic U.S. civics will be taught and basic English necessary for the interview will be reviewed. The classes will meet Wednesday…
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A road less traveled is less graveled
Just ask the Rocky Hill man whose road fell off the borough tax map By: Greg Forester ROCKY HILL A Rocky Hill resident has asked the Borough Council to help him maintain a road that doesn’t exist, at least on the official borough books. Clifford Moore asked the council last week for help maintaining…
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Letters to the Editor, March 13
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 13 School board replies on Montgomery fee To the Editor: We would like to respond to your March 9 editorial, "Thumbs Down to Activity Fee in Montgomery," because it inaccurately describes our current fee proposal and because we strongly disagree that it "threatens the underpinnings of public education." The…
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PHS grad is behind Women’s Final Four
Stentz-Baugher aids off-court plans By: Bob Nuse When the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament gets down to four teams and Final Four play begins in Cleveland, Rachael Stentz-Baugher will finally get a chance to relax and watch a game. For the Princeton High School graduate, the 18 months leading up to the Final Four being played…
