Category: archives
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Peter Wise says goodbye to TASK
After eight and a half years, Cranbury resident steps down as director of soup kitchen. By: Lacey Korevec Peter Wise’s routine is about to change. For the past eight and a half years, he’s been leaving his South Main Street home at 9 a.m. to get to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen by 9:30. Some…
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Positive season ends for MHS girls
Cougars girls look to be bigger, better By: Justin Feil MOUNT HOLLY Following their season-ending loss to Rancocas Valley in the Central Jersey Group IV state tournament Monday, the Montgomery High School girls’ basketball team shared some homemade goodies. Beefing up the lineup is one thing that will help the Cougars as they look…
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Editorial
Local apathy, especially now, hard to fathom By: Vic Monaco The saying, as adjusted for the borough of Hightstown, goes something like this: "If a governing body decides to raise the local tax rate by more than 30 cents over two years and no one is there to witness it, do inflated tax bills still…
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Peddie wins 11th straight title
Falcon girls’ basketball edges Hun in Prep A final By: Sean Moylan "My assistant coach (Eric Gustavson) said it was going to be a 32-minute game and he was right," said Sean Casey, whose mega-talented Peddie girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Hun, 58-56, to capture its 11th straight NJISAA Prep A title last Thursday (February…
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DWI case bottleneck hits West Windsor courts
Number of factors cited for problem By: Nick Norlen WEST WINDSOR The township’s prosecution of drunken driving cases is facing a trio of challenges. According to Municipal Court Judge Mary Brennan, three factors an increase in defendants charged with driving while intoxicated, a pending state Supreme Court case, and the fact that the…
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Pointe at Turnbury in great demand for local active-adult homebuyers
The home designs feature spectacular interiors, complete with flowing layouts and sophisticated architecture Millennium Homes recently celebrated the grand opening of The Pointe at Turnbury, a gated active adult community of 190 spacious town homes in Monmouth Junction in Middlesex County. The festive event saw an impressive turnout from prospective homebuyers and sales associates in…
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What happens when citizens walk the walk
PACKET EDITORIAL, March 2 When applied to such fundamental tools of American democracy as voting or petitioning the government, activism and apathy can generally be relied upon to deliver very different results. We’re reminded of that as we review the recent course of some contentious issues in three different communities over the past few weeks.…
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Post-Utopian cities focus of university forum
A panel discussion titled, "After Utopia: The Landscape of Socialist Cities," will be held at the Woodrow Wilson School at 4:30 p.m. March 13 in Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, on the Princeton University campus. It is free and open to the public. Panelists will include Princeton faculty members Christine Boyer, the William R. Kenan Jr.…
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West Windsor Arts Council plans volunteer Fair March 14
WEST WINDSOR The West Windsor Arts Council will hold its second annual volunteer fair INTROS 07 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 14 at the West Windsor Senior Center. Representatives from West Windsor organizations will be available to discuss volunteerism in arts and cultural groups such as the WWAC, the West Windsor Public…
