Category: archives
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Peddie girls’ basketball starts tourneys with one-sided win
By: Sean Moylan In the course of just a few minutes, Emily Hyncik and the rest of the top-seeded Peddie Falcons girls’ varsity basketball team gave the Princeton Day School a harsh lesson on why they are going for their 11th straight NJISAA Prep ‘A’ State Tournament championship in a row. Peddie led PDS 31-5…
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Report Card shows decline in SAT scores
By: Dick Brinster HIGHTSTOWN Amid extremely encouraging results of skills and knowledge tests of students in the East Windsor Regional School District, the School Report Card recently issued by the state showed a decline in scores on Scholastic Aptitude Tests at Hightstown High School. The Report Card, which grades schools throughout the state on…
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Letters to the editor
Follow through on all-day kindergarten To the editor: On Feb. 13, 1997, East Windsor and Hightstown voters approved a $10 million referendum for school construction and improvements. he referendum allowed for up to $1 million in maintenance projects and $9 million in capital improvements to East Windsor Regional schools. On that day 10 years…
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League looks for players
Baseball adds special program By: Stephanie Brown MONROE The Monroe Township Baseball Association and Monroe Township Special Education Parents Association want you to step up to the plate. Both organizations have worked together to implement a new division this upcoming season for players with mental and physical disabilities between the ages of 4 to…
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OBITUARIES, Feb. 16, 2007
Shirley I Ellis, Bruce M. Metzger, Bridget Delaney, J. John Ranallo, Kathleen D. Boscardin Shirley I. Ellis Retired teacher MONTGOMERY Shirley I. Ellis died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. She was 80. An elementary school teacher, Mrs. Ellis taught in New York City public schools and when the family moved to…
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The Next Step
Members of New Jersey step team Dem Boyz bring their impressive moves to the big screen. By: Megan Sullivan With every foot stompin’, hand clappin’ and slappin’ beat, every complexly choreographed acrobatic feat, the art of "stepping" has captivated audiences across the country. Sony Picture’s Stomp the Yard, which centers around a troubled youth who…
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Big turnout for DOT forum on Route 206 and 27 big rigs
Area officials, residents share views with DOT commissioner By: Lea Kahn LAWRENCE About 150 people turned out on an icy, snowy Tuesday night to make their plea to state Department of Transportation officials to keep 18-wheelers off Routes 206 and Route 27 by removing those roads from the statewide trucking network. State DOT Commissioner…
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Collection agency eyed by borough has seen criticism
By: Vic Moncao HIGHTSTOWN The Borough Council is poised to hear from a collection agency next week that says it can generate revenue for the cash-strapped town. Cost Recovery Corp. has generated negative press in recent weeks for its work for a suburban Philadelphia community. The Dayton, Ohio-based company says it bills insurance companies…
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A consolation: Labyrinth suits a college town
PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 16 In a community where tradition and ambiance are cherished assets, it is only natural to lament the downtown transitions that replace familiar local storefronts with new businesses and brands. As a newspaper serving Princeton since 1786, we are neither immune nor opposed to that reflex. So the signs of imminent demise…
