Category: archives
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Letters
Corzine follows union money To the editor: Many citizens of New Jersey are probably confused as to why Gov. Jon Corzine inserted himself into the labor organizing at Rutgers. Approximately 3,000 administrative and managerial employees are not unionized, and apparently have no desire to be so. However, the governor would like to change that.…
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11-year-old charged in cell phone threat at WW-P middle school
High School North officials report bomb threat written on bathroom wall By: Courtney Gross PLAINSBORO Only a few days after police charged a West Windsor-Plainsboro student with making a false threat on Jan. 12, another safety scare occurred in one of the district’s schools Wednesday. Friday, police charged an 11-year-old Quail Ridge Drive resident…
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Fifth grader goes to bat for environment
Recylcing program at school launched By: Molly Petrilla WEST WINDSOR Budding environmentalist Matthew Lichtenstein is bringing a new set of "R’s" to his elementary school: reduce, reuse and recycle. Recently, the 11-year-old activist noticed his fifth-grade Village School classmates were throwing used paper into a general trash can. He picked up a few banana…
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Board eyes new attendance rules
District policy may include stiffer regulations, penalties for absences By: Lacey Korevec A new set of Cranbury School policies could have parents thinking twice before allowing children to miss school. Community members will get a chance to weigh in on a series of proposed attendance and discipline policy changes and regulations at a school board…
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Experience benefits state-bound fencers
WW-P North, Montgomery advance squads By: Bob Nuse This time around, everyone had a better idea of what to expect. And because of that, several Packet-area fencers will get a chance to compete against the best in the state. At last weekend’s District 2 championships, which were held at North Hunterdon, the girls’ epee team…
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Archeological work to begin after thaw
Thompson Park to be surveyed in spring By: Bill Greenwood MONROE An archeological firm hired to survey a 35-acre section of Thompson Park slated to be the site of a new high school expects to begin work once ground thaws. Richard Grubb of Richard Grubb and Associates, a Cranbury company that will conduct the…
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Celebrating 10 years of art
Arts Council reflects upon work thus far By: Lacey Korevec It all began spontaneously in 1997 while Marty Hayden and Sue Leson were taking a sculpting class in Princeton. "I started taking classes at the Arts Council in Princeton and I did ceramic work and was kind of amazed with the work I could do…
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Antoinette Ciprich
Antoinette Ciprich of Monroe died Saturday, Feb. 3. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lester Memorial Home, Jamesburg.
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Ryan, PHS come close against ND
High-scoring forward part of defensive effort By: Justin Feil John Ryan doesn’t have to say anything on the ice. He has been a natural leader at the offensive end since his freshman year with the Princeton High boys’ hockey team. He has the points to prove it, almost 250 of them. So when Ryan makes…
