Category: archives
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Advances in spinal surgery offer relief to cancer patients
With the evolution of spinal surgery and surgical instrumentation, surgical treatment for metastatic disease of the spine has made great strides By: Haim D. Blecher, M.D. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1.4 million new cancer cases were diagnosed in the United States last year, with cancers of the prostate, breast and lung…
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Peace gathering slated Saturday
PeaceWeavers will host its 17th annual New Year’s peace gathering at Princeton University Chapel 7 p.m. Saturday. The ecumenical gathering combines song and prayer to celebrate and promote peace locally and globally. Master drummer Fred Goodnight will lead the group in a drumming circle. The event is open to the public, especially families. Adults are…
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Township Council introduces tree preservation ordinance
By: Dick Brinster EAST WINDSOR There will be no wholesale felling of trees if the Township Council adopts an ordinance aimed at keeping the 15.6-square-mile municipality as green as possible. The council introduced the measure Tuesday night and scheduled a public hearing for March 6. "Trees are a critical component of our environmental health…
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Monroe’s GMCT hopes up in the air
By: Ken Weingartner Monroe Township High’s wrestling team has proven it has a balanced lineup that can be successful in dual meets. How it will do in tournament action is largely unknown. But the Falcons will find out when the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament is held this weekend. "I’m hoping we can get a few…
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Courtesy calls could be cut, district says
Nonordered busing costs $800K By: Dick Brinster HIGHTSTOWN A withdrawal of nonmandated transportation services could save the East Windsor Regional Schools about $838,000, and Superintendent Ron Bolandi says having parents pay for that "courtesy busing" is a possibility should there be a budget crunch. Mr. Bolandi also revealed at Monday’s Board of Education meeting…
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Bear
Bear, a 5-year-old Lab/Shepherd mix with a good natured disposition, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Bear" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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Pop goes the board game
Youth football program seeking own facility By: Dick Brinster The Pop Warner program that serves Hightstown and East Windsor is hoping to score a touchdown with proceeds from a board game it plans to sell in pursuit of a football field of its own. Patty Dill, of East Windsor, says the idea is to sell…
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TANGENTS by John Saccenti: Time out for life in the real world
Too early for the 2008 debate By: John Saccenti Great news. Hillary Clinton is going to run for president in 2008. Oh, a bunch of other politicians, most of whom I’ve never heard of and will never care about, are running as well. Greater news. I suppose one of them will have to win. OK,…
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Falcons start strutting their stuff
By: Sean Richards With a lot of talented youngsters in the fold, it wasn’t so much a matter of whether the Monroe Township High School winter track team would come around, but rather how long it would take to happen. In a recent developmental meet at the Jersey City Armory, the Falcons’ potential began to…
