Category: archives
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Rulewich’s boys need to regroup
By: Sean Moylan With power forward Ciaran White still out with an ankle injury, the Peddie boys struggled to develop a new team identity on the fly in this past week’s basketball games. However, when senior guard Theo Jensen went down in Wednesday’s home game versus the talented Hill School, even the Falcons’ creative head…
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Obituaries
Marion Dunphey Wilson CORVALLIS, Ore. Marion Bernice Dunphey Wilson, 85, died Dec. 29 at Corvallis Manor, Corvallis, Ore. She was born in Hightstown to Newbold Dunphey and Elizabeth Fox Dunphey. She was a switchboard operator until she married William Ely Wilson Sr. in 1941. When her husband retired, they moved to Story, Wyo. and…
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Book-inspired workshop to begin at Princeton Public Library
By: Courtney Gross Ever wish you could give your younger self advice maybe even a glimpse into the future? Over the next several weeks at the Princeton Public Library, you can do just that. Well, kind of. The first session of a two-part workshop kicking off at the library Tuesday will guide attendees through…
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Intimate Sounds
Garnet Rogers plays folk music on his own terms in Princeton. By: Susan Van Dongen Have you encountered a nasty waiter today, or perhaps a particularly annoying telemarketer? Have you had to put up with unenlightened relatives or been cut off in traffic? Instead of getting revenge, try doing something kind. That’ll show them. Folksinger…
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More than a century of memories
Woman celebrates her 105th birthday By: Dick Brinster EAST WINDSOR Her deep and sparkling blue eyes belie the reality that Anne Sayre has been serenaded with "Happy Birthday" 105 times. The most recent milestone of a fascinating existence came Jan. 5 for the Meadow Lakes resident, born when Theodore Roosevelt was in the White…
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Planning Board chairman sees challenges facing Montgomery
First on the list: Skillman Village By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY Steven Sacks-Wilner was re-appointed chairman of the township Planning Board on Monday, marking his sixth consecutive term as chairman. Tom Lee was appointed vice chairman and Milton Charbonneau was appointed secretary. Mr. Sacks-Wilner said many significant issues face the Planning Board and the…
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Giving heart surgery a new dimension
Veteran Siemens lab researcher wins company’s inventor of the year award By: Lauren Otis PLAINSBORO A "video game" for heart surgeons’ use, set up right next to the operating table? It’s enough to make a heart patient blanch. It’s not what you think, however. In fact, it’s a significant medical advance that helps surgeons…
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HHS club helps younger kids understand school bus safety
By: Dick Brinster HIGHTSTOWN When Winky Blinky talks, the children listen. But the work of the mascot of the Hightstown High School Red Cross Club is only part of its program to educate youngsters in the lower grades of the East Windsor Regional District’s elementary schools about bus safety. And a director of the…
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Crawford making up for lost court time
Healthy Knight aids boys’ hoops By: Bob Nuse Alex Crawford had a frustrating junior basketball season. But he’s making up for it nicely with what could be a memorable senior campaign. Crawford missed nearly all of last season for West Windsor-Plainsboro High North with a shoulder injury he suffered right before the start of the…
