Category: archives
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A reminder never to quit
New wrestling mat honors coach’s son. By: Ken Weingartner MONROE As Sal Profaci stood aside the wrestling mat that now bears tribute to his late son, Nicholas, at Monroe Township High School, figuring out a way to beat visiting Freehold Township was foremost on his mind. Yet, it wasn’t the only issue he was…
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DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Awaiting, not making, resolutions
Looking ahead to 2007 with some hopes for long-discussed projects that really need resolution. By: Hank Kalet Resolution: It’s a word that, at this time of year, has come to mean a setting of goals. Most of us do it, announce with some level of personal fanfare our good intentions: We resolve to lose 10…
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Micheline C. Tyson
Micheline C. Tyson, 39, of New Milford, Pa., died Wednesday at her residence. Born in Trenton, she had resided in Titusville for 20 years before moving to New Hampshire and then New Milford, Pa. She was a former manager for an insurance company located in Trenton. She was a member of St. George’s Roman Catholic…
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NAMI Mercer slates Jan. 7 benefit concert and dinner
Katherine T. Rielly-Gauvin, vice president, sales & marketing for Janssen, LP, will serve as the honorary chair for this year’s "Night Out With NAMI," which will take place Sunday, Jan. 7, at 3 p.m., at The College of New Jersey in Ewing. NAMI Mercer is the local affiliate of the National Association on Mental Illness.…
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HHS boys’ basketball rallies for fourth win
By: Sean Moylan The Hightstown High School boys’ varsity basketball team probably played its worst game of the season versus Palmyra in the opener of the Pitman Holiday Tournament this past Wednesday. Yet although they didn’t bring their "A" game, the Rams were still more than talented enough to blast the Panthers, 61-40, which set…
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Township Committee to select mayor
Committee eyeing someone experienced in dealing with environmental issues. By: Lacey Korevec Cranbury may get a new mayor in 2007. The five-member Township Committee will vote and elect a new township mayor for 2007 at its reorganization meeting in Town Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Of the Township Committee members asked by The Cranbury Press,…
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Obituaries
Louise M. Cannon EAST WINDSOR Louise M. Cannon, 84, died Dec. 15 in the Cranbury Center. Born in Midway, Ariz., and formerly of Little Rock, Ark., she has lived in the Presbyterian Home since 1997. She was a former school teacher in Arkansas. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hightstown.…
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Citizenship award goes to Plainsboro’s Mayor Cantu
By: Molly Petrilla PLAINSBORO The Indian American Civic Forum of Mercer/Middlesex counties has selected Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu as its Thomas Jefferson Citizen of the Year. Mayor Cantu received the award at the Indian American Civic Forum Annual Felicitation Dinner on Dec. 9. According to the organization, the award winner is selected based on…
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Jack Freidenrich
Jack Freidenrich of Pennington, former assistant commissioner and state highway engineer for the New Jersey Department of Transportation, died Dec. 28 at the Greenwood House. Born in New York City, he resided in Ewing Township 35 years before moving to Pennington. Mr. Freidenrich was a graduate of Southern Methodist University and was a civil engineer.…
