Category: archives
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Incumbents re-elected in Twin Rivers
By: Dick Brinster EAST WINDSOR Incumbents Becky Anthony, John Pagliarulo and Rob Moore will return to their seats on the board of directors of the Twin Rivers Homeowners Association after easily winning re-election. They each won three-year terms in balloting concluded Dec. 14 at the association’s annual meeting. Steve Commer finished fourth, followed by…
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HHS wrestlers second in Pine Barrens tourney
Virgil, Ratner, Trivisonno and Amponsa win individual titles By: Sean Moylan The Hightstown School wrestling team was supposed to be intimidated taking on some of the better 16 teams big, bad Burlington County had to offer in the Pine Barrens Tournament at Shawnee this past Saturday. But instead the Rams put on a show and…
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Simonson’s Farm has the holiday spirit
Farm is a tradition for family By: Madeleine Johnson When Simonson’s Farm opened more than 50 years ago, Ray and Bus Simonson weren’t selling Christmas trees. "My grandfather and his brother started the farm back in the ’50s," partner and co-owner Rodger Jany said Monday. "The farm itself originated as a potato farm and somewhere…
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Time for Santa to hear wishes for a New Year
PACKET EDITORIAL, Dec. 22 By: Packet Editorial ‘Tis the week before Christmas 2006, That time, once again, to ask Santa to fix Us a bountiful sleigh-ful of holiday cheer, With gifts apropos to this newsworthy year. Menendez and Lautenberg, down in D.C., Need no further gifts ‘neath their holiday tree, Since last month’s election they…
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Hospital appoints new VP for development
By: Courtney Gross Princeton HealthCare System has announced the addition of a new vice president of development in charge of fundraising, including for the University Medical Center at Princeton’s capital campaign for the hospital’s relocation. Joseph E. Stampe, most recently the vice president for development at the Foundation of the University of Medicine and Dentistry…
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Letters to the editor
No need to change township’s name To the editor: The recent push to rename Washington Township as "Robbinsville Township" is yet another instance of more smoke than fire in Mayor Dave Fried’s wide-ranging agenda. Apart from being inaccurate (Robbins Township would be correct and honor the Robbins family, for whom the Robbinsville site is…
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Professor talks of peace
Coalition welcomes nuclear arms expert By: Candice Leigh Helfand MONROE Ridding the world of nuclear weapons is a difficult and dangerous process, says Princeton University Professor Frank von Hippel. Dr. von Hippel, who teaches public and international affairs, visited the Municipal Center on Wednesday to discuss nuclear terrorism’s threats, and possible solutions. He was…
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A store of hope and inspiration
Voula’s World combines crafts with spirituality By: Stephanie Brown MONROE Some might know Voula Begley for the beautifully handcrafted Victorian gifts that overflow her shop, Voula’s World, on Spotswood-Englishtown Road. Others might know her for the winter wonderland she used to turn her yard into during Christmastime. And yet others might know Ms. Begley…
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Send in the Clowns
The Michener’s ‘Wolfgang Roth: Art of the Theater’ portrays both the playful and the human aspects in the set designer’s work. By: Jessica Loughery Wolfgang Roth’s sculpture "Clown" (circa 1984) represents a human. Or maybe it’s a machine. Perhaps it’s both. The Michener Art Museum’s Curator of Collections Constance Kimmerle recognizes a theatrical or circus…
