Category: archives
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University accepts 597 through early decision process
A pool of 2,276 high school students applied to get an early start on the class of 2011 Princeton University has offered admission to 597 students from a pool of 2,276 high school seniors who applied through early decision for the class of 2011. The number of early decision applicants increased by 40 this year.…
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West Windsor council hikes Waterworks fees
By: Courtney Gross WEST WINDSOR The waterslide, diving board and lawn chairs will be worth a little bit more next summer, at least to the Township Council. Recognizing a need to keep up with more expensive equipment and services, the council approved a number of rate increases for the Waterworks at West Windsor Community…
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Pearl Wolfson
Pearl "Peppy" Sandler Wolfson, 80, of Monroe, died Wednesday, Dec. 6. Born in New York City, she resided in Perth Amboy and Metuchen before moving to Monroe three years ago. She was a 1949 graduate of Rutgers College of Pharmacy in Newark. She worked at local pharmacies including Rabiner’s in Perth Amboy and Boyt’s in…
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School board delays decision on participating in evaluation program
Middle States’ Association review may be terminated By: Jake Uitti The Princeton Regional Board of Education on Tuesday tabled a vote regarding the district’s participation in the Middle States’ Association of Secondary Schools and College evaluation process. The board’s program committee and the administration had recommended that the district withdraw from the Middle States’ evaluation…
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Public invited to caroling on Palmer Square Christmas Eve
By: Courtney Gross Hark the Arts Council of Princeton’s annual Christmas Eve caroling will be held on the green at Palmer Square at 5:15 p.m. Sunday. The Blawenburg Band will kick off the annual caroling festivities, held in cooperation with Palmer Square Management and the Nassau Inn. The event is open to the public…
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Graham new on defense
Senior, PHS earn first win By: Justin Feil George Graham’s first two weeks on defense were trial by fire. The Princeton High School senior had never played at defenseman when the Little Tiger boys’ ice hockey team opened with one of the preseason Colonial Valley Conference favorites Steinert. The schedule didn’t let up when PHS…
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Falcon boys look good at FDU’s Holiday Classic
By: Sean Richards Led by its distance medley relay team, the Monroe Township High School boys track team got its season off to a promising start Saturday. The event was the Holiday Classic at Fairleigh Dickinson University and the distance medley team raced to a first-place finish in a time of 11:30.4. That’s good stuff…
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Letters to the Editor
Dec. 21, 2006 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…
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That’s Entertainment
The State Theatre celebrates 85 years with silent classics. By: Susan Van Dongen For generations of Americans who grew up with the multiplex, the concept of a "movie palace" is practically unknown. There was a time when movie theaters, especially in cities, featured sumptuous lobbies, seating spaces the size of concert halls and ushers in…
