Category: archives
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PHS gives No. 5 Shawnee all it can handle
Little Tigers give unbeaten a test in NJSIAA Group III semifinals By: Bob Nuse TOMS RIVER If Shawnee High is the No. 5 boys’ soccer team in the nation, as the Renegades are ranked in one national poll, then Princeton High can’t be that far behind. The Little Tigers battled Shawnee, ranked No. 1…
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Borough launches reach-out effort
Initial informal session at First Baptist Church aims to prompt big turnout By: Molly Petrilla The doors to Borough Hall will swing open Nov. 27 for the first in a new series of public dialogues. "We had been talking for some time about ways to reach the community," Mayor Mildred Trotman said. "I thought that…
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Teachers reach tentative deal
Sources: Yearly hike of 4.75% By: Dick Brinster Teachers in the East Windsor Regional School District, who have worked without a contract this fall, have come to terms with the school board on a tentative deal. "We have a contract and they’re thrilled," said Bob Laverty, the board’s chief negotiator after Monday night’s school board…
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Prolific, As Usual
New Hope School artist Evelyn Faherty is exhibiting a brand-new set of landscapes at the Gallery at the Frame Shop. By: Jessica Loughery Upon entering Evelyn Faherty’s humble townhouse, nestled alongside the banks of the Delaware Canal in Yardley, Pa., you might think you’ve come for a visit with your standard grandmotherly figure. It’s got…
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Beatlemania to hit Monroe
Tribute band will perform at high school By: Stephanie Brown MONROE The British are invading Monroe and they want to hold your hand. The Beatles tribute band, Beatlemania Now, will perform 7 p.m. Saturday at the Monroe Township High School Richard P. Marasco Center for Performing Arts on Perrineville Road. Back by popular demand…
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Major craft shows on tap through Sunday
All manner of crafters are converging on the Princeton area this weekend with handmade jewelry, pottery, clothing and other specialties in hand. The Montgomery Center for the Arts, located at 124 Montgomery Road in Montgomery is holding its annual craft show and sale through Sunday. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday…
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Two retired Princeton University professors win National Humanities Medal
Robert Fagles and Bernard Lewis attend White House ceremony Princeton scholars Robert Fagles, a renowned translator of Greek classics, and Bernard Lewis, one of the world’s leading authorities on the Middle East, have been awarded the National Humanities Medal by President George W. Bush. The medal honors those whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding…
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Time to talk turkey is here
Lee Farm a busy place as Thanksgiving Day nears By: Dick Brinster EAST WINDSOR An easy smile came to Ronny Lee’s face as he walked out of the barn on a warm and sunny November morning. "Let’s talk turkey," he said. And it could be argued that few know more about the subject than…
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Sweet potatoes so good, so versatile
You can even employ this trusty spud as an hors d’oeuvre By: Pat Tanner Sweet potatoes, those staples of the Thanksgiving table, have taken on the added luster of being a superfood because of their amazing nutritional wallop. I love them in every form except their most common November incarnation: canned, cloyingly sweet, and degraded…
