Category: archives
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Pirates are set to take big step
Trevorrow has experience in goal By: Justin Feil Ally Trevorrow is used to big expectations. "Ally comes up big in big games. She has so much potential." So said West Windsor-Plainsboro South field hockey coach Amy Bruschi two years ago after Trevorrow made 18 saves in one of the biggest upsets in Mercer County Tournament…
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Groups look to help repair barns
Deal between township and groups could result in renovation and preservation of oldest barn By: Jessica Beym Township officials and two local organizations are discussing ways to repair and preserve three 18th century barns on Cranbury Neck Road, and one possible option could mean dismantling and moving the most dilapidated of the structures. The Township…
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Opening day begins second half-century of the ‘B.C.’ eraDay 1 in Princeton Regional’s schools
Five decades after his own first day of kindergarten in Princeton Regional Schools, Riverside Principal Bill Cirullo still admits to a fitful night of anticipation By: Hilary Parker Even the 50th time around, sleep can be hard to come by the night before the first day of school. Five decades after his own first day…
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School helps new students adapt to their surroundings
Orientation helps transfer students ease into Cranbury School By: Madeleine Johnson Some of them approach the sign-in table outside of the Cranbury School’s large assembly room a little shyly, not quite willing to scurry away from mom’s familiarity just yet. Others fly right into the room, eager to dash into the new environment and willing…
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Woman dead; man charged with murder
By: Cara Latham EAST WINDSOR Donald Zampini was in custody this week at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital on $500,000 bail after being charged with the Sept. 1 murder of a township woman, according to the Mercer County prosecutor’s office. Township police said Mr. Zampini, 70, of Wyndmoor Drive, stabbed 63-year-old Barbara Morris, with whom he…
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New teachers settling in
First day means nerves, and not just for students By: Madeleine Johnson It was 20 minutes until Cranbury School’s first day began, and Marissa Levine’s video projector didn’t want to cooperate. As the machine stubbornly defied its basic purpose, Ms. Levine, a fifth-grade teacher at the school, seemed unfazed. After all, it was her first…
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A country fair in Monroe
Annual celebration to double as fundraiser By: Lacey Korevec MONROE Fun is in store for all ages at the 18th annual Country Fair, which will be held Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at Thompson Park. The free event will feature food, crafts, pony rides, a car show, pumpkin painting, a petting zoo,…
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Yeshiva attorney threatens lawsuit
By: Cara Latham ROOSEVELT The lawyer for an Orthodox Jewish school is vowing to sue the borough if it refuses to rezone the school so that it can expand in the future. For more than a year, residents of the borough have been crossing swords over whether Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah, an Orthodox Jewish school…
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EDITORIAL: Get together as neighbors
Take advantage of township fairs this weekend The weather forecast for this weekend is looking pretty good. And that’s good news for local residents and community groups, because this will be a weekend filled with community fairs. On Saturday, residents and businesses in Cranbury and Jamesburg will be getting into the act with their annual…
