Category: archives
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PHASE THREE by Arnold Bornstein: Suffering from holiday hang-ups?
Relief of Labor Day clouded by unofficial end to summer By: Arnold Bornstein It seems like it was only a little while ago that summer started, and yet one week from today is getaway day for the long Labor Day weekend. The irony of it is that so many people view this holiday weekend as…
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Digging ancient bones, and French culture
Princeton University students aid archaeology project at site once occupied by Neanderthals By: Hilary Parker Their newfound ability to distinguish between rock and fossilized bone using their tongues is a skill few Princeton University students who participated in this summer’s Modern Human Origins program in southwestern France will find useful on Wall Street. But other…
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Former Raider rising
Hun graduate Landis heads into 14th year of coaching football By: Bob Nuse Tim Landis never envisioned that a short stint helping out then Hun School football coach Bill Long would eventually lead to a long and successful career as a college head coach. Or did he? "I think I knew I would probably be…
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Princeton Pro Musica slates auditions
Auditions for volunteer and paid choral singers in all voice parts are now being scheduled for Princeton Pro Musica’s 28th season of performing choral masterworks. Auditions are by appointment, and will take place evenings in Princeton from Sept. 59. Pro Musica is widely acclaimed throughout the region for its quality and repertoire and has been…
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Hurricane taming idea is sound; execution is another matter
Princeton Professor proposes to weaken the storms by cooling the ocean surface By: Hilary Parker Drastic times call for drastic measures, which is why some scientists have posited a way to alter ocean surface temperatures in an attempt to take the wind out of a hurricane’s sails thereby lessening the destruction like that seen…
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Scouts give thanks to troops
Young Girl Scouts want troops to have support of strangers By: Jessica Beym The Girl Scouts of Troop 1467 want to thank more than 100 men and women in one returning U.S. Air Force squadron for their service, and they want Cranbury residents to help. That’s why on Cranbury Day, Sept. 9, the troop plans…
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An evening of song Sept. 15 to benefit Waldorf School
Internationally acclaimed tenor William Burden, soprano Carol Chickering and pianist J.J. Penna will perform an opera benefit recital on Friday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium to benefit music education at The Waldorf School of Princeton. On the program are works by Duparc, Strauss, Gene Scheer and Ricky Ian Gordon. A…
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Martini worthy of a HHS Hall of Fame toast
All-around skill of John gets him an induction date with his younger brother By: Sean Moylan During the mid 70’s to early 80’s kids growing up in Hightstown were weaned on stories of Hightstown’s great 1975 state championship football game versus Red Bank. Although Red Bank won the contest 46-44, the game grew in stature…
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Student gives top marks to leadership program
Montgomery resident attends LeadAmerica in Washington By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY With a shrinking world full of new technology and the rise of a global economy, young people are being asked to learn new communication techniques and problem-solving tools. That is why Montgomery resident Brittany Erickson recently attended LeadAmerica, one of the nation’s premier youth…
