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Montgomery 10s run ends
Baseball all-stars eliminated from experience by Florida team By: Justin Feil The Montgomery 10-year-old all-star baseball team returned without a World Series championship Wednesday night, but the experience of its first trip to the highest level of Cal Ripken Baseball was one that won’t be forgotten. "It’s hard to measure the experience they got, not…
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PHASE THREE by Arnold Bornstein: Olympic feats at different levels
Press writer competes for the gold By: Arnold Bornstein I competed in the New Jersey Senior Olympics during my recent birthday weekend, and the day ended with my thoughts getting stuck between reality and imagination something like when your computer momentarily freezes. The 1500-meter racewalk (110 yards less than a mile) was very real,…
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Plainsboro library seeking artists for September festival
By: Courtney Gross PLAINSBORO The Plainsboro Public Library is seeking energized and inspired artists to demonstrate their talents at the annual Festival of the Arts in September, the library’s director, Jinny Baeckler, said. The festival is centered more on teaching crafts, Ms. Baeckler said, and all the costs of artists’ materials will be provided.…
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Princeton journalism program pushes diversity in media
Summer courses at university aim to boost career opporunities for minority high school students By: Kara Fitzpatrick Five years ago, four Princeton University students had a vision to advocate for more diversity in the media. To this day, that vision lives on through the Princeton University Summer Journalism Program, which was in the works this…
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Princeton Family YMCA to offer cooking classes
The Princeton Family YMCA is inviting readers to "empower yourselves" with the knowledge and skills needed to prepare healthy, delectable dishes in time for holiday parties and get-togethers. The YMCA’s cooking series opens Monday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m. and runs eight Mondays through Oct. 23. From gourmet menus to seasonal dinners, class participants will…
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Church mission finds open Katrina wound
Area residents find rebuilding effort a huge challenge By: Courtney Gross While wading among Mississippi’s legendary bayous, Wendy Schutzer scooped out television sets, children’s toys, and finally a resident’s first baby book. Once saturated with personal memories and anecdotes, Ms. Schutzer said, the book’s deteriorated pages continually dripped from resting in the marshy landscape for…
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Letters
No easy answers To the editor: The governor is asking school districts, municipalities and independent commissions to merge, believing efficiency and savings may be obtained. It’s difficult to achieve. Consolidations of the fire districts is being considered in Monroe Township. The League of Women Voters looked into it and a study was made by a…
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Oliver Soden
JAMESBURG Oliver L. E. Soden Jr. was born to play the part of Santa Claus a persona he eagerly adopted for a combined 45 years. Like the jolly old elf, Mr. Soden seemed to be in a dozen places at one time, doing a thousand things at once. When he died on Aug.…
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Firehouse postponed
District 1 delays construction By: Stephanie Brown MONROE Fire District 1 has reluctantly halted plans to build a much-anticipated 5,400-square-foot satellite fire station in the Outcalt section of town. Fire officials had intended to send a $2.25 million referendum for a new station on Avenue K to voters on Aug. 12, but now they…
