Category: archives
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WW 11s run ends with narrow loss
Balestrieri strong in districts By: Mark Rosenthal HAMILTON After loading the bases with one out in the top of the first inning it looked as if the West Windsor 11-year-olds powerful offense was geared up for another big game on Tuesday in the District 12 Tournament losers’ bracket final at Nottingham. However, after West…
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Girl Scouts learn swimming safety
Lessons go toward badge By: Audrey Levine Kelly Markus, 9, jumped into the pool, her long-sleeved white shirt buttoned to the top and tied in a knot at the bottom. When her head broke the surface of the water, she brought the top of the shirt to her mouth and blew into it. As Kelly…
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Summer employment program for Princeton youth growing rapidly
This year there were far more applicants than available positions By: Kara Fitzpatrick The 19 students participating in the Summer Youth Employment Program will be library assistants, camp counselors, TV30 interns and office assistants. And for many of them, it will be their first time in the working world. The program, offered through Princeton Human…
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Viani’s torrid bat kept Post 401 alive
By: Rich Fisher South Brunswick Post 401 put itself in a familiar position on Monday win or go home. After winning its first two games of the District 4 tournament by a combined 30-8 score over Roselle and Florham-Park Madison, Post 401 stumbled against Emerson and dropped a 7-6 game on Monday. That put…
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Creating the Destroyer
‘Ant Bully’ director John Davis is comfortable working with A-list Hollywood actors and computer whizzes alike. By: Elise Nakhnikian If you ever doubt that following your heart is the surest path to success, just think about The Ant Bully writer/director John Davis. An approachable, unassuming man with the graying ponytail and stubbly beard of a…
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Carjacker thwarted
Police search for attempted carjacker By: Stephanie Brown MONROE Police are searching for a man they believe attempted a carjacking on Matchaponix Road on Monday night. At 9:05 p.m., a 39-year-old township man was traveling east on Matchaponix Road when he stopped his 2006 Jeep Wrangler for a traffic light at the intersection of…
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Irene May Laird Pankevich
Irene May Laird Pankevich, 85, died Thursday, July 20 in Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Constantine V. Pankevich, Jr. and daughter of the late John Rue and Ada G. Laird. Irene was born at home on 118 Witherspoon Street, Princeton in 1921. In 1939 she married Con Pankevich of Cranbury and…
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West Windsor to offer emergency response training
By: Courtney Gross WEST WINDSOR The Police Department is accepting applications for the Community Emergency Response Team III Class that will begin Sept. 25. The CERT program is designed to train citizens to be better prepared for emergency situations, police said. CERT members assist first-responders in the community should a disaster occur by helping…
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Condo maintenance dispute continues
Rossmoor residents continue battle By: Stephanie Brown MONROE Some Rossmoor residents say a dispute over new rules that shifted the responsibility for repairs and maintenance from the condominium associations to the homeowners has yet to be completely reconciled. In 2003, 13 of Rossmoor’s 15 condominium associations voted to adopt the updated bylaws prepared by…
