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Fireworks to highlight celebration in park
Monroe’s sixth annual July 4 celebration is in the works By: Candice Leigh Helfand MONROE In less than 2 weeks, Thompson Park will be over-run with thousands of patriotic townspeople looking to celebrate the birth of America with family, friends, food, fun and, of course, fireworks. The Monroe Township Recreation Department is preparing for…
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Firehouse vote set for August
The go-ahead for new District 1 Firehouse is dependent on voters By: Stephanie Brown MONROE The Fire District 1 Board of Commissioners will ask voters to approve construction of a new 5,400-square-foot satellite firehouse in the Outcalt section. After months of deliberation, commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday to send a $2.25 million referendum for…
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East Windsor man facing 12 years for rape
TRENTON A 44-year-old East Windsor man who admitted raping a 12-year-old girl last year is facing up to 12 years in prison, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. By: Dick Brinster TRENTON A 44-year-old East Windsor man who admitted raping a 12-year-old girl last year is facing up to 12 years in…
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Poll results: Disband or merge borough police force
The police force in Hightstown should be disbanded and/or merged with the East Windsor department, according to a majority of people responding to a poll in the Herald. By: Vic Monaco The police force in Hightstown should be disbanded and/or merged with the East Windsor department, according to a majority of people responding to a…
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Selma Spatz
Selma Spatz, 76, of Monroe, died Sunday, June 18, at her home. Born in New York, she was a resident of Monroe for 12 years. She was a graduate of Fordham University in New York. Ms. Spatz was a registered nurse and a per diem supervisor health care for Concordia and the Monroe area.…
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Princeton University professor wins math prize
By: Hilary Parker William Massey, a 1977 Princeton University graduate and the Edwin Wiley Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering at Princeton University, was awarded the 2006 Blackwell-Tapia Prize. Bearing the names of David Blackwell and Richard Tapia, the prize is awarded every other year to a mathematical scientist whose contributions to mathematical science…
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Tears of pride and parting as Princeton High holds its graduation
"Pomp and Circumstance" for the 77th graduating class By: Hilary Parker There may have been a slight chance of thunderstorms, but there was no chance that threats of foul weather would dampen either spirits or ceremonies at Princeton High School’s commencement exercises on Thursday evening. Drops still fell, of course, in bittersweet tears of joy…
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Davis at home in Princeton league
Veteran returns to summer men’s basketball again By: Bob Nuse Dwight Davis has been all over the globe playing basketball. But somehow, he always seems to wind up in Princeton in the summer. A member of the 1,000-point club at Albright College, Davis has played professionally in the United States, South America and England. He’s…
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Beautiful bells
Princeton University summer carillon series showcases a unique instrument By: Hilary Parker All those wondering what to do after receiving a diploma in carillon performance in Douais, France, might turn to Robin Austin for inspiration. "I got a regular job," said Mr. Austin, now the executive director of development at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. "There…
