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  • HHS golfers boast great depth, talent

    Parker has loaded lineup By: John Beisser        The 2006 Hillsborough High golf team is loaded with talent and experience. Combine some sharp practice rounds with a terrific overall team attitude, and all of the ingredients are in place for a tremendous season.    Under the direction of seventh-year head coach Paul Parker, the Raiders have…

  • Some delicious recipes for the food-allergic

    …90 percent of food allergies is caused by eight foods By: Pat Tanner    Have you noticed, as I have, an alarming increase in the number of infants being born with severe food allergies? I was not certain if this was an aberration or fluke of some kind, but it turns out that, indeed, food allergies…

  • Polarized Iraq war views skewing coverage by media, says author

    New Yorker staff writer says "what you want to find in Iraq, you will find." By: David Campbell    American media coverage of Iraq — and its perception at home — have become skewed by a polarized nation wishing to see the occupation as a success or failure, George Packer, staff writer for The New Yorker…

  • Retirement leads area woman to Feel Rejuvenated

    A new career in health and wellness services By: Hilary Parker    For Lucero Mejia, an early retirement package from AT&T brought with it the end of one career and the beginning of another. A lifelong devotee of fitness and nutrition, she had always dreamed of working in the health and wellness field, but had neither…

  • Seminary wins grant for building preservation plan

    By: David Campbell    The New Jersey Historic Trust has awarded Princeton Theological Seminary a matching grant of about $50,000, which the seminary will use toward preparing a preservation plan for its historic buildings.    The seminary has chosen Bridgeton-based firm Watson and Henry Associates as architects for the survey project, which is anticipated to be completed…

  • Superintendent search a key issue for Montgomery board candidates

    All but one of seven hopefuls support budget By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The seven candidates seeking election to the township Board of Education unanimously agreed that hiring a new superintendent is the top concern for the new year — and all but one supported the proposed school budget at a forum Sunday at Montgomery…

  • Kirnan in middle of Hun win

    Senior helps Raider girls’ lacrosse top South in opener By: Justin Feil    In front and behind her, Katie Kirnan has new faces this season.    That makes her job in the middle all the more important to the Hun girls’ lacrosse team.    "We lost six or seven seniors," Kirnan said. "All of them started. Not only…

  • PU possesses back-to-back wins

    McGarvie helps Tigers top Cornell on Saturday By: Justin Feil    Holly McGarvie is the fourth leading scorer for the Princeton University women’s lacrosse team, but her biggest role comes long before the goals are scored when the Tigers try to get possession on draws.    "Basically, possession is the game," said McGarvie, a freshman attack. "Draws…

  • Scrabble tournament a red-letter day for area’s word enthusiasts

    After 14 games in less than 48 hours, something to do to relax — more games By: Marjorie Censer    After seven intense Scrabble matches, most people would choose to put their feet up and relax. But participants in this weekend’s national Scrabble tournament, the first hosted by the Princeton Scrabble Club, just wanted to play…