Category: archives
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A night in old Russia
Braving the blizzard, friends applaud the Princeton University Art Museum By: Christian Kirkpatrick It was a case of Be Careful What You Wish For. Co-chairs Mary Cay Cancelosi and Terry Passano were hoping for a perfect night for their gala benefiting the Princeton University Art Museum. Called "From Russia with Love," the event would celebrate…
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Study: 80-unit limit not financially feasible for developers
UPDATE By: Vic Monaco HIGHTSTOWN The Herald learned Thursday night that a market research study expected to be formally unveiled Tuesday concludes that the borough’s limit of 80 residential units for the former rug mill property is not economically feasible for any developer. Councilmen Larry Quattrone and Patrick Thompson confirmed the information Friday but…
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Board taps Paul to fill empty seat
Township resident to seek full term By: William Wichert HIGHTSTOWN When asked why he wants to be a member of the East Windsor Regional Board of Education, Kennedy Paul joked that he just likes to work late. "I want to be a board member, because I want to be here at 9:15 at night,"…
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WW-P lacrosse team bridges an inner-city gap
Team takes part in program to bring the game to Trenton By: Emily Craighead Steve Czelusniak’s lacrosse team was on the road last week, not for an away game the season is a month away but to share the sport with elementary school students in Trenton. Members of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North’s…
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Quaker Road bridge repairs approved
Historic commission signs off on design By: David Campbell The Princeton Township Historic Preservation Commission on Monday signed off on a design for renovation and reconstruction of the historic Quaker Road stone bridge off Route 206, which has partially collapsed and is currently closed. In December, one side of the stone arch culvert failed and…
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HHS wrestling sets win mark
By: Neil Hay They say the best thing to do when you fall off a bicycle is to pick yourself up and get right back up there. The same applies for wrestlers. Not a wrestler who falls of his bicycle, of course. But when a wrestling team goes through a similar stretch that Hightstown went…
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Doris Reilly
Doris M. Auth Reilly, 81, of Monroe, died Saturday, Feb. 11, at her home. Born in Westchester, N.Y., she had lived in Queens, N.Y., for 47 years before moving to Monroe four years ago. Before her retirement in 1978 she had worked as a medical receptionist for 17 years for John Van Buren in Jamaica,…
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Montgomery school board gets peek at budget
Superintendent puts highest priority on addressing class size By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY There were few hard numbers in sight as the Board of Education presented the preliminary first draft of the township school district’s 2006-2007 budget Tuesday. One thing made clear, though, by Superintendent Stuart Schnur, was that efforts to decrease class size would…
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Shear madness ensues after Monroe wins title
By: Lance Manion If anything, Bob Turco is a man of his word. The first-year coach of the Monroe High School boys basketball team made a vow with his players that if they were to win the school’s first-ever Greater Middlesex Conference White Division title, he’d shave his head. Go ahead and call Turco, "Mr.…
