Category: archives
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Lawrence wrestlers earn fourth at tourney
Dan Williams is county champ in 171-pound class. By: John E. Powers Lawrence’s two-year reign as Mercer County Tournament champions ended last weekend at Trenton High School. That wasn’t unexpected. Coming into the tournament with four No. 1 seeds, Notre Dame looked to be a very strong favorite and that’s how it worked out. The…
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BREAKING NEWS:Groups appeal state decision on landswap
BREAKING NEWS:Opponents say state ignored deficiencies in application. By: Leon Tovey MONROE Opponents of the Thompson Park land swap are appealing the Statehouse Commission’s Jan. 5 decision to approve the controversial plan. The Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic, on behalf of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, New Jersey Public Interest Research Group and local group…
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Hey Diddle Diddle
Children’s book illustrator Kim Adlerman uses elements from as close as her backyard in her artwork. By:Susan Van Dongen Look closely at Kim Adlerman’s illustrations for children’s books and you’ll see things scavenged from her backyard. For example, in her critically praised Africa Calling (Whispering Coyote/Charlesbridge, 1996), the stick on which the chameleon walks is…
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Mark P. Zarnfaller
Mark P. Zarnfaller, 37, died Feb. 10. Born in Princeton, Mr. Zarnfaller had been a resident of Skillman for many years. He worked in construction and previously was employed by the Bedens Brook Club. He is survived by his father Dr. Malcolm Zarnfaller of Skillman, formerly of Hopewell; his mother Ronda Landen of Humble, Texas,…
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Feb. 12, 12:40 p.m.: Religion and censorship hit the heartland
A local production of "Grease" is challenged by religious conservatives in Missouri. By: Hank Kalet Something struck me from Saturday’s New York Times, so I figured I’d better get it off my chest. Apparently, conservatives are a bit unhappy that a local high school in Missouri performed the musical "Grease." The issue, according to opponents,…
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With one record broken; Falcons go after another
By: Lance Manion The goal was written on their T-shirts and on their sneakers. It was routinely shouted in practice and written in bold print inside the locker room. Whenever the Monroe High School boys basketball team did a rigorous practice drill, coach Bob Turco would be somewhere in the gym shouting, "Seventeen!" That was…
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When it came to race, Einstein’s actions spoke volumes, author says
Physicist was a ‘movement man’ says Fred Jerome before Princeton High School audience By: David Campbell The popular image of Albert Einstein as the brilliant but absent-minded physicist who went around with his head in the clouds and disengaged from the concerns of ordinary people couldn’t be further from the truth, author Fred Jerome said…
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Split council seeks new mill developers
Council’s decision could bring possible delay to redevelopment project By: William Wichert HIGHTSTOWN After nearly two years spent working with developer Greystone Mill and an associate of the firm, a divided Borough Council has decided to seek other potential redevelopers of the former mill plant property on Bank Street. In an unexpected move Monday,…
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Spinning tales at the library
The Brothers Grinn, a traveling troupe of improvisational storytellers, will give a free performance at the Cranbury Public Library, 7 p.m., Saturday. By: Jessica Beym A traveling troupe of troubadours is making its way to Cranbury this weekend. The Brothers Grinn, a group of improvisational storytellers from New York, will be "telling tales never told…
