Category: archives
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Two languages, one goal
Bilingual education program takes aim at parity By: Marisa Maldonado EAST WINDSOR It’s almost time for the bell to ring at Perry L. Drew Elementary School, and Teresa De La Rosa’s kindergarten students are removing their coats, handing in homework and finishing some puzzles before class starts. Ms. De La Rosa asks one of…
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LETTERS
Thanks for helping with coat drive To the editor: On behalf of Dr. Debra DeMarco at Monroe Chiropractic Care, I would like to extend our thanks to all who made our coat drive, "Baby, It’s Cold Outside," a great success. For the second year in a row, we collected more than 1,000 coats! Our…
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Upgrades coming for intersection
County eyes two lights, new pattern for traffic. By: Leon Tovey JAMESBURG Plans for much-needed and long-awaited improvements to the oddly configured intersection of Gatzmer, Lincoln and East and West Railroad avenues are inching closer to completion, county officials say, but residents likely won’t see signals at the intersection until next year at the…
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Teacher shared her love of literature and learning
Friends and family members remember Evelyn Beckford’s spirit and passion. By: Stephanie Brown Evelyn Beckford used to give her students a stare that could bore a hole through them if they hadn’t read the assigned literature. She had a reading voice that could invoke the spirit of Hiawatha standing by the shore of Gitche Gumee.…
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Donny
"Donny," a very sweet and friendly 4-year-old shepherd/lab mix, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Donny" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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Falcons’ record surprises Turco . . . kind of
By: Lance Manion It was after his Monroe boys basketball team defeated New Brunswick last Saturday when it all sunk in for Bob Turco. "I’m sitting in the bleachers with one of my assistants, coach (Paul) Nelson," the Falcons’ first-year coach recalled. "We get to talking and all of a sudden it hit me: We’re…
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Controversial diversity course approved by Montgomery school board
Subject matter criticized by parents group By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY The township Board of Education unanimously approved the curriculum for the new "Diversity in America" course Tuesday. The course will be offered beginning in February to 11th- and 12th-grade students at Montgomery High School, despite some initial criticism from residents over the course’s subject…
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School district may drop class ranking
Responsibility left to principal and guidance department By: Kip Berman HIGHTSTOWN Though still in the "just take a look at it" stage, according to Hightstown High School Principal John Ward, the East Windsor Regional School District will soon begin examining whether to continue senior class rankings. And while Superintendent Ron Bolandi spoke to some…
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Psoriasis, a ‘capricious’ ailment, is more than a cosmetic problem
An estimated 4.5 million American adults, or about 2.1 percent of the population, have been diagnosed with psoriasis… By: Jerry Bagel, M.D., in Collaboration with Gloria N. Beck Psoriasis is known as a skin condition, but the disease can have a much deeper impact on those affected by it. Psoriasis causes patches of itchy, red,…
