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Not so fast
By: centraljersey.com Your cover story in last week’s edition ("Districts Receive Hike in State Aid") would have readers believe happy days are here again. Not so fast. What the article neglects to point out is that the nominal increases in dollars flowing back to local communities in the proposed state budget fail to restore the…
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Diocese of Metuchen to co-host event for deaf
By Joanne Ward Diocese of Metuchen to co-host event for deaf NEW BRUNSWICK – The Diocese of Metuchen, together with the Archdiocese of Newark and the Dioceses of Camden, Paterson and Trenton, will co-host the First Annual Catholic DeaFest on Saturday, March 18. Open to all deaf communities throughout the state, the event will take…
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Grant Cooper, M.D.
By: centraljersey.com When my grandmother was about 70 years old, her knees started to hurt. She went to her doctor and was told to take Tylenol. When the pain got worse, her doctor empathized with her and said it was hard to get old. He gave her a cane. When the pain got much worse,…
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MONTGOMERY: Wrestler of the Year
Bergida developed into of state’s best By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor David Bergida was more than the average fan at Sunday’s wrestling Tournament of Champions in Atlantic City. The Montgomery High School junior was a student. Bergida, who was the lone MHS representative to advance beyond Region 5, lost in the 145-pound first round…
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No awards, but still a big winner
By: centraljersey.com And the winner was – NOT Pam Hersh. The big news last week was that I won no awards, in spite of the fact that awards and honors (and all the thank yous) had so dominated my environment. The effect on me was an oxymoronic uplifting depression, i.e., I was inspired by the…
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Dillon basketball crowns playoff champs
By: centraljersey.com Elon Tuckman scored 14 points and Alex Wey added seven as the Clippers topped the Sonics, 32-28, in the championship game of the 4th-5th Grade Boys Division of the Princeton Recreation Dillon Youth Basketball League. Brooks Johnson led the Sonics with 12 points, while Andrew Elkadi added six in the loss. Also for…
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Timely sign
By: centraljersey.com Thumbs up to the Princeton Borough Council for approving a new sandwich board-style sign on the corner of Nassau and Chambers streets to help make shoppers and tourists more aware of the businesses on Chambers Street. The merchants there say that people often get to the end of the businesses on Nassau Street,…
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RESULTS
By: centraljersey.com PU lacrosse The Princeton University men’s lacrosse team defeated Johns Hopkins, 8-3, on Saturday at Homewood Field in Baltimore. Tyler Fiorito made nine saves in goal for the Tigers, who held the Blue Jays to their lowest goal output since 1966. Freshman Tom Schreiber scored four goals for the Tigers, who evened their…
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Civil Service system needs change
By: centraljersey.com Now that the Garden State’s budget discussion is under way, we will again hear about the massive structural deficit and the need for budget cuts. This dialogue on how to reduce the cost of government provides a great opportunity to evaluate the functions, structure and management – process and people – of state…
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