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Mets capture CPLL Majors title
Steven Avis pitched a gem for the Dr. Spielman Dentistry Mets in the championship game of the Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League Majors Division last Saturday, edging out the Teddy’s Restaurant Yankees, 6-1. Avis was one out shy of a complete game over five-plus innings, as Josh Bissette came in to close it out. A true pitchers…
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PRINCETON: No clues yet on ‘swatting’ calls, but community, schools, police remain on alert
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Police Chief Nicholas K. Sutter said Wednesday that Princeton has been targeted by a series of hoax phone threats that he described as “terrorism.” At a community meeting, the chief briefed parents at the John Witherspoon Middle School about the “swatting” phenomenon going on state and nationwide, to the…
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HIGHTSTOWN: PAL SOCCER ROUND-UP
By Rich Fisher After five years as a highly competitive travel team, the East Windsor PAL United U12 girls’ soccer team closed out its final season with a convincing 4-1 win over the Peninsula Extreme Eagles. Scoring for the United were Haley Blank, who found the back of the net twice, while Ava Thomson and…
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Shining a light on the Magna Carta – and the freedoms that originated from it 800 years later
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Michael Bates was curious about his family’s background — and his grandfather’s paternal ancestry in particular, because there wasn’t much information passed on about it. Mr. Bates, who is a patent attorney, knew a little bit and wanted to fill in the gaps. Little did he know that his research…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Police identify two juvenile suspects in rock-throwing incidents
Hillsborough Township police have identified two 17-year-old boys from the township that are suspected of throwing rocks through windows of homes and at cars on Saturday night into Sunday, June 13 and 14, in the township. Police received a call came at 12:23 a.m. from a resident of Allshouse Street, reporting a rock through a…
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Tire ticket
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We were stopped for a burned-out taillight. While the cop was at it, he wrote us up for “unsafe tires” too. I know we don’t have the best tires in the world (or didn’t — we replaced them). They were pretty close to bald. But we live in the desert.…
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Choosing a ‘greener’ car
The annual ‘greenest car’ list includes an assortment of small and alternativeenergy cars, though the ‘meanest’ list might actually be more fun to drive By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features 2015 TOYOTA PRIUS C The diminutive two-seat Smart ForTwo Electric Drive coupe and convertible have been named the “greenest” cars sold in the U.S. for the…
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Mission: down payment
By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features Saving for a down payment is tough, but there are programs that can make buying easier The will is there, but the way is murky. Surveys show that young adults — traditionally a big home buying group — would like to purchase homes but face far more hurdles to…
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The modern marketing plan
By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features Just listing a house and seeing what happens no longer cuts it. Here is what today’s agents are doing to market and promote your home so it sells fast Competition is heating up in the housing market. Despite a world of tight inventory, agents have to be creative to nab…
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