Author: Central Jersey

  • PRINCETON: Continued growth of university’s endowment reignites municipal ‘fair share’ discussion

    PRINCETON: Continued growth of university’s endowment reignites municipal ‘fair share’ discussion

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton University’s announcement this week, that its endowment had reached $22.7 billion thanks to canny investments, again raised questions about whether one of the world’s wealthiest schools should be contributing more financially to the municipality it calls home. On Monday, the school said the fund grew by around $1.7…

  • PRINCETON: Hauling of 50,000 tons of debris away from AvalonBay construction site to begin Monday

    PRINCETON: Hauling of 50,000 tons of debris away from AvalonBay construction site to begin Monday

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Covered dump trucks on Monday morning will begin hauling some 50,000 tons of debris from the AvalonBay construction site on Witherspoon Street in a job that will last into November, a municipal official said Thursday. About 30 trucks will make three trips a day to take concrete and other…

  • PRINCETON: Pacers apply finishing touch

    PRINCETON: Pacers apply finishing touch

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Keri Mandell and Joseph Campolattano felt a responsibility to the runners in the group that they were pacing to a 2-hour, 10-minute finish in the Princeton Half Marathon on Sunday. When April Farrell started to feel the effects of the hills on the back half of the course and…

  • PRINCETON: Brown delivers in PU win

    PRINCETON: Brown delivers in PU win

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Khamal Brown admits that he’s not too fond of the combination of rain and cold, but the Princeton University senior still found a way to have fun in those conditions last Friday. Brown intercepted one pass and almost had another to help the Tigers defense dominate in a 10-5…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirates enjoy trip to Shore Coaches

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Dexter Benkard and the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys cross country team were encouraged by their Shore Coaches Invitational showing Saturday at Holmdel Park. Senior Tim Bason posted the fastest time of the entire day to win the Varsity A2 Division and a crew of mostly new varsity runners like…

  • MONTGOMERY: Fresh faces give Cougars a lift

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Montgomery High gymnastics team has every reason to be excited about this year’s 6-2 start. At the same time, the Cougars can’t help but look toward the future, which promises to be a very exciting one. Montgomery’s top three gymnasts this year are freshmen. They have combined with some…

  • PRINCETON: Raiders’ McGriff aids line in streak

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Jordan McGriff is a lineman through and through. So for the Hun School senior, games like the last two the Raiders have played are right down his alley. “The last two weeks were close games,” said the senior from Willingboro. “We have played some physical teams and that helps to…

  • PRINCETON: School board candidates field questions on a host of issues, including spending and standardized tests

    PRINCETON: School board candidates field questions on a host of issues, including spending and standardized tests

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer School spending, standardized tests and the state of the public school system emerged as some of the issues that the four Princeton school board candidates confronted Wednesday in a face-to-face encounter less a month before Election Day. Incumbent Patrick Sullivan and challengers Robert Dodge, Dafna Kendal and Elizabeth Kalber…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Criticism, alleged lack of transparency puts an end to Planning Board meeting

    WEST WINDSOR: Criticism, alleged lack of transparency puts an end to Planning Board meeting

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Toll Brothers, which would like to build a mixed-use development on the 45-acre Maneely Tract off Old Bear Brook Road, will have to wait until the Planning Board’s Oct. 21 meeting to find out if its application will be approved. That’s because Planning Board Chairman Marvin Gardner…