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  • Architects outline a fix for downtown garage

    Basement level plagued by water seepage, delaying construction of final building in redevelopment project By: Marjorie Censer    A new solution for the seepage in the basement of the Spring Street garage is in the works, and Princeton Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi said he may receive a proposal as early as the end of the week.…

  • Lupo’s career day carries Pirates

    WW-P South wins football playoff opener By: Bob Nuse    In its last five trips to the state playoffs, the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South football team had been eliminated in the opening round.    Ryan Lupo was determined to make sure that wouldn’t happen again.    Lupo rushed for a career-high 258 yards on 26 carries and scored…

  • Princeton rescue squad seeking funds for advanced CPR device

    On loan for testing, the AutoPulse has already played a key role in revival of two victims By: Marjorie Censer    The Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad is testing a new piece of equipment that administers cardiopulmonary resuscitation — and has already used it during two rescues.    Revivant Corp. — the maker of the device…

  • Yale loss a shock to Tigers

    PU football disappoints big following By: Justin Feil    There were lines to get into the Princeton University football game Saturday, long lines of cars to leave it.    Current Princeton students joined the alums in Princeton Stadium en masse, a rarity in recent years. It wasn’t the crisp, fall day that brought them. It was the…

  • Council vacancy one of hottest jobs in town

    Three have formally submitted names, and more are expected By: Marjorie Censer    With the installation Wednesday of Princeton Borough Council President Mildred Trotman as mayor comes an immediate vacancy on the council. Though the council has 30 days to appoint a new member, speculation about who will fill the spot already has begun.    Borough Councilman…

  • NJ Transit to give borough minibus for jitney service

    Operating costs estimated at $150,000 a year By: Marjorie Censer    NJ Transit announced Monday it will provide Princeton Borough with an 18-passenger minibus at no charge to allow the borough to operate a jitney.    The minibus — estimated by NJ Transit to cost between $60,000 and $65,000 — was awarded to the borough as part…

  • Long-distance cyclist sets Princeton rally in fundraiser

       Liberian-born artist turned social activist Doughba Hamilton Caranda-Martin will ride his bicycle this week from New York City to Washington, including a stop in Princeton, as a fundraising effort to bring awareness to the plight of suffering in sub-Sahara Africa.    The journey will kick off Thursday morning across from the United Nations in New York…

  • Township and PBA settle on staff cuts

    Force to be reduced by four, via attrition By: Rachel Silverman    After a week of negotiation, the Princeton’s Township administration and police union have reached an agreement on staffing reductions: The 35-officer department will be trimmed to 31, entirely through attrition.    Layoffs, which had been harshly rebuked by the union, are now off the table.…

  • ‘Love’s Labor Lost’ on Princeton High School stage

       Spectacle Theatre at Princeton High School will be presenting an innovative staging of Shakespeare’s comedy "Love’s Labour’s Lost" (1596) on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the PHS Auditorium.    All proceeds from Saturday’s performance — ticket sales, concessions and donations — will benefit Hurricane Katrina relief.    Directed by Patricia Wray, Spectacle Theatre’s production is…