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  • Morfe’s loss a big gain for South volleyball

    Senior outside hitter keys Pirate girls in state tournament By: Justin Feil    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ volleyball team suffered a pair of big losses after last season.    One hurt. One helped.    The Pirates have worked hard to replace Kelly Kasper, who graduated last year and has gone on to play significantly as a freshman…

  • A marketing plan need not be elusive

    Sometimes, the most educated professionals need the most help By: Mike Mathis    CRANBURY — Lawyers know how to write briefs, and accountants understand how to tabulate debits and credits, but Freddi Silverman says they may not know how to spread the word about their businesses.    So Ms. Silverman does it for them.    "They feel uncomfortable…

  • Options are plentiful for students on break next week

    Princeton Regional Schools to close for staff professional development By: Rachel Silverman    With the Princeton Regional Schools set to close all next week for staff professional development, some parents may be scrambling for child-care options.    So a number of community institutions have stepped up to the plate, offering a week of kid-friendly activities and entertainment.…

  • Upstart firm sees niche when style, sports clash

    Company caters to female fashion sense By: Mike Mathis    FRANKLIN — Robin McConaughy wears her love for sports on her sleeves, but the clothes don’t always fit or aren’t as stylish as she’d like them to be.    That’s because most sportswear is manufactured for men, relegating women to wear unfashionable, oversized jerseys and T-shirts, Ms.…

  • Princeton High students plan anti-Bush walkout

    National World Can’t Wait protest slated for Wednesday By: Rachel Silverman    Around 9 a.m. Wednesday, Princeton High School could be rather quiet.    Or, simply, bereft of students.    A student walkout to coincide with a national World Can’t Wait movement is reportedly planned to start just before homeroom, between the second and third periods. If all…

  • Skipping estate planning a fatal flaw

    Plainsboro attorney explains why By: Gwen McNamara    PLAINSBORO — Most people do not enjoy going to the doctor — they avoid checkups, put off making appointments and procrastinate attending that yearly physical.    The same it seems goes for estate planning, according to Lisa Presser, a trusts and estates lawyer at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP…

  • PDS closes best season in 24 years

    Panthers win final five football games By: Bob Nuse    None of the players on the Princeton Day School football team were born yet the last time the Panthers won seven games.    In fact, head coach Bruce Devlin was only 12 years old when the Panthers went 7-1 in 1981.    But with Saturday’s 34-0 win at…

  • Borough may place new restrictions on removal of trees

    Among the provisions, a permit would be required for removing any live tree greater than 16 inches in diameter By: Marjorie Censer    The Princeton Borough Council is poised to place further restrictions on homeowners who wish to remove live trees from their properties.    The ordinance the council may introduce at its meeting tonight would decrease…

  • Milestones

    Issue of Nov. 1, 2005 By: Sara Carpenter REAL ESTATE    The national commercial real estate firm Studley has promoted Robert Bull of Montgomery to executive managing director. With the firm since 1994, Mr. Bull has become a specialist in the financial services sector, representing tenants in the Central Jersey office market, with a particular focus…