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  • Lanning Boulevard Linkage Road opens

    New roadway will help businesses and customers. By: Marisa Maldonado    EAST WINDSOR — About 800 feet of new roadway will help businesses and customers in one of the township’s more heavily developed areas, after the Lanning Boulevard Linkage Road was opened for business Monday afternoon.    The road, which connects Lanning Boulevard to the ShopRite on…

  • A little out of whack, but hardly out of line

    Newcomers help boost PHS’ offensive line By: Rich Fisher The fact that Princeton High’s offensive line is doing so well this season with three first-year starters might seem a little odd, but not half as offbeat as the stories behind those new starters.    Consider, if you will:    The right tackle learned how to play football…

  • Halloween fantasies

    The costumes people choose to wear can reveal a lot about them By: Hilary Parker     So the joke goes a little something like this.     "I walked into a coffee shop on Halloween to find the woman behind the counter with a bunch of sponges pinned to her uniform.    " ‘I’m assuming this is…

  • Viking field hockey team ousted from GMC’s

    Sayreville takes 2-0 win in semifinals By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Midnight struck for the Cinderella team of this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Field Hockey Tournament. The 5th- seeded South Brunswick High School Lady Vikings lost at Sayreville 2-0 in Wednesday’s semi-final game.    According to Viking head coach Danielle Matlack, her squad brought their average game,…

  • Kitts sisters help Tartans sweep Prep B tennis

    Stuart claims second straight championship By: Justin Feil    Kathryn Kitts exited her high school tennis career perfectly Wednesday.    "I couldn’t have asked for anything better," said the Stuart Country Day senior. "The team won. I won. Everything’s good."    Kitts, the team’s lone senior, was again the last one done as the Tartans wrapped up their…

  • Princeton Township approves tougher false-alarm ordinance

    Fines will be as high as $500 for violators By: Rachel Silverman    After several weeks of debate, the Princeton Township Committee passed an ordinance meant to discourage false fire alarms.    The new ordinance institutes fines after the first false alarm, with a graduated scale to follow — $200 for a second offense, and an additional…

  • School district policy aims to limit military recruiting

    Princeton Regional Board of Education adopts protocol regarding contact with students By: Rachel Silverman    With U.S. casualties in Iraq reaching 2,000 this week, the Princeton Regional Board of Education adopted a new — and timely — protocol on military recruitment Tuesday night.    According to the protocol, recruiters may be at Princeton High School only by…

  • Hurricane relief efforts listed

    Volunteers and donations sought Reaching out    A group of eight people, including Princeton resident Lisa Zelanak, returned Oct. 22 after volunteering in Mississippi as part of the clean-up recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina. The work team was organized by Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville and worked with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) volunteer camp in Gulfport, Miss.…

  • David Blitzer, meet David Blitzer

    Montgomery residents share more than a name By: Bob Nuse    Those who are old enough to remember the game show To Tell the Truth, probably can recall the premise as well.    Three individuals would come out onto the stage, all claiming to be the same person. The three celebrity panelists would then ask questions to…