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  • 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…

  • National event has local voices

    Area residents participate in silent vigil to honor troops By: Marisa Maldonado    HIGHTSTOWN — Sandwiched between the dark blue of Peddie Lake and the black cement road of Route 33 during rush hour flickered an unusual sight — a line of candles.    The person holding each candle struggled in the darkness to protect it from…

  • Town bids mayor goodbye

    O’Neill praised for modesty in leadership, family devotion By: Marjorie Censer    Though speakers at Thursday’s memorial service for Princeton Borough Mayor Joseph O’Neill, who died last Friday, praised his intellect, ethical approach to politics, and patience with colleagues and constituents, they focused most of all on his love and devotion to his family — his…

  • Exhibit asks striking questions about genetics, human identity

    "How We Look" on view at Woodrow Wilson School By: David Campbell    "How We Look," an exhibit now on display in the Bernstein Gallery at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, offers visitors a tantalizing play on words and images.    The exhibit, which poses questions about human identity, features images and…