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  • ‘A November Night’ gala to benefit medical center

       Save the Date: Saturday, Nov. 5, 6 to 11 p.m.    "A November Night" is a black-tie gala featuring fine dining, live music, dancing and a silent auction that is sure to delight even the most discriminating party-goers.    This year, "The Black and White Ball," modeled after Truman Capote’s famous party in 1966, is being held…

  • Hun girls win MCT tennis title

    New Raiders make it five straight By: Justin Feil    The more things change, the more they stay the same.    Despite a lineup that featured three new players, the Hun School girls’ tennis team won a fifth straight team championship at the Mercer County Tournament on Wednesday. Of course, those players were hardly rookies, and hardly…

  • A Hispanic church grows in Jamesburg

    Husband-and-wife ministers offer Spanish worship services. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — When Maritza Batista moved with her husband, Pedro, to Monroe from Passaic five years ago, she never imagined that the two of them would one day be ordained as ministers and found the area’s first (and so far, only) Hispanic church.    "I didn’t want…

  • Jendras’ return sparks MHS

    By: Rich Fisher    She’s baaaack!    Playing for the first time since opening day, Marisa Jendras returned to the Monroe High tennis lineup for the first time this season and immediately made her presence felt throughout the lineup.    Jendras, who was sidelined with severe acid reflex that made it difficult for her to breathe, got back…

  • LETTERS: Troop rises to challenge

    To the editor:     Girl Scout Troop 1467 in Cranbury does a lot of charity work, but this may have been their biggest challenge ever.    Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, leaving thousands homeless. In response to this tragedy, the troop sprung into action.    On Cranbury Day, a community street fair, Troop…

  • Confident WW-P North relies in defense

    Field hockey team shuts out Hun By: Justin Feil    The West Windsor-Plainsboro North field hockey team opened the year with two tough losses in its first five games, but has since won three straight and is feeling confident it’s turned the corner.    The Knights haven’t had difficulty scoring goals, and if they can continue to…

  • Another Cranbury man leads PHS offense

    Mitko differs from predecessor in everything but success By: Bob Nuse        At first glance, Princeton High quarterback John Mitko is nothing like his predecessor at the position, Vinny Giacalone, except for the fact they both come from Cranbury.    Giacalone, a two-year starter for the Little Tigers, was 6-foot-3 and loved to throw the ball…

  • Scholarship to honor late choral teacher

    School board approves Tina Petri Scholarship Fund. By: Marisa Maldonado    HIGHTSTOWN — Tina Petri always encouraged her students to continue their education — and a scholarship to be established in her name will help one of them do just that.    The Board of Education approved the Tina Petri 2005-2006 Scholarship Fund Monday night in honor…

  • LETTERS: Taking credit where credit not due

    To the editor:     I read Council President Connolly’s letter a few weeks ago and I believe it is a sad day for the good people of Monroe when our Township Council president takes credit for things that were not her own idea and denies responsibility for other problems she has created.    Here’s a civics…