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  • Parents express disappointment with school bus program

    Montgomery board hears complaints about tardiness and inefficiency. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The thorny issue of school district transportation again reared its head Tuesday, when a group of parents aired their concerns about bus tardiness and inefficiency since schools opened last week.    "It seems like Village (Elementary) and Orchard (Hill Elementary) buses are perpetually…

  • Bank may bring Rte. 571 improvements

    West Windsor officials hope project will make corridor safer, more aesthetically pleasing. By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — A new bank at Princeton-Hightstown Road and Sherbrooke Drive could be the first building block in the redesigned Route 571 corridor between Cranbury Road and Clarksville Road.    At an informational open house Wednesday, township officials displayed a…

  • Falcons are flying with 2-0 start

    Gonzalez not surprised despite bleak field hockey history at MHS By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Asked to guess which Monroe High School sport teams had jumped out to an unbeaten record after the first week of play, field hockey would probably not be on most people’s list.    The Falcons have long been in the lower echelon…

  • Schools seek applications for pool

    Community swimming program being offered at new John Witherspoon Middle School facility. By: Rachel Silverman    Princeton Regional Schools officials are encouraging residents and nonresidents alike to sign up for community lap swimming, as well as a pre-competitive swimming stroke and turn program, being offered at the pool at John Witherspoon Middle School this fall.    Community…

  • Young mistakes costly to PHS football

    Ewing pulls out the victory on final play of the game By: Bob Nuse    As far as Steve Everette was concerned, his Princeton High football team played its first game the way he expected a team with newcomers at so many positions to play.    At times, the Little Tigers looked like a team with a…

  • Deer bowhunting renewal approved

    Princeton Township will renew contract with the United Bowhunters of New Jersey. By: Rachel Silverman    Princeton Township will renew its contract with the United Bowhunters of New Jersey, Township Committee members reluctantly decided Monday night.    The 4-1 decision, which will remain in effect until March 2006, continues to allow limited bowhunting activity at four township…

  • Jendras out indefinitely, but MHS still 3-0

    By: Rich Fisher    You gotta feel for Trudy Marmorek.    Now in her 12th year as Monroe High tennis coach, Marmorek finally landed a stud at first singles when Marisa Jendras came along last year.    "Players like this don’t come along at Monroe too often," Marmorek said at the time.    And now that she has come…

  • Turnpike accident claims life of East Brunswick man

    Causes major traffic delays By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — An East Brunswick man died yesterday after his car became sandwiched between two tractor trailers in a mid-day turnpike accident.    Yesterday’s intense rain storms likely contributed to the accident, state police said.    The accident occurred at 2:36 p.m. Lawrence Aronberg, 34, was driving southbound near mile…

  • Monroe enjoying that three and easy feeling

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The old cliché about good things coming in threes appears to be holding true for the Monroe Township High School boys’ varsity soccer team this fall. So far, the Falcons are 3-0 on the new season, and have scored three goals in each of those games.    Monroe picked up its third…