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  • WW-P senior’s biology score is state’s best

    Chris Xu says he thought he flunked the test. By: Emily Craighead    Chris Xu says dissecting fetal pigs isn’t his forte, but that didn’t stop the West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North senior from taking first place for biology in New Jersey’s Merck State Science Day competition.    Chris was among 2,100 students who, in May, took…

  • Police mull bike patrol

    Police chief looks into bicycle patrol training. By: Josh Appelbaum    Cranbury police soon may have a new way to get around the village.    Police Chief Jay Hansen presented a plan for a bicycle patrol for the historic village at Monday’s Township Committee meeting, and requested funding to make it a reality.    He said having an…

  • Fresh air and sunshine for two summer buddies

    Area family welcomes young New York City resident for two-week vacation By: Aleen Crispino    Five years ago when Colleen Dunne, her brother, Tom Dunne, and her son, Harrison, then 5 years old, first inquired about hosting a child through the Fresh Air Fund, Ms. Dunne was afraid that their request would be denied.    "I wasn’t…

  • At SVT this summer, a new play’s the thing

    Theater group premiers comedy By:Donna Lukiw    The Somerset Valley Players in Hillsborough will present the world premiere of "Old Money," a comedy written and directed by Tom Riti of Stanton, July 22.    According to the Somerset Valley Players, "Old Money" is about two sweet old ladies, Meredith Weatherbee and Harriet Turtletub, who are printing their…

  • Schools get $750K in state aid

    The money, which is included in the state’s recently adopted budget, is earmarked for property tax relief. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The Lawrence Township School District will receive $750,000 in extraordinary state aid for the second consecutive year, according to state Sen. Shirley Turner, D-Lawrence.    The money, which is included in the state’s recently adopted…

  • Nyce guilty of second-degree manslaughter

    Sentencing hearing scheduled before Superior Court Judge Bill Mathesius on Sept. 9 By Lauren Graham Delehey    Jonathan Nyce was taken to jail today, Thursday, after a jury found him guilty of "passion/provocation manslaughter" in the killing of his wife, Michelle, in their Hopewell Township home. He also was found guilty of tampering with physical evidence.…

  • Annual Freedom Fest returns

    Freedom Fest featuring rides, games, food and bands at the Upper Freehold school grounds will be held July 18-23. By: Marisa Maldonado    ALLENTOWN — Freedom not only will ring at the school grounds next week, it also will pop, sparkle and sing at next week’s Freedom Fest, an annual event described by one organizer as…

  • Township welcomes new canine officer

    German shepherd Maximum the Great was named the sole member of the Bordentown Township Police Department’s canine unit. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The township Police Department just got a new officer. He’s badge number K-49 and he goes by the name of Maximum the Great.    A 1-year-old, black and tan German shepherd, Max,…

  • New state law may stiffen ban on smoking in PU dorm rooms

    Princeton University’s new dorm-room smoking ban will go into effect this fall. By: David Campbell    PRINCETON BOROUGH — When Princeton University’s new dorm-room smoking ban goes into effect this fall, it will likely have to be expanded to include graduate housing in order to comply with pending new state legislation.    Last month, the state Assembly…