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  • C-P leans on veteran leader

    O’Brien helps 12s softball open tourney with win By: Rich Fisher    WASHINGTON TWP. — Carly O’Brien is being looked at as the natural leader of the Cranbury-Plainsboro 12-year-old all-star softball team, if only because she is the lone returning girl from last year’s District 12 runner-up.    She is also one of just two 12-year-olds on…

  • Legion salutes families of veterans

    American Legion Post recognizes the role that family plays in military service. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The war in Iraq may be a controversial and highly charged political issue, but on June 22 controversy and politics took a back seat at the township Municipal Building, where the members of American Legion Post 522 staged…

  • Concert to feature Travis Wetzel Trio

    The Travis Wetzel Trio will perform bluegrass, swing and Celtic music at an outdoor concert July 9 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in East Windsor. By: Marisa Maldonado    EAST WINDSOR — Bluegrass, swing and Celtic music might not seem to have a lot in common, but the Travis Wetzel Trio will play all of these…

  • DISPATCHES: Optical illusions reign in the desert sand

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet: President insists on deluding himself about the situation in Iraq.    "The reality — unimaginable for the Americans and their self-deluding allies, tragic for the Iraqis themselves — is that Iraq is a hell-disaster. Visit any Iraqi embassy in Europe, talk to any Iraqi in Baghdad — unless they live in the…

  • Borough Council OKs extension of permit parking plan at PHS

    Number of permits to increase by 10 By: Marjorie Censer    The Princeton Borough Council on Tuesday extended the ordinance that allows on-street permit parking for Princeton High School students and increases the number of permits by 10.    The board also removed the ordinance’s sunset clause.    The ordinance designates borough streets near the school that are…

  • Budget-making process ruins our appetite

    EDITORIAL    It’s always interesting at this time of year to watch our lawmakers in Trenton put the finishing touches on the state budget. It brings to mind that wonderful quote from Otto von Bismarck: "Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made."    The 19th-century German chancellor would have felt right at…

  • Consultant recommends joining borough and township police dispatch services

    Report says consolidation could save $2.6 million over five years By: Marjorie Censer    Public safety consultant Carroll Buracker recommended Wednesday that the Princetons consolidate their emergency dispatch services, locate the service at the township’s dispatch center and each pay half the cost.    Mr. Buracker — hired by the two municipalities to conduct the study —…

  • Restaurant OK’d for former Catania’s site

    Eatery will serve Thai, French, Japanese cuisine By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Planning Board approved a site plan Monday for Tusk Fusion Restaurant — the latest eatery to occupy the location on Route 206 most recently known as Catania’s and once the County Line Inn.    The 19,260-square-foot building will serve a variety of dishes…

  • Triathlons a special bond

    Bergs competing together in multi-event races By: Justin Feil    In 1998, at the age of 13, Chris Berg competed in his first triathlon with his father, Tony.    Through the years, the Bergs have continued to find time to compete together, even now as Chris prepares to begin his junior year at the University of San…