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  • WW-P science team scores Olympiad gold

    Community Middle School students win national championship in Illinois. By: Emily Craighead    The West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School Science Olympiad Team "Reached for the Stars" and discovered they had the "Wright Stuff" to capture first place at the 2005 National Science Olympiad at the University of Illinois this weekend.    The team of 18, including three…

  • Ruiz pitching in for South baseball

    Senior grows into Pirates ace By: Bob Nuse    Maybe it’s an extra year of experience. Maybe it’s some extra time working on his mechanics. Maybe it’s a combination of both.    Whatever the reason, Chris Ruiz is a better pitcher this year than he was a year ago.    "During the off-season I worked with a pitching…

  • Plan to build seven homes on woodlands not welcomed

    Neighbors of proposed project at Snowden Lane and Van Dyke Road in Princeton Township form citizens’ group. By: Emily Craighead    Developer Joel Schwartz’s proposal to build seven single-family homes on a proposed new cul-de-sac off Snowden Lane and Van Dyke Road in Princeton Township is not being welcomed by a group of residents who have…

  • Settlement reached in Title IX lawsuit

    PHS girls softball team lacked amenities provided to boys, parents had charged. By: Rachel Silverman    Eight months after a lawsuit was filed, the Princeton Regional School District has reportedly reached an out-of-court agreement over alleged gender discrimination on athletic fields.    According to the suit, which was filed by a group of parents with daughters playing…

  • Zheng has found doubles the fun

    Freshman helps PHS to sectional final By: Justin Feil    David Zheng was hoping to play singles this season, but instead he’s found unexpected pleasure in playing first doubles.    "After I found out I couldn’t make the singles lineup, I tried to contribute as best I could," said the Princeton High freshman. "Doubles is more fun.…

  • Disabled children focus of meeting

    Group concerned about impact of amended federal law on special-education spending. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    A meeting titled "Standing Up For the Rights of Children with Disabilities" will be held 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Thursday at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill.    According to organizers, founders of "The Student Advocate" Web site, the meeting is…

  • Truck fire forces Sunday closure of Route 1 at Washington Road

       WEST WINDSOR — A truck fire snarled traffic and forced closure of northbound Route 1 at Washington Road for 12 hours Sunday.    Police said Anthony Hall, 38, of Bound Brook was slowing to stop at the light at Route 1 and Washington Road at 5:55 a.m., when he lost control of the tractor-trailer truck he…

  • Princeton Public Library’s birthday party postponed

    Date of plaza’s opening, logistics cited. By: Rachel Silverman    The Princeton Public Library has postponed its one-year birthday celebration, citing "several considerations" as the impetus for what could be a three-month delay in commemorating the first year of the $18 million Witherspoon Street building.    Primary among these considerations seems to be the uncertainty of when…

  • Tuan’s time has come

    WW-P South junior earns chance to win sectional crown By: Justin Feil    The boys’ tennis season did not begin the way that Dennis Tuan wanted it to, but it still may finish great for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South junior.    Like any tennis match, finishing well means everything.    Tuan, who was a regular at second doubles…