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  • 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…

  • Township police investigating sexual assault

    Woman threatened with knife on path between Guyot Avenue and Jefferson Road. By: Rachel Silverman    A 53-year-old woman was threatened with a knife and sexually assaulted early Monday morning in Princeton Township while walking on the paved path between Guyot Avenue and Jefferson Road, according to police. The victim, who was treated for injuries at…

  • Art of the Sell

    Movie posters get their day in the sun with an exhibit at the Michener Museum in New Hope, Pa. By: Jim Boyle Movie posters lent by collector Mark del Costello, including Chinatown, are on view May 20-Sept. 4 at the Michener Museum in New Hope, Pa.    You pass by them every time you go to…

  • William J. Mannix

       William J. Mannix, 69, died Friday at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Bordentown, Mr. Mannix resided in Hopewell most of his life.    He worked in the automobile wholesale business and served in the United States Air Force. A motorcycle enthusiast, he was a member of Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 and…