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  • For the April 29 issue

    Agnes A. Corey, Walter Curtis Johnson, Charles M. Jones Jr., Joseph J. Lala, Ralph E. Osborne, Bartella (Pat) Chance Patterson, Clyde ‘Junie’ Schwear Jr. Agnes A. Corey    LITTLE EGG HARBOR — Agnes A. Corey, 77, died April 22 at Southern Ocean County Hospital.    She was born in Jersey City, resided in Jamesburg, moving here 15…

  • For kids’ sake, uphold the vote

    REALITY CHECK, April 29 By: Dawn Cariello    On April 19, there was an election that can only be considered miraculous. I speak not of the elevation of Cardinal Ratzinger to pope, which also transpired on that day, but of the school budget election in Montgomery Township. One could argue that the Orchard Hill School was…

  • Commission plans to reopen Washington Crossing Bridge on Monday

    Span will be open during daylight hours beginning Monday at 6 a.m. But from 10 p.m.-6 a.m., the bridge will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic so workers can undertake two repair/replacement projects. By Ruth Luse    Those accustomed to using the Washington Crossing Bridge for trips to and from nearby Pennsylvania won’t have to…

  • OBITUARIES, April 29, 2005

    Edward R. Farley Jr., Walter C. Johnson, Adele W. Rubin, Adeline LaFontant, Martha A. Wuest. Edward R. Farley Jr. Headed Atlas Corp., hospital board     Edward Raymond Farley Jr. of Princeton died Monday at home. He was 86.    Born in Staten Island, N.Y., he was a Princeton resident since 1958.    Mr. Farley was president and…

  • Princetons’ shared-services budgets OK’d

    Spending in nine of the 15 departments will decline. By: David Campbell    The governing bodies of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township approved their joint budgets for shared services Tuesday night, the administrators for both municipalities confirmed Wednesday.    The total for all agencies jointly funded by the borough and township that the governing bodies approved Tuesday…

  • Area high school students to focus on foreign policy

    Woodrow Wilson School to play host. By: David Campbell    The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University will host about 200 area high school students today for a half-day of lectures and discussion on U.S. foreign policy and American politics.    Under a program now in its second year, the Woodrow Wilson…

  • Higher intensity pays off for PHS

    Senior leadership pays off for girls’ lacrosse By: Sports Editor    Whitney Brunner knew as far back as the fall that she wanted this year to be different for the Princeton High girls’ lacrosse team. So she and fellow captain Rena Deitz went about taking the steps to do just that.    "Rena and I decided we…

  • Gainfully unemployed

    A SLICE OF WRY by Anna Breslaw     I’ve always been a big fan of working.     I don’t work per se, but I wholeheartedly support people who do. My high school educates tons of part-timing teenagers. Domino’s cashiers, CVS counter girls, Build-a-Bear employees, the teeming mass of food-service drones — I salute you.    …

  • Plainsboro upgrades TV, Web site

    By: Emily Craighead    PLAINSBORO — The township recently launched a video bulletin board and a redesigned Web site to keep residents in the loop when it comes to community and government news and events.    The video bulletin board on cable Channel 3, shared with the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, now provides information on events…