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  • Express runs

    NJ Transit’s new schedule helps shave time off business commutes By: George Spohr    WEST WINDSOR — New Jersey Transit’s new schedules, which took effect Sunday, contained a lot of good news for commuters from Princeton Junction.    Nearly all express trains on the Northeast Corridor line leaving Princeton Junction for New York during the morning rush-hour…

  • Big-shot Tosches helps Pirates top Hun

    South senior scores four in key Bianchi win By: Justin Feil    Since switching to attack when he began high school, Jason Tosches has developed a big shot.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ lacrosse team is hoping that more importantly the senior attackman can continue to develop into a big shot in its biggest games.    "One…

  • Mitos jumps into track success

    WW-P North sprinter wins triple jump at ‘Fame’ meet By: Justin Feil    A year ago, Erica Mitos’ talents weren’t needed outside of the track.    This spring, however, Mitos has found that her biggest contributions to the West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ track and field team have come in her newest event, the triple jump.    "I used…

  • West Windsor-Plainsboro board reaches labor pacts

    Agreements affect administrators and support staff supervisors. By: Emily Craighead    The West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education reached three-year contract agreements with the West Windsor-Plainsboro Administrators Association and the Support Staff Supervisors.    The Administrators Association represents 42 principals, assistant principals, supervisors and directors. Their contract agreement calls for salary increases of 4.45 percent the first year,…

  • Historic accord reached on North Princeton Developmental Center

    State agrees to sell 250-acre tract to Montgomery for $5.95 million. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The state Department of the Treasury and the township have come to an agreement over the sale of the former North Princeton Developmental Center.    The state has tentatively agreed to sell the 250-acre tract and the on-site sewer plant…

  • PU baseball Stiller has chance at Gehrig

    Junior hurler helps avoid Columbia sweep By: Justin Feil    The last three weekends, the Princeton University baseball team has come off a second-game loss and given the ball to Erik Stiller for the third game of the weekend.    Every time, the Tigers junior has delivered. Sunday, his latest gem — a complete-game four-hitter in which…

  • Identity theft a business problem

    Corporate accounts as vulnerable as personal accounts, expert says By: Gwen McNamara    WEST WINDSOR — Identity theft is on the rise, but it’s not just individuals who need to protect themselves — businesses need to be just as vigilant.    That’s the message Robert Gionesi brought to the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast meeting at…

  • A Little Bit Rocking

    The International Children’s Festival in Philadelphia features theater, mime, art and music. By: Sally Friedman Maria Del Rey (above) and Fred Garbo and the Inflatable Theater Company (below left) are among the performers at the International Children’s Festival in Philadelphia. The week-long event takes place at the Annenberg Center at the University of Pennsylvania.    It’s…

  • Rail ‘quiet zones’ topic of Montgomery study

    Many on council voice concern over possible cost of upgrading rail crossing signals. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee has opted to conduct a study that will determine the necessary measures needed to provide railroad "quiet zones" in the municipality.    Under a recent ruling by the Federal Railroad Administration, quiet zones allow for…