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  • Montgomery school board gets a facelift

    Incumbent ousted and three newcomers elected in big turnout. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The fabric of the Board of Education will change markedly as a result of Tuesday’s dramatic school election.    Three newcomers — Charles Jacey, David Pettit and Arun Rimal — left Bill Hyncik, the sole incumbent, in the defeat column. They will…

  • Combs Farm is Pulte’s newest offering in Mercer County

    Combs Farm provides the extraordinary Pulte lifestyle and all of the advantages of living in a highly desirable locale close to transportation, favorite shops, and plenty of fun spots for family recreation Pulte Homes is offering 46 home sites in Washington Township, Mercer County, at its newest development, Combs Farm. Each home will feature up…

  • PU senior turns over new ‘Page’

    First win leads Tiger men’s golf to Ivy League championship By: Justin Feil    Creighton Page recorded the lowest score in an Ivy League Championship and led the Princeton University men’s golf team to an Ivy record three-round total 862, 20 strokes better than the previous record Sunday at Ballyowen Golf Club in Hamburg, N.J. That…

  • Voters overwhelmingly defeat school budget

    Voters reject school budget which included a 26-cent tax rate increase for East Windsor residents and an 18-cent tax rate increase for Hightstown residents. By: Marisa Maldonado    HIGHTSTOWN — In a year in which the school district has held forums to articulate its vision for better schools, voters turned down the proposed $66.6 million budget…

  • Italian government bestows honors on six Princetonians

    Work on forming sister-city ties to be recognized. By: Rachel Silverman    Six Princeton area residents will receive a special nod from the Italian government on April 29, as they become inducted into l’Ordine Al Merito della Repubblica Italiana.    The six Princeton luminaries — Princeton Township Mayor Phyllis Marchand, former township mayors Cathleen Litvack and Richard…

  • Yard sale tables available

    Space available for the Monroe Township High School PTO Yard Sale. By: Melissa Hayes    Space is still available for the Monroe Township High School PTO Yard Sale.    Those interested in selling items at the event, scheduled for April 30, can rent parking spaces from which to sell for $10 each. Money raised at the event…

  • Candidate’s petition fails

    Petition to run for Republican Party’s Ward 3 nomination declared invalid. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Carlos Lopez’s petition to run for the Republican Party’s nomination for the Ward 3 seat on the Township Council has been declared invalid by the township clerk’s office.    Registrar and Township Clerk Sharon Doerfler said Monday that Mr. Lopez’s…

  • Deep vein thrombosis: a silent, but not uncommon, killer

    Each year, more than 2 million Americans are diagnosed with DVT By: Charles Wilson, Dr. Elliot Krauss and Gloria Beck    The sudden death of NBC war correspondent David Bloom in Iraq in April 2003 stunned a nation. Mr. Bloom, 39 and healthy, died from deep vein thrombosis (DVT), apparently brought on from spending days at…

  • Sick Humor

    Girls Gone Funny will bring their brand of comedy and song to Grounds For Sculpture. By: Susan Van Dongen Girls Gone Funny will bring their brand of humor and song to Grounds for Sculpture.    Ever notice that few people, if any at all, have written an ode to Swiss chard, celebrating its wonderful taste, texture…