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  • Montgomery finishes draft flood-relief plan

    Flood-prone areas along township waterways are focus. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — A draft of a township flood-mitigation plan, the product of more than a year of research and preparation, has been completed.    The 122-page document is an "overall plan to deal with the flood hazard" in the township, said Township Engineer Gail Smith.    The…

  • Boychoir savors walk down the red carpet

    Boys bring back Tinseltown stories from their Oscar ceremony performance. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    Imagine being onstage performing with your classmates. Instead of looking into the audience and seeing dad with a hand-held camcorder, you spot Leonardo DiCaprio out of your peripheral vision.    Well, that is precisely what happened to Chris Prewitt, a 14-year-old American Boychoir…

  • Squad mourns passing of one of its founders

    GUEST OPINION, March 4 By: Peter Simon On Feb. 3, Albert Toto Sr. passed away at the age of 91. A lifelong Princeton resident, his commitment to health and safety still reverberates through the community. For over three decades, he volunteered with the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad, creating and expanding an organization to…

  • Hospital CEO touts benefits of planning

    Barry Rabner addresses Princeton Chamber. By: Gwen McNamara    PLAINSBORO — In business, growth can be a blessing or a curse — it all depends on the plan.    To make sure local businesses are staying on the positive track, the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce brought in Barry Rabner, president and CEO of Princeton HealthCare System,…

  • For the March 4 issue

    Charles M. Hartman, Anna Hausman, Rosemarie ‘Rose’ O. Stackhouse, Sidney Samuel Weisberger. Charles M. Hartman    PRINCETON — Charles M. Hartman, 63, died Feb. 22 while playing tennis with good friends.    Born in Detroit, Mich., he had been a resident of East Windsor and then Princeton for more than 35 years.    He was the son of…

  • Trupin ties for 11th place in the high jump at Meet of Champions

    By: Justin Feil    Cranbury’s Ryan Trupin, Princeton High’s lone competitor in last Sunday’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Jadwin Gym, tied for 11th place in the boys’ high jump, just a two-inch clearance away from a possible sixth-place medal finish. The PHS senior cleared the opening height of 6-feet, but could not get over 6-2.…

  • MHS girls exit states

    Cougars play Scotch Plains even for 30 minutes By: Justin Feil For almost 30 of the 32 minutes of its North Jersey 2 Group III quarterfinal Thursday, the Montgomery High girls’ basketball team hung with consensus Top-10 Scotch Plains-Fanwood.    But in the final 2 minutes, 36 seconds of the first half, Scotch Plains-Fanwood used a…

  • Officials hear concerns from Latino population

    Hightstown officials met with members of the Latino community in an effort to restore the community’s trust in local police. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — Borough officials met with more than 500 members of the Latino community on Sunday in an effort to restore the community’s trust in local police.    The gathering, which was organized…

  • PU hockey set for playoff series

    Tiger men, women on road in ECACs By: Justin Feil    Baker Rink will be empty this weekend, but that doesn’t mean the season is over for the Princeton University hockey teams.    Both the men and women are hoping to extend their season several weeks when they go on the road for their respective Eastern College…