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  • PDS rally too little, too late for No. 8

    Panthers boys’ ice hockey falls in state final By: Bob Nuse    Chris Barcless was only half joking when he said the eighth title is always the toughest to get, but it goes a long way toward showing just how dominant the Princeton Day School boys’ ice hockey team has been since Barcless arrived eight years…

  • Browsing the bookshelves online

    Cranbury Public Library makes its book list available. By: Josh Appelbaum    Cranbury residents will soon be able to search the Cranbury Public Library in their pajamas.    The library will allow users to search a listing of its entire book catalog and other resources with their home computers after it installs the Web-based M3 Web Gateway…

  • Garbage, gang reports top merchants’ gripes

    Borough store owners meet with the mayor. By: Jennifer Potash    Plans to reduce the Princeton Borough Police Department by two officers and enforcement issues with garbage collection top a list of concerns presented by downtown merchants.    Borough Merchants for Princeton invited Mayor Joseph O’Neill to its open meeting on Tuesday to discuss concerns that affect…

  • First look at budget indicates tax hike

    Hightstown Borough Council discusses a preliminary 2005 budget. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — Borough Council discussed a preliminary 2005 municipal budget Tuesday that would yield a 22-cent tax rate increase.    If adopted, the increase would raise the municipal tax rate from $1.08 to $1.30 per $100 of assessed property value and cost the owner of…

  • Qin, North boys ride to first state win

    Knight swim team tops Nottingham; PHS, South also advance By: Justin Feil    Jimmy Qin may be onto something.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro North junior didn’t exactly have the usual warm-up before helping the Knight boys’ swim team to the school’s first win in state tournament history, a 95-75 victory over Nottingham in the Central Jersey Group…

  • PERCEPTIONS: Moving moments make job more special

    PERCEPTIONS By Steve Feitl Community welcomes a battalion’s arrival home from Iraq.    Journalists often find themselves at some rather cool events.    Some are obvious perks, such as being field level at championship sporting events. Other times, they are rewarding opportunities, like talking about the value of reading to local school children.    But there are other…

  • Officer innocent of cruelty to animal

    Judge says prosecution failed to prove officer had intent to violate the law. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — A Monroe Township animal control officer charged in November by state investigators with improperly killing an animal and failure to provide sustenance to an animal was found innocent in Jamesburg Municipal Court Tuesday.    Judge Michael A. Toto’s…

  • Bruvick helps Stuart play big

    Tartans upset Mo-Beard in state first round By: Justin Feil    Kelly Bruvik may not have the look of a typical power forward, but the sophomore has become quite a force for the Stuart County Day basketball team.    "I play down low," said the 5-foot-6 Bruvik. "Our center is only 5-6 too, Taj Pannell. And Kathryn…

  • Town eyes tax hike

    Budget proposes 5.5. percent increase. By: Josh Appelbaum    Increased debt payments top the list of new spending in a proposed budget that could increase the municipal tax rate 5.5 percent.    The Township Committee introduced an $11.5 million budget Feb. 10 that would set the 2005 municipal tax rate at 77 cents per $100 of assessed…