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  • Logan’s goals remain high for PU

    Senior looks to help Tiger men win Ivies By: Justin Feil    Andre Logan may have lowered his own playing expectations, but that doesn’t mean he’s lowered those of the Princeton University men’s basketball team.    "I’m not expecting to come in and do things like I did a couple years ago," said Logan, who continues to…

  • MHS boys and girls track teams win White Division relay titles

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe Township High School winter track teams came away from this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Relay Championships with a pair of division titles, and a couple of school records. The Lady Falcons tied for fifth place overall, and the boys’ finished in eighth place in the conference. However, since each…

  • Hearing on PU plan to demolish abandoned housing is delayed

    By: Jennifer Potash    A hearing on Princeton University’s plans to demolish two former houses used as apartment buildings in favor of a new three-story academic building was postponed until next month.    On Thursday, the university requested the Princeton Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment delay the hearing on the application to March 24.    The postponement will…

  • For the Jan. 28 issue

    Edna V. Kusiak, Alice R. (Everett) Applegate, Elizabeth M. (Kennedy) McSweeney, Mary Pollak. Edna V. Kusiak    EAST WINDSOR — Edna V. Kusiak, died Jan. 20 at CentraState Medical Center in Freeehold.    Born in Sayreville, she was a resident of East Windsor.    Mrs. Kusiak was a nurses’ aide at Meadow Lakes.    She was a member of…

  • Spelling comes naturally to local girl

    Fifth-grade spelling-whiz heads to district bee. By: Elaine Worden    Christina Mattina is a spelling aficionado. A fifth-grader at Woodland Elementary, Christina has whizzed through two school spelling bees, advanced to the Junior Woman’s Club of the Greater Brunswick Area’s eighth annual Spelling Bee, where she placed sixth, and is now headed onto the General Federation…

  • A warm welcome

    John Warms returns to Montgomery board after nine-year absence. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — After a nine-year absence, John Warms has returned to the Township Committee following his recent election with plenty of ideas to put on the table.    Some of his objectives look distinctly like those of yesteryear; others are distinctly unlike the issues…

  • On Human Terms

    Blair Brown directs Leslie Ayvazian’s newest play, a revised family history, at Passage Theatre. By: Jillian Kalonick Leslie Ayvazian, left, plays Julia and Judith Roberts is Rosemary in Rosemary and I, at Passage Theatre’s Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton Feb. 3-27.    If you’re not happy with the way your childhood went, why not make your…

  • Princeton Public Library says teens are reading, not fighting

    Reports of widespread misbehavior are unfounded, officials say. By: Jennifer Potash    Reports of widespread misbehavior by young people at the Princeton Public Library are unfounded, library officials say, adding that they want to reassure the community that firm but fair rules have been put in place to deal with troublemakers.    The library’s board of trustees…

  • Falcons need two more wins for state berth

    By: Redd E. Patrick    The Monroe High School boys’ basketball team must win at least two of its next five games in order to qualify for the NJSIAA State Tournament. During the first half of the season, that wouldn’t seem to be a problem, but the Falcons have hit a snag that has put that…