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  • Stonebridge resident rescued after motorized scooter accident

    Elderly woman spent 12 hours outside in freezing rain. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — An 86-year-old resident of Stonebridge at Montgomery spent 12 hours outdoors in freezing rain while pinned underneath a motorized scooter before township police rescued her early Saturday morning.    Saying she held no resentment over how long it took to find her,…

  • Township bans pay-to-play

    East Windsor Township Council limits the amount professional service providers can contribute to certain political campaigns. By: Michael Ross    EAST WINDSOR — Township Council unanimously passed a law Tuesday that limits the amount professional service providers can contribute to certain political campaigns.    The measure bans contributions made in exchange for no-bid government contracts in a…

  • MHS hits a wall of Tigers

    By: Redd E. Patrick    The Monroe High School boys basketball team received a wakeup call on Tuesday.    After racking up a surprising 6-1 record, which included six victories in a row by large margins, the Falcons hosted South Plainfield on Tuesday — a South Plainfield team recognized as one of the best in the state…

  • Speeches, awards and a march set here for Dr. King’s birthday

    Princeton University plans major program for school children. By: David Campbell    The legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be commemorated locally with public addresses, a candlelight march and interfaith service, and music and awards.    Today in Trenton, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes will honor the memory of the slain civil…

  • Reduction in borough police force considered

    Chief says staffing has ‘no fat.’ By: Jennifer Potash    With three weeks until Princeton Borough Police Chief Charles Davall steps down, the Borough Council is moving to fill the vacancy while also considering reducing overall staffing.    In his waning days, Chief Davall submitted a report to the council making a case for keeping the department…

  • Elm Court project gets foundation grant

       The board of trustees of Princeton Community Housing announced the award of a $15,000 grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation for the Congregate Care Program at Elm Court.    The Congregate Care Program provides a nutritious meal each day to senior residents who are eligible to participate. In addition, it provides light housekeeping and personal…

  • EDITORIAL: We still await the day a dream becomes a reality

    EDITORIAL A man’s fight for a "revolution of values."    It is one of the most famous speeches in American history.    On Aug. 28, 1963, at a massive march and rally in Washington D.C., the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. beseeched America to live up to the promise of its own birth as a nation.    "I…

  • Tisha

    "Tisha", a 12 wk. old grey, black and white striped kitten, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter,900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting , or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html By:

  • Neighbors to fight office complex, drugstore

    Proposal for Route 27 site to go before Planning Board on Wednesday. By: Joseph Harvie    Residents of Kathy Street plan to pack Wednesday’s Planning Board meeting to voice their opposition to an office complex and drugstore proposed for Route 27.    Residents say they oppose the office complex because it would add to existing traffic problems…