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  • HHS wrestling getting set for another great season

    By: Neil Hay    While graduation may have taken quite a bit out of the Hightstown wrestling team, expect the Rams to be in pretty good shape as they attempt to repeat as CVC Valley Division champions.    Head coach Mike Russo and assistant coach Roger Weck lost four top grapplers from last winter’s 15-6 team, including…

  • LETTERS: Do as they say, not as they do

    To the editor:     Pundits constantly tell us that the 2004 presidential election was decided by "moral values."    Alas, it appears that many of the self-appointed spokesmen of conservative moral values do not practice what they preach.    Let’s look at the record:    • Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh, who has preached that society must severely punish drug…

  • Contested plan for jazz club changed to avoid variance review

    Nearby residents have voiced fears over development of former Mike’s Tavern. By: David Campbell    An out-of-court settlement that would have remanded a contested plan for a jazz club on the former Mike’s Tavern site back to the Princeton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment for use-variance review has been ruled out by the building applicant —…

  • Last-minute shopping?

    Consider the gift shops of Princeton’s cultural institutions. By: Pat Summers    Maybe it’s true. Maybe kids don’t fall asleep at holiday time with visions of … the 42 American presidents, their signatures and the years they served … dancing in their heads. But if that’s so, it might be because those same kids don’t own…

  • Community-service plan rejected for Montgomery High seniors

    Number of credits necessary for graduation increased. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Board of Education, voting on two proposals made by a district committee, approved increasing the number of credits necessary for graduation from 110 to 125 but rejected another recommendation — a 30-hour senior year community-service requirement.    The more demanding credit requirement would…

  • Council gets look at plans for restaurant fronting new plaza

    Witherspoon Grill plans European-style outdoor seating area. By: Jennifer Potash    The owner of the Witherspoon Grill, the restaurant that will open up to the new downtown plaza, unveiled plans for the new eatery before the Princeton Borough Council on Tuesday.    Jack Morrison, who owns the Nassau Street Seafood Market and Blue Point Grill, expects to…

  • Encouraging kids to read

    Secretary of state visits Cranbury School. By: Josh Appelbaum    New Jersey’s Secretary of State Regena Thomas "broke it down" and broke some library rules Tuesday at the Cranbury School Library.    Ms. Thomas’ stop at the Cranbury School is part of a new literacy program called New Jersey Links for Literacy. The program is designed to…

  • Experienced MHS boys are hoping to keep busy

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe High School girls’ winter track program enters the season under the direction of a new head coach. Early in November, Jim Cox stepped into the opening left by the retirement of long-time coach Lew Stonaker.    The Lady Falcons are getting a gentleman who has extensive experience in the sport…

  • Twin Rivers voters elect incumbents

    Joseph Molinari, Lori Vono and Roger Frey won re-election to the Twin Rivers Homeowner Association board of directors. By: Michael Ross    EAST WINDSOR — Three members of the Twin Rivers Homeowner Association board of directors overwhelmingly won re-election to their posts, according to preliminary results released last week.    The results were announced during the Twin…