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  • Giaquinto healthy, happy and dangerous

    Monroe resident leads Mercer in passing for Notre Dame By: Ken Weingartner    Entering this season, Joe Giaquinto has witnessed many great moments in Notre Dame High School football. This year, he is quite happy to have participated in them.    A senior from Monroe Township, Giaquinto has been the starting quarterback for an Irish squad that…

  • McGreevey hasn’t earned parting respect

    EDITORIAL    Back in August, when Gov. James E. McGreevey declared himself a "gay American" and announced he would leave office in November, we were among a decided minority of newspapers in this state that did not urge the governor to resign immediately.    Had he done so, instead of waiting until Nov. 15, a special election…

  • Fliers ground Monroe in CJ III tourney

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe Township High School boys’ varsity soccer team worked all season on scoring early. Now they just have to learn how to score often.    The Falcons notched a goal in the ninth minute of last Friday’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III quarterfinal game against 11th seeded Neptune, and seemed to…

  • Knights’ time comes

    WW-P North girls’ soccer wins schools first sectional title By: Justin Feil WALL — Lauren Lentine didn’t miss her second golden chance to win the West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ soccer team its first sectional crown in school history.    Lentine, the Northern Knights’ junior who misfired a shot into a prone Wall goalkeeper with 2:30 left…

  • Bulldogs chase down county title

    Hopewell Valley cross country By: Shawn Mecchi    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys cross country team has proven time and time again that winning is all about who wants it more. Friday at the Mercer County Championships, the Bulldogs’ last-minute heroics proved their determination yet again, earning them a second consecutive county title.    "We…

  • December decision planned for $750K

    District’s resource committee discusses aid. By: Lea Kahn    The Lawrence Township School District is in line to receive $750,000 in additional funding from the state — but school district officials likely won’t make a decision on how to spend it until December.    The Lawrence Township Board of Education’s Resource Committee, which has been studying the…

  • Businesses banking on Rustic Mall rebuild

    Ten Pin Lanes owner Ben Phillips and others making plans for new stores in redeveloped mall By:Roger Alvarado    Ten Pin Lanes owner Ben Phillips says he constantly has to reassure people that his bowling alley is open for business and that he isn’t planning on closing down anytime soon.    It’s a conversation he says he’s…

  • Lady Dawgs take second in Patriot

    Hopewell Valley girls tennis By: John E. Powers    A long and sometimes rigorous season ended for the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls tennis team recently with a loss to West Windsor-Plainsboro North. But this wasn’t your normal tennis match — this match decided the Colonial Valley Conference Patriot Division and had to be extended…

  • Congestion growing on Route 27

    New development in Franklin driving problem, officials say. By: Matthew Kirdahy    A new, much larger Stop & Shop was scheduled to open today (Thursday) on Route 27, and local residents are concerned that it will exacerbate traffic on the heavily traveled road.    The new 76,268-square-foot store at the intersection of Vliet Road will replace the…