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  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    WW-PN’s Torralba thrice as nice By: Bob Nuse    On most football teams, if the starting quarterback throws two passes in a game and both are intercepted, chances are the game didn’t go all that well.    But Jeff Torralba isn’t your typical high school quarterback. And while the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North senior wasn’t thrilled with…

  • LETTERS: Choose virture and not vice

    To the editor:     It has been fascinating, though at times exasperating, to read weekly letters to the editor in The Cranbury Press. Many recent ones focused on Tuesday’s election, especially nationally. I hope we can once again focus on the larger, more comprehensive problem than that of who is or will be president, as…

  • Princeton Public Library transformed into voters’ headquarters

    A community living room to watch the presidential vote come in. By: Jennifer Potash    The Community Room at the Princeton Public Library looked like most living rooms after a big party — popcorn on the floor, chairs askew and a couple of happy but tired hosts.    The library invited the public, and elected officials, to…

  • PHASE THREE: Dreams of youth get reality check

    PHASE THREE By Arnold Bornstein It’s never too late to get involved.    Watching our 8-year-old granddaughter at her first competitive swim meet last Saturday, I could feel the tension — the same kind of tension felt when watching our own children in sports or when competing in an event myself.    Actually, you can feel tension…

  • Doctors making house calls

    House calls a big hit with those who need in-home care. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — The doctors are in — and they make house calls.    Joseph Bordieri and Jared Newman hung out their shingles on Oct. 18 and by their own accounts, business is picking up at their Renaissance Commons office.    "It’s been surprising,"…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the Nov. 5 issue. Republicans congratulate Sikorski, Thompson on victory To the editor:     Paul and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Walter and Patrick on their re-election. The campaign may be over but there is plenty of work to be done. It is time for all of us to work…

  • Lawsuit disputes auction

    Lawsuit challenges the auction procedures of the acquisition of Barclay and Wright properties. By: Josh Appelbaum    Arthur Danser filed a lawsuit against Cranbury Township Thursday in state Superior Court in Middlesex County challenging the legality of procedures used during an Oct. 7 auction of the Barclay and Wright properties.    Mr. Danser was the winning bidder…

  • Ferguson prevails in 7th Congressional District

    Incumbent tallies 16-point victory over Brozak. By: Jill Matthews    Voters in the 7th Congressional District, which includes Montgomery and Rocky Hill, overwhelmingly cast their ballots Tuesday in favor of the re-election of incumbent Representative Mike Ferguson.    In what has been described by the candidates as a microcosm of the national presidential race, Rep. Ferguson, a…

  • PRESS FORUM What should be the first priority of the governing bodies when they officially take office in January?

    PRESS FORUM Join the debate on our Web site.    The Cranbury Press is hosting a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues.    The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of Cranbury,…