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  • Oo moving up the South ladder

    Senior wins at second singles in Pirate girls’ tennis opener By: Justin Feil    Michelle Oo was one of the oldest and most experienced players on the court for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ tennis team when the season opened Tuesday, but in many ways she was just as new as the Pirates’ lineup.    Oo spent…

  • PHASE THREE: Your mood can shift like the seasons

    PHASE THREE: A feeling summer is over, even if it isn’t By:Arnold Bornstein    Labor Day came and went rather suddenly, as usual, but the mood it brings lingers on, a mood that probably goes back to childhood for most of us who didn’t grow up in the Sunbelt States.    It’s a feeling that summer is…

  • Full-speed ahead for several borough road-repair projects.

    The summer may be winding down, but Princeton Borough’s road-repair projects are still at full speed. By: Jennifer Potash    The borough is spending $4 million on road resurfacing and reconstruction projects this year, said Borough Engineer Carl Peters.    One of the reconstruction projects includes Alexander Street, University Place and Edwards Place.    The work on University…

  • MHS tennis has potential

    By: Rich Fisher    Don’t look now but …    Oh, what the heck, go ahead and look.    What you’ll see is a freshman tennis player at Monroe High who actually gained substantial experience before coming to high school.    And that gives veteran coach Trudy Marmorek cause to think this might be a nice little season.    "I…

  • Bill for sewer lines falls to homeowners.

    WEST WINDSOR — Property owners who live in Grovers Mill Estates must foot the bill for line extensions to the public sewer system. By: Shanay Cadette     WEST WINDSOR — Property owners who live in Grovers Mill Estates must foot the bill for line extensions to the public sewer system.     The Township Council ratified…

  • Doris E. Riley

       Doris E. Riley, 77, of Harbourton died Sept. 8 at the University Care Center at Princeton.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.    She was executive assistant for the Concerned Citizens of Ewing Township and former owner of the Dress Up Shop in Pennington.    A member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Harbourton,…

  • Barge party organized by Keen Agers

    WEST WINDSOR — If you want to party on the Delaware & Raritan Canal, a township organization has just the ride for you.    A barge party — complete with drinks, dinner, sing-alongs and a tour guide — is set for Sunday in New Hope, Pa. Sponsored by the West Windsor Keen Agers organization, only adults…

  • Indo-American Fair is coming up at Mercer park.

    Shirdi Sai Dham, Inc., a nonprofit cultural organization, will present the second Indo-American Fair 2004 (Indian Mela) on Saturday, Sept. 18 and Sunday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Mercer County Park in West Windsor. Admission is free.    According to a foundation spokesman, "The main focus of the event is to share…

  • MHS hopes new look means improved play

    By: Ken Weingartner    "New" and "improved" are words often linked when marketing a product.    In the case of the Monroe High football team, "new" certainly applies. The Falcons have a new head coach, new divisional opponents and many new faces in the starting lineup.    As for "improved," that will be determined as the season progresses.…