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  • Township approves plan for high school parking

    A permit system seen as an improvmeent, albeit an imperfect one. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township Committee approved an ordinance Monday night implementing a parking permit system for residents and high school students in the neighborhood of Princeton High School.    The Ad Hoc Committee on High School Parking proposed the permit parking system on…

  • Following his fate

    Son seemed destined to follow in mom’s footsteps as teacher at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South. By: Shanay Cadette    Whether you blame it on kismet or osmosis, it seems Bryan Fisher was meant to call West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South home.    The 26-year-old was in his mother’s belly when she started teaching at High School…

  • Mercer freeholders send open-space tax increase to voters

    Bond ordinance introduced that would provide funding for reverse notification phone system. By: Jennifer Potash    Mercer County residents will have the opportunity to consider a 1-cent increase in the county open-space tax come Election Day.    The Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders on Thursday approved by a unanimous vote a resolution proposed by Mercer County…

  • Letters to the Editor, Aug. 17

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Aug. 17 Kerry unfairly vilified by GOP To the editor:     Have you ever listened to something on TV and know what you heard and saw, and yet have a commentator tell you that what you saw and heard was not what you saw and heard? More and more lately, I…

  • Montgomery path system entering new phase of planning, funding

    The paths have been built at a minimal cost to the township, so far. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Open Space and Pathways committees are looking at ways to prioritize the development of the township’s pathway system and estimate the cost of maintaining it.    Open Space Committee Chairman Clem Fiori said the Township…

  • A garden of whimsy grows in Princeton

    Writers Block follies combine literature with design. By: Jeff Milgram    "I work to feed my family," architect and builder John James Rivera said Thursday evening at a party celebrating the opening of Writers Block on a former empty lot on Paul Robeson Place. "This is all about feeding your brain."    Around him guests walked near…

  • PU women look for payoff abroad

    Tigers head to Germany By: Justin Feil    While the Princeton University women’s soccer team was excited about the chance to go abroad for the first time in six years, they’re hoping that the 11-day trip to Germany produces a far different regular-season result.    In 1998, Princeton traveled abroad, visiting Germany, Switzerland and Italy. The Tigers…

  • Merrow mixes two passions

    Plainsboro native is on Sixers Dance Team By: Bob Nuse    For as long as she can remember, Kiersten Merrow has loved to dance.    For just as long, the Plainsboro native has enjoyed being around sports.    Now a college graduate, she has been able to combine the two and was recently selected as a member of…

  • Razzle-dazzle and rocks

    Lapidary offers museum-worthy gemstone jewelry at MarketFair. By: Ariana Markowitz    A patron of Barnes & Noble might stop by the first kiosk outside the store en route to the food court, enticed by the abundance of glittering finery on display. A museum curator, on the other hand, might be likely to hasten over, anxious to…