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  • Housing subsidy probe leads to 8 indictments

    Prosecutor says residents bilked HUD by using fraudulent Social Security cards. By: Jennifer Potash    Eight current and former Princeton Housing Authority residents were charged with theft Wednesday after allegedly using fake Social Security cards to obtain federally subsidized apartments in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township.    Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph L. Bocchini Jr. announced the charges…

  • Summer readers can make discoveries

    Cranbury Public Library program runs through August 27 By:Sarah Winkelman    Kids will have the chance to learn about snakes, birds and electricity this summer as they blaze new trails at the Cranbury Public Library.    The summer reading program began Thursday with a performance of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by the acting troupe…

  • Arabic music, dance concert on Sunday

    the Maqamikaze Dance Theater to perform at Monroe Township High School’s performing arts center By:Joseph Harvie    MONROE — Arabic music and Dance blended with American vaudevillian comedy will be on stage this weekend when the Maqamikaze Dance Theater performs at Monroe Township High School’s performing arts center.    The Maqamikaze Dance troupe’s show, presented by the…

  • Barbaglia ready for all-star week

    WW-P South grad to play in North-South game By: Bob Nuse    Mark Barbaglia has had a pretty busy week.    On Tuesday, he left his West Windsor home and headed up to Rutgers University, where he began practice with the South all-stars for the New Jersey Interscholastic Coaches Association North-South All Star Football Game, which will…

  • Krugman awarded Spanish prize

       Princeton University economist Paul Krugman has been awarded the 2004 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, a prestigious Spanish prize.    Professor Krugman, a professor of economics and international affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and a columnist for The New York Times, was honored "both for his significant contributions…

  • Officials present visions of new schools

    Board members will decide programs to add, to keep, to drop. By: Jill Mathews    MONTGOMERY—Middle and high school administrators presented their visions for the future of the schools to the Board of Education on Tuesday afternoon.    With the opening of the new high school in September 2005, and the subsequent expansion of the middle school…

  • DeRuosi hoping to shine

    PHS grad to play in Sunshine Classic By: Justin Feil    Ben DeRuosi was a sophomore when he moved to linebacker for the Princeton High football team. He was more of a special-teams player that season, but that year became the starting point of a highly successful scholastic career.    DeRuosi will play his final game against…

  • Sewer work begins in Plainsboro

    Contruction to provide sewer access for homeowners. By: Shanay Cadette    PLAINSBORO — Construction started this week on a sewer system that will allow several homeowners to switch from septic to sewer service.    Some 40 homeowners who live in the older village section of the township will soon be able to tap into a new sewer…

  • Employee claims township guilty of discrimination

    East Windsor Township court administrator files lawsuit against township claiming gender discrimination is to blame for unequal pay. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    EAST WINDSOR — The township’s court administrator has filed a lawsuit against East Windsor alleging gender discrimination, saying her salary is not on par with her male counterparts.    Diane Kent, a resident of…