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  • North girls’ lax loses to ‘better team’

    Knights fall in return to sectional semifinals By: Bob Nuse    Sometimes you just get beat by a better team.    That was the case for the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North girls’ lacrosse team, which was eliminated from the North Jersey A Division state tournament with an 18-2 loss to top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan on Tuesday.    The Knights came…

  • A mushing good time

    Study of Iditarod dog sled race leads Hightstown Borough fifth-grade student to Alaska. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — Mitch Seavey traveled 1,102 miles from Anchorage to Nome to win the 2004 Iditarod, and motivate a borough fifth-grader to travel 3,375 miles to meet him.    Christine Ray, 11, began studying the dog sled race as part…

  • OBITUARIES, May 28, 2004

    Ludwig Rebenfeld, Martin Wolf, Lloyd Fletcher, Carl Geiger, George H. Bruestle, Dr. Russell S. Edmonds. Ludwig Rebenfeld Career at TRI/Princeton     Ludwig Rebenfeld of Princeton died Wednesday at University Medical Center at Princeton after a brief illness.    Born in Prague, the Czech Republic, he was a Princeton resident since 1951.    At the time of his…

  • Worst streets in West Windsor targeted for overhaul

    By: Shanay Cadette    WEST WINDSOR — A $500,000 overhaul of some of the township’s worst streets is on track for this summer.    Covered under the 2004 capital budget, seven streets in West Windsor are slated for reconstruction in the township’s road program. They include Harris Road, Fisher Place, a portion of Slayback Drive, Birchwood Court,…

  • Rodeo coming to Montgomery Township

    By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — The Old West is coming to Montgomery for the Montgomery Rodeo Foundation’s 11th annual Professional Benefit Rodeo on the Daube Farm at 361 Sunset Road.    The rodeo will be held rain or shine on Saturday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. with gates opening at 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 13…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the May 28 issue. After Prom contributors recognized for efforts To the editor:     On Friday, May 14, the Hightstown High School Parents Association hosted the 17th Annual After Prom Party for the Class of 2004. Once again, our party was a huge success. More than 350 students enjoyed a safe, alcohol- and drug-free…

  • South tennis just misses in CJ IV

    Pirates fight No. 2 team in state to end By: Justin Feil    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ tennis team knew that it’s Central Jersey Group IV matchup against East Brunswick on Tuesday would be its toughest challenge of the season.    The Pirates had already triumphed in challenges at the Mercer County Tournament,…

  • Group wants healthier school lunches

    Fork Lift seeks a better fare for Princeton public school students. By: Jeff Milgram    Fresh fruits, whole grains and water will be in; French fries, processed food and soda will be out.    This is the ultimate goal of Fork Lift, a new parent group whose aim is to get Princeton Regional Schools students to eat…

  • PHS tennis ends year controversially

    Little Tigers fall to Moorestown despite singles wins By: Justin Feil    The Princeton High boys’ tennis team season came to a controversial end with a 3-2 loss to Moorestown in the Group III state semifinals at Mercer County Park on Thursday.    The Little Tigers were without regular third-singles player Aaron Maltby due to a back…