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  • TANGENTS: Searching for a big rock

    TANGENTS By John Saccenti: Where are the cliffs and climbing rocks in Central Jersey? By: John Saccenti    I found some rocks in South Brunswick along Riva Avenue. They’re mostly just smallish boulders, strewn around a hill that runs toward a stream leading into Farrington Lake.    If you’re hiking along the stream, you can find them…

  • LETTER: Appreciation for school vote

    To the editor:     On behalf of the Board of Education, staff, students, and administrators, I wish to thank Cranbury residents for their overwhelming passage of the 2004-05 school budget.    Your continuous support of the school enhances opportunities for children and allows the district to maintain outstanding educational programs.    Congratulations are extended to Adam Hawes…

  • John Kerry spokesman to appear in township

    A senior advisor will explain how residents can help in Sen. Kerry’s bid for president. By: David Pescatore    EAST WINDSOR — The campaign trail will run through the township on Wednesday when Jeffrey Laurenti stops by to speak with local Democrats and drum up support for presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry.    Mr. Laurenti is…

  • WW-PS girls run after Triple Crown

    Pirates compete for outdoor county track title By: Justin Feil    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls have a chance to pull off a remarkable feat at the Mercer County Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.    The Pirates won the county cross country crown in the fall by 11 points over second-place Princeton High. Three months…

  • Committee revamps grant list

       Three properties have been added to the township’s Planning Incentive Grant application for Green Acres funding. By:Sarah Winkelman    Three properties have been added to the township’s Planning Incentive Grant application for Green Acres funding.    The grant money is from a state program that addresses growing recreational and conservation needs throughout New Jersey. Townships can submit…

  • Scholarship opens wounds from Sino-Japanese War

    Princeton graduate’s effort to honor Japanese classmate upsets Korean and Chinese students. By: Jeff Milgram    In 1934, a young Japanese student enrolled at Princeton University.    By all accounts, the student, Fumitaka Konoe, was more serious about making friends than he was about studying.    But he was a very special student. His full name was Prince…

  • Apartment tenants claim utility bills are flawed

    Submetering system at Plainsboro complexes target of complaints. By: Shanay Cadette    PLAINSBORO — Michael Hawalka owes some $300 in gas and water utility bills — and he refuses to pay them.    He’s joined by other residents who live in Fox Run, Deer Creek and other apartment complexes in Plainsboro who will not pay their water…

  • PHS boys’ lacrosse continues improvement

    Little Tigers waiting for big win By: Justin Feil    Tyler Moni was well aware of what being a member of the Princeton High boys’ lacrosse team has meant in recent seasons. Though just a freshman, Moni wanted to help the Little Tigers continue that success any way possible in his first year.    "There’s always pressure,"…

  • LIFESTYLE: Aspiring Emerils

    Junior chefs learn to make tasty foods and plenty of messes By: Matthew Kirdahy    There are two basic rules to being a junior chef.    Rule one: Wash your hands.    Rule two: Clean as you go.    A class of 5-year-old junior chefs and I tried our best to cook by the rules but still made a…