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  • DISPATCHES: Why sacrifice Plainsboro Preserve for an illusion

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Encroaching on this pristine property is not worth the mirage of traffic relief. By: Hank Kalet    Jim Jeffers is worried about Route 92.    The Plainsboro resident, who is vice president of the Plainsboro-based Walker-Gordon Lab Co., has heard all the reasons why the road is supposedly needed. He’s heard the predictions…

  • Montgomery pathway plan gets an airing and a critique

    While many supportive, one homeowner objects. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee held a discussion on the townshipwide pathways master plan at its meeting Wednesday and heard an objection from a neighbor to a planned path on public property.    The pathways plan, started in 1989 when the Open Space Committee formed, was created…

  • For the May 7 issue

    William T. Kuderka, John A. Belton, Mary E. Clark, Alan G. Haskins, Jack Jeffery Chiswick, Paul L. Bradley Sr. By: William T. Kuderka    HIGHTSTOWN — William T. Kuderka, 73, of Hightstown died on Monday at his home.    Born in Little Rocky Hill, he resided in Manalapan Township for many years before moving to Hightstown.    Mr.…

  • Locals march on Washington, D.C. to support abortion

    50 Monroe residents march to support a woman’s right to choose. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Fearing for women’s lives, they couldn’t sit still. So about 50 Monroe residents — many old enough to remember life before legal abortions — joined the March for Women’s Lives in Washington, D.C., April 25.    Betty Kletter, of the League…

  • Princeton Academy gym OK’d by planners

    No increase in enrollment or traffic foreseen. By: David Campbell    A plan by Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart to construct a new gymnasium at the school’s campus off Drakes Corner Road and The Great Road was approved Thursday night by the Princeton Regional Planning Board.    The new gym, to be built in the interior…

  • No surprise as PHS boys win

    Heisen’s playoff victory clinches county golf crown By: Bob Nuse    Two years ago, the Princeton High golf team surprised a lot of people when it captured the Mercer County Tournament championship.    On Wednesday, Princeton made it two titles in three years when the Little Tigers topped West Windsor-Plainsboro North in a playoff to capture the…

  • Piers

    "Piers," an 2-1/2 year-old orange neutered male, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Piers" or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • Trial begins for man accused of murder

    The defendant’s lawyer identifies the man he says murdered his client’s mother and burned down her house. By: David Pescatore    TRENTON — A hunting knife, DNA evidence, and the testimony of as many as 20 witnesses will provide ample evidence that a former East Windsor resident is guilty of the 1999 murder of his mother…

  • Stark, Temple and Vansant

    Frank L. Stark Jr.    Frank L. Stark Jr., 90, died April 13 after a brief illness at Seacrest Village Health and Rehabilitation facility in Little Egg Harbor.    Born in Newport R.I., and a former Hopewell Township resident, Dr. Stark moved to Little Egg Harbor in 1972. He retired from American Cyanamid as director of research…