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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…

  • Redevelopment plan stalls

    Planning Board delays review of project’s second phase. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Regional Planning Board put off its review of the second phase of Princeton Borough’s downtown redevelopment project late Thursday night.    The board will take up the matter at a special meeting Wednesday.    Princeton Borough and developer Nassau HKT Urban Renewal Associates have…

  • Two charged with Monday bank robbery

       MONROE — Police charge two with robbery of Amboy National Bank. By: Joe Harvie    MONROE — Tredell Barnes, 31, and Johnny Rosado, 32, of Oak Leaf Apartments in North Brunswick were charged on Thursday with the Monday armed robbery of the Amboy National Bank on Forsgate Drive and an April 26 robbery of the Fleet…

  • Like mother, like husband

    In some families, Mother’s Day is a ho-hum affair By: Karen Deaver    This is the way it’s supposed to play out, the way every family celebrates Mother’s Day:    You are awakened by the scent of French Roast, or Breakfast Blend, whichever you have decided this month gives that robust, not-too-bitter, full-of-zest zip to your too-early…

  • Taking meeting with the senator

    7-year-old Cranbury School student and family discuss dealing with diabetes. By: Sarah Winkelman    Can you imagine getting more than 8,000 shots in five years?    That is exactly what 7-year-old Ashley Cukier of Perrine Lane has had to endure since being diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.    In an effort to find a cure for her disease, Ashley,…

  • LETER: Grant Cheney a deferment

    To the editor:     So, Dick Cheney — who received five Vietnam-era draft deferments due to "other priorities" — has questioned John Kerry’s valor and heroism during the Vietnam War.    Well, John Kerry put aside other priorities to volunteer for active service in the war. He risked his life and suffered injuries to save the…

  • Taking care of sisters across the lifespan: A look at African American women’s health — Part 1 of 2

    "AIDS is not a ‘they’ disease – it is an ‘us’ disease affecting the best and brightest of our community." Makunda Abdul-Mbacke, M.D. Obstetrician/gynecologist University Medical Center at Princeton By:Lorraine Seabrook with Makunda Abdul-Mbacke, M.D., and Nathalie Edmond-Marietti, Psy.D.    African American women’s health takes center stage as Princeton HealthCare System presents the second annual dynamic…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: PHS band wins accolades

    AROUND CRANBURY By Lorraine Sedor: Summer camp registrations, Friends of the Library 10 year anniversary and more. By: Lorraine Sedor    The amazing, first-place Princeton Studio Band has done it again, and we here in Cranbury are fortunate that the band will be playing its last dance of the year this evening (Friday) — right here…

  • TANGENTS: Searching for a big rock

    TANGENTS By John Saccenti: Where are the cliffs and and rocks worth climbing 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…