Category: archives

  • Residents fear housing agency has left them out in cold

    Frustrated tenants meet to form action plan; housing authority schedules meeting. By: Jennifer Potash    For over five months, residents at the Redding Circle public housing complex in Princeton Township lived with construction debris from a partially completed trash enclosure left unsecured in the parking lot.    That situation was one among many that led frustrated and…

  • Hun boys hand WW-PN first defeat

    Long, Raiders in position for Bianchi crown By: Justin Feil    Eight days into its season, the Hun boys’ lacrosse team was 0-3.    In the 24 days since, the Raiders have gone 6-0.    Hun improved to 6-3 with a 19-5 win over Blair on Saturday that came on the heels of its biggest win this year,…

  • Pedaling for peace

    Nepalese cyclist travels to far corners of the world. By: Jennifer Potash    With the equivalent of $1.50 in his pocket, a Nepalese cyclist set out for the world on a mission of peace and unity.    Pushkar Shah, 36, from a small village nestled in the foothills of Mount Everest, has bicycled in over 60 countries…

  • Earl A. Brommer Sr.

       Earl A. Brommer Sr., 79, died Sunday in the Hunterdon Care Center in Flemington.    Born in Ewing Township, he had resided in Hopewell Township for 35 years.    Mr. Brommer retired in 1989 as head of the shipping and receiving department for New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company in West Trenton after 35 years of service.    Mr.…

  • Blue Point Grill

    For fresh fish prepared with ‘no foo-foo,’ you can’t beat this Nassau Street Seafood affiliate in Princeton. By: Faith Bahadurian Blue Point Grill 258 Nassau St. Princeton (609) 921-1211 www.bluepointgrill.com Food: Very good Service: Efficient and smiling Prices: Moderate to expensive Cuisine: Seafood Ambiance: Clattering noise Hours: Mon. 5-9:30 p.m., Tue.-Fri. 5-10 p.m., Sat. 4:30-10…

  • WW-P South at home for MCT golf

    Frisou, Pirates feel confident on Mercer Oaks course By: Bob Nuse    Alex Frisou has been playing golf for as long as he can remember on courses all over the world. But it would be hard to find one the West Windsor-Plainsboro High senior likes more than Mercer Oaks.    "The golf course suits me and I’m…

  • Dr. Ruth to talk at Planned Parenthood event

       Planned Parenthood Association of the Mercer Area will present "Sexually Speaking" by Dr. Ruth Westheimer on Friday at the Hyatt Regency Princeton hotel in West Windsor.    Dr. Ruth, a native of Germany, immigrated to the United States in 1956. She worked for Planned Parenthood for a time, and it was that experience that prompted her…

  • Blawenburg Band packs ’em in

    Standing-room-only crowd cheers Montgomery concert. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — To a standing-room-only audience, the Blawenburg Band performed its 114th Anniversary Concert at the Montgomery High School auditorium Saturday night.    With a large American flag draped in the background, the band played a variety of music — including Broadway tunes, patriotic melodies and old and…