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  • University adopts uniform grading standards

    An expectation that professors will now award less than 35 percent A’s in an effort to combat grade inflation. By: Jeff Milgram    How do you put a value on a human life?    How do you measure the hopes and dreams, the ambitions and potential of someone whose life was snuffed out suddenly?    How do you…

  • Buckelew eligiblefor repair grants

    Lease agreement will allow repairs and improvements to be made. By: Joseph Harvie    JAMESBURG — The borough will enter a lease agreement with the Jamesburg Historical Association to help make repairs to the Buckelew House.    The house, also known as Lakeview: Buckelew Mansion, once was owned by James Buckelew, the founder of Jamesburg. The building…

  • Milford Road work scheduled to begin

    A portion of Milford Road in East Windsor will be resurfaced, widened and a drain will be replaced. By: David Pescatore    EAST WINDSOR — After two years, Mercer County and the township are ready to begin phase two of the Milford Road reconstruction project.    Starting in early May, the township will resurface the portion of…

  • HomeFront makes Mother’s Day special

       This Mother’s Day, HomeFront, the Lawrenceville-based nonprofit that serves the homeless population in Mercer County, is offering a way to make the holiday particularly meaningful — a donation made in a mother’s name that helps homeless mothers in Mercer County.    For each donation received, HomeFront will mail a beautiful card to the mother or other…

  • LETTER: Demand answers from President Bush

    To the editor:     If Bob Woodward’s disturbing questions about the president’s relationship with the Saudi royal family is correct, there are secret deals with the Saudi’s manipulating oil prices to his election benefit and he did not advise Secretary of State Colin Powell about his war plans before he advised Prince Bandar.    This should…

  • Acronym for WW-PN is spelling success

    Garofoli leading Knight boys’ lacrosse defense By: Justin Feil    There are acronyms for just about every academic and after-school program at West Windsor-Plainsboro High North, and recently the boys’ lacrosse team got in the act.    Recent chants of "PDAR" have echoed on the sidelines for the Knights.    "It started out as a joke," said the…

  • Cub Scouts sending flags to soldiers overseas

    Den 10 of the East Windsor/Hightstown Cub Scout Pack 53 participates in the Pocket Flag Project. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — Annoyed by all of the "negative news" surrounding the war in Iraq, Den 10 of the East Windsor/Hightstown Cub Scout Pack 53 is doing something to raise the spirits of American soldiers overseas.    "You…

  • Column: Nuse Sense

    PHS Hall of Fame, Carril Classic a pair of good ideas By: Bob Nuse    Princeton High School will induct 15 members into its first Athletic Hall of Fame class on Saturday. It’s a good idea that has been a long time coming.    Those responsible for putting this together deserve a lot of credit. Princeton High…

  • Princeton school board’s top officers swap jobs

    Anne Burns takes president’s post as former President Charlotte Bialek becomes vice president. By: Jeff Milgram    The Princeton Regional Board of Education’s two top officers exchanged jobs Tuesday.    At the same session the board officially accepted the retirement of Superintendent Claire Sheff Kohn and announced plans to hire an interim superintendent.    Anne Burns started Tuesday…