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  • Junior volunteers get recognition

    AROUND CRANBURY: New Recreation Department lost and found, art student scholarship,. Dr. Daniel Goldberg exhibit to close. By: Lorraine Sedor    Anita O’Meara called with the news that a lost and found for items left behind at the town’s parks has been established by the RecreationDepartment.    Any items found at the ball fields or playgrounds may…

  • Chemoprevention, other alternatives are emerging for cancer

    "By using effective chemoprevention in the early stages of cancer, invasive disease may be prevent´ed." By: Lorraine Seabroook with Contance Pfeiffer,Pharm. D.    According to the American Cancer Society, almost half of all Americans will develop some form of cancer and approximately 25 percent will die of the disease. However, approximately two-thirds of cancer deaths in…

  • Monroe voters reject school plan

       MONROE — Township voters rejected a proposed $62.8 million school budget Tuesday that would have carried an 8.9 percent increase in taxes. By: Joe Harvie    MONROE — Township voters rejected a proposed $62.8 million school budget Tuesday that would have carried an 8.9 percent increase in taxes.    The plan was rejected by a vote of…

  • Princeton voters pass school budget

    New electronic voting system gets mixed reviews. By: Jeff Milgram    Turnout was low, results were delayed by a glitch in the new computer voting machines, but Princeton voters approved the district’s $62.3 million 2004-2005 school budget by a 2-to-1 margin Tuesday night.    The budget passed 671-332 overall with Princeton Borough providing a 189-112 margin, while…

  • Planning Board OKs restaurant’s move

       Hannah & Mason’s will move to 39. N. Main Street. By: Sarah Winkelman    Cranbury residents soon will have another place to grab a bite to eat now that the Planning Board has granted a parking waiver to John Davison and Chris Posner for their eatery, Hannah & Mason’s, at 39 N. Main St.    The 60-seat…

  • Princeton grads settling down close to their alma mater

    Finding the town just attractive as the gown. By: Jessica Stahl    Princeton University’s motto, "In the nation’s service and in the service of all nations," has long inspired its graduates to make a difference in the world. But many graduates also take a more localized view of this maxim, working to give back to the…

  • From Crosswicks to Cabbagetown, Part 2

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING    Former Star-Ledger writer Henry Charlton Beck’s "More Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey" was first published in 1937. Although criticized by other historians for his sources, Beck’s folksy narrative is alluring and often thought provoking. In his later year’s he resided at Hillcrest Farm, presently Washington Township’s history center.     Several years ago…

  • WW-P South tennis in early favorite role

    Pirate boys unbeaten after win over PHS By: Justin Feil    Despite returning all but a pair of players on either side of the lineup, Jim Giovacchini wasn’t entirely sure how good the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ tennis team would be this season.    He needed last Thursday’s 3-2 win over Princeton High to solidify the Pirates’…

  • WW-P North ice hockey architect resigns

    Grable cites long commute in stepping down as Knight coach By: Bob Nuse    Stepping away from being the head coach of the West Windsor-Plainsboro North ice hockey team wasn’t easy for Tim Grable.    But knowing he wasn’t going to be able to do the job the way he wanted to made making the move easier,…