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  • Gurdie

    "Gurdie," an 11-month-old rat terrier, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Gurdie" or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • April 2, 3:45 p.m.: Gas station mania

    A local group tries to stop construction of gas stations on Route 1 in South Brunswick. By: Hank Kalet    Here’s a good grassroots attempt to affect local zoning. The folks off Raymond Road are hoping to foil attempts to build two new gas stations on the already station-saturated Route 1. There are eight now up…

  • Princeton Packet Girls’ Swimmer of the Year

    Rossi did every necessity for PHS team By: Bob Nuse    It wasn’t the kind of thing Greg Hand would ask just anyone to do. But the Princeton High swim coach knows that Nina Rossi isn’t just anyone.    With his Princeton girls’ swim team locked in a tight battle with Metuchen in the Central Jersey B…

  • HHS scholar, athlete heads to sea

    Hightstown High School student Brian Waller will be playing football and attending school at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. By: David Pescatore    EAST WINDSOR — Nine months ago, Brian Waller did not think he would be playing college football. In fact, he had been accepted at Georgia Tech, but knew he wouldn’t…

  • EDITOR’S NOTE: No pulling punches

    EDITOR’S NOTE By Hank Kalet: The Cranbury Press will not hide bad news. By: Hank Kalet    I received several calls this week about a story that ran atop the Cranbury edition of The Cranbury Press.    The story, "Business busted," was about prostitution charges filed by police against the owner of the Accupressure Center on South…

  • Hun’s Kemp remains upbeat after opening loss

    Raiders fall to Peddie in overtime thriller By: Justin Feil    HIGHTSTOWN — In a season-opening game that saw both teams have their dominating stretches, The Hun School boys’ lacrosse team had the longest run but fell when Peddie had the last run.    The Raiders took a 1-0 lead on the first of five Alex Green…

  • Four seeking seats on school board

    Three newcomers and one incumbent seek board seats. By: Matthew Kirdahy    The school board will have at least two new faces later this year.    Four candidates — newcomers Mohan Gawande, Julie Hardaker and Joan Weidner, and incumbent Adam Hawes — are seeking a three-year term on the school board.    Voters will choose the board members…

  • Superintendent accepts Massachusetts position

    Claire Sheff Kohn to leave district July 31 after "a good four years." By: Jeff Milgram    "It has been a good four years," Claire Sheff Kohn conceded Thursday.    Her tenure as the superintendent of the Princeton Regional Schools is drawing to a close, coming to an end July 31.    Officially she will become the top…

  • MHS boys track team has gotten a record turnout

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    There’s a little bit of track history being made at Monroe Township High School, and the season hasn’t even started. The boys’ squad has an amazing roster of 62 athletes, 49 of whom are underclassmen. That makes the 2004 team the largest in school history, and for the first time in…