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  • Wagner can’t stay away

    New Stuart lacrosse coach likes new position By: Bob Nuse    After 14 years of coaching girls’ lacrosse at Hopewell Valley High, Sara Wagner thought she might be ready for a break.    The break didn’t last long.    Wagner’s hiatus from coaching girls’ lacrosse didn’t even last one season, as she is returning to the sidelines this…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Gas line break closes Princeton High

    Contractor strikes 4-inch line forcing immediate evacuation; classes canceled for day. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton High School was evacuated Tuesday morning after a contractor installing a storm sewer ruptured a natural gas line.    Classes were canceled for the day and students and staff were dismissed.    The break in a 4-inch gas line was discovered at…

  • Syracuse rallies by PU lax

    Young Tigers show promise with five-goal lead By: Bob Nuse    For nearly three quarters against Syracuse on Saturday, the Princeton University men’s lacrosse team showed just how good it has a chance to be this year.    Playing with as many as five freshmen on the field at one time for portions of the game, Princeton…

  • New MHS coach brings love of game

    Lester hopes to elevate Cougar girls’ lacrosse program By: Bob Nuse    Pam Lester has been around girls’ lacrosse her entire life.    Now, as the head coach of the relatively young program at Montgomery High, she hopes to make lacrosse a sport girls in Montgomery are around their whole lives as well.    "I started playing when…

  • Letters to the Editor, March 30

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 30 By: Councilman grateful for re-election support To the editor:     I thank the members of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization who attended the PCDO endorsement meeting on March 28, voting to endorse candidates for municipal offices.    I was not endorsed by the PCDO in my bid for Borough Council,…

  • West Windsor council seeks to trim tax rate

    Members want to cut another cent off the 4-cent tax increase proposed by administration. By: Shanay Cadette    WEST WINDSOR — Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh has asked for a 4-cent increase in his 2004 budget proposal, but council members are leaning strongly toward shaving at least 1 cent off the municipal tax rate.    Council members discussed their…

  • Forum details plans for Route 206-518 intersection

    Residents raise questions on the impact of new development. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township Master Plan Committee held its first of two informal public hearings Saturday on amendments to ordinances first adopted in December that would affect land use, growth, traffic congestion and circulation near the intersection of Routes 206 and 518.…

  • Local CEO will be next tourist in space

    Gregory Olsen of Montgomery slated for $20 million trip to space station in April, 2005. By: Gwen McNamara    As CEO of Sensors Unlimited Inc. in West Windsor, Gregory Olsen is used to traveling for business — but never quite this far.    Come April of next year, the Montgomery resident will blast off aboard a Russian…

  • Smart-growth law gets a warm greeting

    But local officials say transfer of development rights concept comes a little late to be of much benefit. By: David Campbell    Gov. James E. McGreevey signed legislation Monday that permits municipalities to steer development to designated growth areas and away from environmentally sensitive land using the transfer of development rights.    Area officials said the new…