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  • Hockey, hoops states start

    By: Bob Nuse    With the county tournament action now behind them, Packet-area basketball and ice hockey teams begin play in the state tournament this week with a full slate of action.    In boys’ basketball, West Windsor-Plainsboro South was scheduled to open play in the Central Jersey Group IV tournament on Monday night at Trenton. The…

  • Nine file for Montgomery school board race

    Three incumbents and six challengers sign up to run for the three open seats. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Board of Education election is shaping up to be a heated contest.    With only three seats up for election, three incumbents are seeking re-election and six challengers are ready to take them on.    Candidates…

  • SAVE animal shelter faces day in court

    Noise violation summonses issued; director cites opposition of neighbors to expansion plan. By: David Campbell    Officials from SAVE, Princeton’s small-animal shelter, are expected to appear in Princeton Township Municipal Court this morning after receiving two summonses over barking dogs.    SAVE Executive Director Sara Nicolls said complaints by neighbors against the shelter have escalated since the…

  • OBITUARIES, March 2, 2004

    George F. White Jr., Mark Savory, Steven L. Tarver. George F. White Jr. Retired from Exxon Corp.     ROCKY HILL — George Frederic White Jr. died Feb. 24 at home. He was 80.    Born and raised in Linden, he first moved to Rocky Hill in 1982 and, after moving away, returned last year.    He was…

  • Another great day of wrestling

    DISTRICT 18 WRESTLING NOTEBOOK By: Rudy Brandl    As usual, the District 18 Wrestling Championships were a pleasure to cover. The folks at Hillsborough High did another stellar job running the tournament.    Kudos to the tournament organizers for moving up the starting times of the Saturday session. Instead of getting in my car at 10 p.m.…

  • Princeton Junction station neighbors to discuss plans

       WEST WINDSOR — Several neighbors will band together Tuesday evening, March 2, to discuss what should be done to revitalize the Princeton Junction area.    Residents of Berrien City, Sherbrooke Estates, Windsor Chase and other neighboring communities are expected to talk about several issues including ways to revamp the train station, traffic and safety concerns and…

  • March 1, 2:05 p.m.: A passionate rebuke to ‘The Passion’

    Here’s one critic that does not mince words. By: Hank Kalet    Christopher Hitchens rarely pulls any punches in his opinions. He doesn’t pull any here in writing about Mel Gibson’s film, "The Passions of the Christ." He calls the film anti-Semitic and Gibson a liar, an anti-Semite, a homophobe and a fascist.

  • Local skaters head to synchro nationals

    Medvin and Sosinski hope team finishes in Top 5 By: Bob Nuse    When Mallory Sosinski and Emily Medvin got involved with synchronized skating just over a year ago, they had no idea just how far the sport would take them.    Beginning today, the sport is taking the pair of skaters across the country to San…

  • Wolinski and Cosgriff

    Anne M. Wolinski    Anne M. Wolinski, 86, of Hopewell died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital.    Born in Trenton, Mrs. Wolinski had lived in the Hopewell Valley area most of her life.    A practical nurse who did private duty work for many years, Mrs. Wolinski and her husband owned and operated the former Joe’s Tavern in…