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  • Speedy Begin is a hit for PHS winter track

    Little Tiger junior preparing for baseball with sprints By: Justin Feil    Robby Begin noticed that he was ahead of most of his Princeton High baseball teammates in wind sprints, and that was part of the reason he came out for the Little Tigers’ winter track team last season.    Another reason was to make sure he…

  • Police station construction now set to start in May

    Groundbreaking was originally slated for April but was pushed back because of delays. By: Matthew Kirdahy    The township is eyeing a May groundbreaking for the proposed police station. That is if all goes according to plan.    The township expected to break ground in April on the project, but because Kurt Schmitt of Mylan Architecture was…

  • Chinese eatery eyes downtown Cranbury

    Restaurant could take former location of Hannah and Mason’s Corner Cafe. By: Matthew Kirdahy    Cranbury may be getting a new restaurant.    The Developmental Review Committee was scheduled to review the minor site plans for a Chinese restaurant Thursday, after The Cranbury Press’ deadline.    The business is proposed for 57 N. Main St., the former location…

  • DISPATCHES: Help keep the public conversaiton going

    DISPATCHES By HANK KALET: Guest columns welcomed, if well written and submitted. By: Hank Kalet    I truly believe that one of the functions of a local newspaper is to engender debate among its readers about issues of local, state and even national importance.    Nowhere else can the residents of South Brunswick turn to find out…

  • Wag the Dog

    Movie lovers prepare for an award-season onslaught of boring acceptance speeches and gratuitous back-patting. By: Elise Nakhnikian    It’s that time of year again. The Golden Globes were handed out on Jan. 25, and the Directors Guild of America are slotted for Feb. 7. Next come the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Feb. 15),…

  • Cranbury gets help for homes

    Federal grant will go toward cost of affordable housing. By: Matthew Kirdahy    Cranbury received a $19,500 grant it will put toward the cost of building 20 units of affordable housing on the Hagerty property on Old Trenton Road.    The grant, received by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will be passed on to…

  • Letter: Writer supports Dean

    To the editor:     I guess I have to admit I’m part of the baby boomer age range. I have never been involved with a presidential campaign before but Gov. Howard Dean’s message has inspired me to become involved and to try to make a difference.    Isn’t it disturbing that our elected Democratic Party leaders…

  • PU men seek second weekend sweep

    Tigers host Dartmouth, Harvard By: Justin Feil    The Princeton University men’s basketball team comes off a weekend sweep that matched the four best Ivy League teams over the past three years and turns to two teams that have struggled this season.    The Tigers host Dartmouth 7:30 p.m. tonight and Harvard 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Jadwin…

  • 12 percent hike seen in Montgomery school budget

    Proposed spending is $1 million to $2 million over estimated state cap. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — A preliminary Montgomery school budget presented by Superintendent Stuart Schnur and Business Administrator James Strimple, Jr. on Monday calls for a 12-percent increase for the 2004-2005 school year.    The proposed $58.4 million budget includes $2.1 million for additional…