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  • Busy senior keeps mind on PHS swimming

    Hook helps Little Tigers boys start 7-0 By: Justin Feil    Anson Hook considers his junior year of swimming an off year.    Of course, the reason the Princeton High senior didn’t live up to his expectations in the pool was because he was working so hard out of it. Hook, who for the past two years…

  • OBITUARIES, Jan. 16, 2003

    Helen N. Porter, Federico Procaccini, Margareta L. Schenk, Doris R. Bolger, Percy C. Keith III. Helen N. Porter Lifelong Princeton resident     Helen "Petey" Nixon Porter of Princeton died Jan. 9 at her daughter’s home in Lawrence. She was 82.    Born in Princeton, she was a lifelong Princeton resident.    Wife of the late Frederick M.…

  • WW council delays release of Toll performance bonds

    Members say they need more information. By: Shanay Cadette    WEST WINDSOR — Township Council members Monday delayed the release of performance guarantee bonds and cash to Toll Brothers — the developer currently constructing the 1,165-unit Estates at Princeton Junction housing development off Bear Brook Road — saying they needed more information.    Council members also expressed…

  • Teen film series kicks off with ‘journeys’ theme

    Princeton High School students make selections. By: Jennifer Potash    Aiming to raise the level of teen film criticism beyond, "Dude, that was a cool movie," a group of Princeton High School students are again offering a series of handpicked films.    The free six-week series, which kicks off 7 p.m. Jan. 23, is a joint effort…

  • Restaurateur dies

    Owner of Bordentown’s Mastoris Diner-Restaurant died Saturday at the age of 87. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — Nicholas A. Mastoris, owner of Bordentown’s Mastoris Diner-Restaurant, a fixture on Route 130 for more than 40 years, died Saturday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton at the age of 87.    "He was very weak toward…

  • Plainsboro Village is a hot destination in Middlesex County

    Plainsboro Village’s welcoming lifestyle and access to an excellent school system makes this an ideal place for the family. Plainsboro Village’s welcoming lifestyle and access to an excellent school system makes this an ideal place for the family.    Sharbell Development Corp.’s popular new neighborhood in Plainsboro Township has quickly become one of Middlesex County’s hottest…

  • Guilty pleas in fatal crash

    Sentencing set for Monroe man. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A township man will be sentenced March 26 after entering guilty pleas to several charges, including vehicular homicide, in state Superior Court Jan. 9.    Daniel R. Blizniak, 24, pleaded guilty to charges of driving while intoxicated, driving after his driver’s license had been suspended and…

  • Talks must occur before sale of farms

    Guidelines for Wright and Barclay must be agreed upon prior to advertising. By: Matthew Kirdahy    Cranbury Township could start advertising the sale of the Wright and Barclay farms by February, and hopes to sell the lots by the fall.    But before that, the Township Committee has several things to discuss, including the type of farming…

  • Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic appoints NJ director

       PLAINSBORO — James R. Marhold of Manalapan has been named executive director of the New Jersey Unit of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic.    Mr. Marhold brings over 10 years of nonprofit management experience to RFB&D, including positions as director of mental health services for Volunteers of America of Greater New York and director of…