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  • Parks may get priority status

    Committee mulls rules for open space purchase. By: Matt Kirdahy    The township wants to make it easier for new parks to be built.    On Nov. 20, the Planning Board will consider recommending that the Township Committee amend the township’s open space ordinance to ensure that future open space acquisitions will be considered for passive as…

  • Princeton Ballet at 50

    School builds on a legacy of community service. By: Jillian Kalonick    Ten years ago, Princeton Ballet School’s dancers were taking class at a facility on Alexander Road, a space not designed with dancing in mind.    "It had been a meat locker; there were tiny waiting rooms and dressing rooms," recalls school director Mary Pat Robertson.…

  • Princeton Township police to crack down on seat belt use

       The Princeton Township Police Department will begin a two-week enforcement campaign next week aimed at promoting the use of seat belts.    The "Click It or Ticket" campaign is scheduled to begin Monday and run through Nov. 30. Township police will join more than 13,000 law-enforcement agencies in a nationwide crackdown on seat belt violators.    The…

  • Customers line up for sale on makeup

    Thousands of people waited up to five hours for a chance to buy Shiseido cosmetics at a reduced price. By: David Pescatore    EAST WINDSOR — Thousands of people waited in line for hours for a chance to stock up on discounted cosmetics and personal care products when Shiseido America opened for last week’s three-day sale.…

  • Letter: Writer supports new school plan

    To the editor:     Our country’s future lies with our children. Their education should be our first priority. Everyday we read about other nations surpassing us in the scores of students, especially in math and science.    In Monroe, where population is growing, the schools can’t keep up with increasing numbers of students. This year we…

  • Column: Nuse Sense

    Give Cranbury its credit, PHS By: Bob Nuse    They are schools known as the hyphens.    Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Rumson-Fair Haven, Bridgewater-Raritan, West Windsor-Plainsboro. Over the years those schools and others throughout New Jersey have enjoyed their share of athletic success. And when those teams win titles, it’s the athletes from both sides of the hyphen that…

  • Editorial: Much needed hike in gas tax looks dead

    EDITORIAL: New Jersey currently boasts one of the lowest gasoline rates in the country.    It looks as though the first order of business for the lame-duck session of the state Legislature will be a proposed hike in the state’s gasoline tax, now among the lowest in the nation.    This is a matter that should be…

  • PHS girls’ run ended by Colts Neck

    Little Tiger soccer squad falls in sectional semis By: Justin Feil    COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck High girls’ soccer team was happy to advance past Wall in its first-ever Central Jersey Group III state tournament game, but what really thrilled the Cougars was knocking off Princeton High, 7-1, in the sectional semifinal Monday.    Why?…

  • Good player, team ends MHS boys’ soccer season

    Cougars drop sectional semifinal in first Group III year By: Bob Nuse    If you advance far enough into the state tournament you’re going to run into very good teams and very good players.    The Montgomery High boys’ soccer team ran into both on Tuesday, and saw their run in the North Jersey, Section 2 Group…