Category: archives

  • Koontz says he will run for vacant Borough Council seat

    Municipal Democratic chairman seeks to replace Mayor-elect Joseph O’Neill on governing body. By: Jennifer Potash    The bid to replace Princeton Borough Mayor-elect Joseph O’Neill, a Democrat, on the Borough Council gained one candidate.    Andrew Koontz, municipal Democratic chairman and president of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization, said he will seek Mr. O’Neill’s council seat.    "I…

  • Diamond daze

    Hamilton Jewelers pays tribute to the original ‘material girl.’ By: Pat Summers    Remember Scrooge McDuck, Donald’s rich relative who wallowed in money? Hazy comic book memories include Scrooge, dressed in duck-tycoon garb of tuxedo and top hat, diving into piles of coins.    Hold that image of sheer delight but change the scene to beautiful downtown…

  • Princeton schools report jump in disciplinary incidents

    Virtually all took place at Princeton High School. By: Jeff Milgram    The number of disciplinary incidents in the Princeton Regional School District increased 74 percent last year and the cost of vandalism shot up 165 percent.    "Some of our students were somewhat less responsible," Superintendent Claire Sheff Kohn said during the Princeton Regional Board of…

  • WW-P South girls second at CJ IV cross country

    Pirates’ Miller finishes third By: Justin Feil    Even though only the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ cross country team will be moving on to the state Group IV meet, the Pirate boys were able to also enjoy a strong sectional showing.    The girls advanced by finishing second at the Central Jersey Group IV meet at…

  • Colts Neck runs by PHS girls’ soccer

    Loss in sectional semifinal ends season for Little Tigers By: Justin Feil COLTS NECK – The Princeton High girls’ soccer team had struggled with some of the fastest teams it had faced this season, but the Little Tigers never had a tougher time of it than they did in Monday’s Central Jersey Group III semifinal…

  • Video service links troops with families

    American Red Cross of Central Jersey offers a visual connection. By: David Campbell    The American Red Cross of Central New Jersey is helping military families to stay visually connected during the coming holiday season with video greetings.    With about 130,000 of the country’s servicemen and women now stationed in the Middle East, the Red Cross…

  • PU researcher invents process to make new proteins

    A possible source of new drugs or new materials that mimic natural substances.    A Princeton University chemistry professor is improving on nature.    Professor Michael Hecht has invented a technique for making protein molecules from scratch, a long-sought advance that will allow scientists to design the most basic building blocks of all living things with a…

  • EPA fines university for missing documents

    Checks of underground fuel tanks were carried out, but there was no subsequent paperwork. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University has been fined $21,500 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to document that it had checked three underground fuel tanks for leaks.    The university originally was fined $30,900 after a June 2001 inspection.    "It’s…

  • PHS girls edge North again

    Little Tigers reach CJ III semis By: Justin Feil    The Princeton High girls’ soccer team had just enough to get by a stingy West Windsor-Plainsboro North group in the quarterfinals of the Central Jersey Group III state tournament Thursday.    The Little Tigers didn’t get as many shots off as the Knights did, but they were…