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  • Princeton to pay homage to veterans on Tuesday

       The Spirit of Princeton Committee will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony 11 a.m. Tuesday in front of the All Wars Monument at Mercer and Nassau streets.    Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed and Princeton Township Mayor Phyllis Marchand are scheduled to join area veterans, members of the Spirit of Princeton Committee and the public in paying…

  • Pennington Council introduces open space purchase enabling ordinance

    The deal entails purchase of a conservation easement, for $500,000, from Alex Hanson, owner of the 67 acres, located between North Main Street and Baldwin Lake. By John Tredrea    Pennington Borough has agreed to pool resources with Mercer County and the nonprofit Delaware and Raritan Greenway to preserve, as open space, a 67-acre tract of…

  • Girls tennis squad splits two matches

    Girls tennis By: John E. Powers    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls tennis team experienced something of a bizarre week, splitting matches with Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro North.    Both matches were suspended because of darkness and completed. Hopewell, now 14-4, beat Princeton 3 ½-1 ½, but lost to West Windsor-Plainsboro North 3-2.    The Princeton…

  • PMES students learn the value of voting

    Peter Muschal Elementary School students cast their votes for Student Council election on Tuesday, Nov. 4. By: Eve Collins    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Adults all over the state cast votes for their favorite candidates Tuesday, and students at the Peter Muschal Elementary School did the same in a Student Council election.    Pupils in fourth, fifth and…

  • Lawrence follows state, county election trends

    Voters elect Democratic incumbents and newcomers. By: Lea Kahn    Lawrence Township voters joined their counterparts, county and districtwide, as they helped to elect Democrats — incumbents and newcomers — to county and state legislative and executive posts Tuesday.    Lawrence Township voters also approved the three public questions on the ballot. Of the 16,147 registered voters…

  • Edison ends Vikings’ girls soccer season in GMCT

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Every team enters a tournament with high hopes. Not every one has its hopes fulfilled, and in this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Girls Soccer Tournament, the South Brunswick High School squad was one of those.    South Brunswick got off on the right foot with a 4-0 win over 14th-seeded South Plainfield,…

  • A tale about a community with character

    FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster    Once upon a time there was a small borough in the suburbs of Monmouth County, N.J. It was a tranquil place. Since it was situated on the edge of the Greenbelt the residents inhabited natural surroundings. They lived among the deer and the evergreens.    There were less than 300 houses…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Casino night    Saturday, Nov. 8 — St. Mary’s School will host Monte Carlo Casino Night from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at 30 Elizabeth St., Bordentown. A fun evening is planned with six black jack tables, one craps table and one double roulette table. Hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and refreshments will be served. No cash prizes, but…

  • Hopewell Township skate park planning session set for Nov. 13

    Hopewell Valley Recreation Department and Hopewell Valley YMCA are hosts. By Ruth Luse    Planning and fund-raising for a Hopewell Township skate park will be among topics discussed at a community meeting slated for Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Hopewell Valley Central High School Media Center.    Michael Hritz, Hopewell Valley recreation director, said…