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  • PU ice hockey hopes for turnaround

    Tigers open at St. Cloud State By: Bob Nuse    Len Quesnelle doesn’t want his Princeton University men’s ice hockey team to forget about last year’s 3-26-3 season too quickly.    "It’s something that we can learn from and progress from," said Quesnelle, whose team opens the season tonight with a non-conference at St. Cloud State. "We…

  • PU has no interest in consolation

    Football team hosts Cornell By: Justin Feil    The Princeton University football team isn’t looking for a pat on the back after nearly upsetting Ivy League frontrunner, Harvard, last weekend. The Tigers, who lost, 43-40, in overtime to the Crimson have made that clear.    "A loss is a loss and our ultimate goal is to get…

  • Candidates Forum, Oct. 31

    CANDIDATES FORUM, Oct. 31 By: Mark G. Alexandridis Princeton Party candidate, Princeton Borough Council     The Princeton Party platform has been wrongly characterized as a referendum on the outcome of the downtown redevelopment project. I would submit that it is a referendum on Princeton’s future. The process of decision-making in Borough Hall lacks transparency and…

  • Residents could pay for trash pick-up

    Hightstown Borough Council considering waste disposal program known as Pay-As-You-Throw to decrease municipal spending. By: Sarah Winkelman    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council on Monday will seek input from residents on a plan that could force people to pay fees to have garbage picked up.    Citing the need to decrease municipal spending, the borough is investigating…

  • Back to the Well

    Kenny Rogers talks about his music roots, and what it’s like to spend several decades in a cutthroat business. By: Daniel Shearer "My life is about communicating and telling stories," says Kenny Rogers, who will perform an evening of country music favorites Nov. 14 at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton. function popUp(URL,NAME) { amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,’location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10′); amznwin.focus();}…

  • Privett dances Princeton into MCT semifinals

    By: Mike Newman    There are few high school level soccer players who can afford to play fancy. Fancy meaning they dribble a lot and dance around their opponents. Usually, it causes frequent turnovers and is not encouraged by many coaches.    Yet, when a player is talented enough to play this way it can cause tremendous…

  • Dispatches: Random thoughts on the political world

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Our editor addresses his views on the current state of politics. By: Hank Kalet    President George W. Bush wants Americans to get their news unfiltered.    Sort of like the cigarettes we’re selling overseas.    Think about this: We have a president who has admitted to not reading newspapers or watching television news.…

  • Student earns Quest for Excellence scholarship

    Matthew Lipka, a junior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School recently earned accolades for his dedication and commitment to the school’s Model United Nations’ program.    In recognition of the outstanding leadership qualities, 16 year-old Matthew Lipka was honored with the RE/MAX Quest for Excellence Award. A check presentation was held at RE/MAX of Princeton, where Matthew…

  • FMC wraps up volunteer effort

    By: David Campbell    Volunteers at FMC Corp. in Plainsboro Township recently fanned out into the region to do good works as part of the company’s Community Service Days.    "Once a year, a group of employees participate in volunteer activities to give back to the community," said FMC Human Resources Administrator Susan Burns.    On Wednesday, the…