Category: archives

  • Nitzberg hitting learning curve on court

    WW-P South freshman taking something from every match By: Justin Feil    The West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ tennis team has had a bumpy beginning to its season, and even though it seems odd, Joelle Nitzberg doesn’t necessarily mind a rougher road.    "I’ve had a lot of tough ones, especially my most recent matches have been…

  • Foes brace for battle over swap

    Two opposing sides conflict over new school space. By: Al Wicklund MONROE — In case there was any doubt, the battle lines for the December school referendum were set this week.     School board member John Leary said at Monday’s League of Women Voters meeting that he will be going all out to campaign for…

  • Fire companies unite to host parade

    Mercer County Fire Prevention Week Parade to be held on Saturday, Oct. 4 in Hightstown. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — The 22nd annual Mercer County Fire Prevention Week Parade will be held in Hightstown on Saturday, Oct. 4.    This year’s parade marks the first time that three fire companies will host the event jointly, as…

  • Strong storms leave area unscathed

    Tuesday morning storm causes little damage in Hightstown and East Windsor. By: David Pescatore and Sarah Winkelman    East Windsor and Hightstown managed to avoid two natural assaults in the past week, escaping virtually unharmed from Hurricane Isabel on Sept. 18 and Tuesday’s surprise tornadoes.    The storm that blew through the area Tuesday, causing widespread power…

  • Finding peace in art

    Hightstown Borough resident diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease paints as therapy. By: David Pescatore    EAST WINDSOR — For Hightstown’s Jeff Belpanno, art therapy comes at 3 a.m.    Six years since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, Mr. Belpanno, 46, needs to take medication to ease the shaking of the hands so he can hold the pastel "crayons"…

  • Garage cost is up again; focus shifts to plaza art

    The prefabricated concrete pieces of the garage will be trucked into the borough starting in mid-October. By: Jennifer Potash    The cost of strengthening the underground shoring and sheeting of the excavated downtown garage construction site has increased by $200,000 over previous estimates.    And the plaza in the downtown development may gain some functional artwork such…

  • Confession in Stone

    World-renowned sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz contrasts the imagination of man with the wisdom of nature at Grounds for Sculpture. By: Ilene Dube Staff photo by MARK CZAJKOWSKI Magdalena Abakanowicz will travel from Poland to give a lecture about her work, "Space of Stone," at the formal dedication ceremony Oct. 5 in the Hamilton sculpture park.    Fall…

  • Don’t wait for storms to stock up

    EDITORIAL    It could have been much worse.    Aside from a few power outages and a couple of fallen trees, Hurricane Isabel treated us rather kindly.    One only has to look at the pictures from North Carolina — or even at the damage done Tuesday in West Windsor, Lawrence and Ewing by a storm that spawned…

  • North boys fall just short in battle of powers

    Knight soccer squad drops 1-0 decision By: Bob Nuse    No one has to remind Trevor Warner how important the boys’ soccer rivalry is between his West Windsor-Plainsboro High North team and WW-P South. But in case he had forgotten, his players were there to remind him.    "I was talking to Joey Ferrara on the bus…