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  • Two tornadoes are confirmed in region

    One tornado rumbled along a 6-mile path into Lawrence Township following the Shabakunk Creek before going north onto Princeton Pike. By: Gwen McNamara    As residents and businesses throughout the area begin to clean up after Tuesday’s severe thunderstorms, the National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes did touch down during the mayhem.    In Mercer County,…

  • Council skeptical of plan to tax nonprofits

    Princeton Borough Council discusses proposal to require nonprofits to pay for their share of municipal services. By: Jennifer Potash    Adopting a local ordinance requiring nonprofits to pay for their share of municipal services might not be feasible.    This seemed to be the consensus Tuesday night among Princeton Borough Council members after discussing a proposal put…

  • Montgomery plans branch pickup

    Residents are advised to leave broken tree limbs at the curbside, cut no longer than 5 feet in length. By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — In light of damage to trees caused by the high winds of Hurricane Isabel, the township Public Works Department will begin a tree branch pickup Monday.    According to Public Works Director…

  • Van crash kills passenger

    Fatal accident occurs in Monroe. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — The county prosecutor’s office and township police continue to investigate the crash of a van that was fatal for one man and put another in the hospital in critical condition Monday morning.    Police said a 1999 Dodge Ram van driven by Anthony Santos, 26, of…

  • Sept. 26, 3:22 p.m.: Lord of the flies

    High school hazing a symptom of a larger problem. By: Hank Kalet    Here is a rather heartbreaking story from Long Island.    Most of you have seen it on the evening news. Varsity football players at Mepham High School in Nassau County are accused of sexually assaulting several junior varsity players while the team was sequestered…

  • Knights slip by WW-PS girls

    Carnevale nets game-winner for North soccer By: Mike Newman    West Windsor-Plainsboro High North girls’ soccer coach Kevin Mackenzie has seen a lot of soccer games in his playing and coaching career. Amongst all those games, he considers Wednesday’s match against West Windsor-Plainsboro South the most electrifying.    "This is without a doubt the most exciting game…

  • Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m.: Two great losses

    Goodbye Plimpton and Said. By: Hank Kalet    We lose two greats in two days: George Plimpton has died. Here is the New York Times obituary and an Associated Press piece from ESPN.    Edward Said was the voice of conscience from the Palestinian side in that conflict. Here is the Times obit and The Nation.    Perhaps…

  • Report offers watershed plan

    By: Matt Kirdahy    The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association assessed how Cranbury treats the watershed and presented its initial findings on Monday.    Noelle MacKay and Angela Clerico, representatives of the association, submitted a draft of the assessment, titled "Take the Next Step: Cranbury Township Municipal Assessment," to the Township Committee on Monday.    The committee and the…

  • PHS in rare form with OT win

    Calicchio ends Little Tigers’ frustration By: Justin Feil    Overtime is not something that the Princeton High field hockey looks forward to usually. Little Tiger head coach Joyce Jones couldn’t find an overtime win in last season’s scorebook. Jessica Calicchio takes it back even farther.    "I remember sophomore year," said the senior midfielder and a PHS…