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  • New Montgomery High principal sees bright future

    James Misek reveals some of his goals as he introduces himself to the community. By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — James Misek is bringing an optimistic outlook to Montgomery High School.    Mr. Misek, the high school’s new principal, spoke at a press conference and reception Wednesday afternoon and introduced himself for the first time to the…

  • Students have exciting-and wet-first day

    Monroe children head back to school. By: Rebecca Tokarz MONROE — As the rain trickled lightly from the sky Wednesday morning, the staff at Barclay Brook elementary school stood beneath umbrellas in front of the school, waiting for the first buses to arrive, signifying the start of a new school year.    As each bus arrived,…

  • State’s concerns won’t halt Rocky Hill cop deal

    South Bound Brook agreement will take effect despite attorney general’s warnings. By: Paul Sisolak    ROCKY HILL — Officials from the borough and South Bound Brook intend to continue an interlocal police agreement despite "significant logistical concerns" expressed in a strongly worded review letter from the state attorney general’s office issued late last month.    The deal,…

  • Chinese student at university denied U.S. entry

    By all accounts an ideal Princeton student, Wu Jie gets trapped in a State Department visa web. By: Jeff Milgram    By all accounts, Wu Jie makes an ideal Princeton University student.    The 20-year-old was the first woman to win the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad. She applied to and was accepted by Yale, Cambridge, Cornell, the University…

  • Here’s the cache — high-tech hide-and-seek

    With GPS in hand, our reporter goes on a treasure hunt. By: Gwen McNamara    In the drizzling rain Wednesday, I carefully made my way along the muddy trails in the Plainsboro Preserve, stopping every once in a while to check the readings on my handheld Global Positioning Satellite device.    I wasn’t lost — I was…

  • PU women’s soccer starts Saturday

    Tigers shooting for fourth straight Ivy crown By: Justin Feil    Going into the past two seasons, Liz Bell and the Princeton women’s soccer team have faced the higher expectations that come with being defending Ivy League champions. This season, expectations might even be higher.    The Tigers, who kick off the 2003 season at American 4…

  • In fourth year of deer culling, opponent guns seem silent

    A possible shift in aim toward state policies, legislation. By: David Campbell    When the Princeton Township Committee approved the township’s fourth-year deer-management plan last month, the silence from longtime opponents of the cull was deafening.    And the committee’s decision to open some public lands to limited bow-hunting — a concession to the state Fish and…

  • Stuart raises $10 million in gifts

    One hundred percent participation recorded by school for building program. By: Jeff Milgram    Three years ago, Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart set out to raise $10 million to take the school into the 21st century.    This week, the school announced that it had raised the $10 million, with gifts from 1,800 donors.…

  • Hovnanian’s Four Seasons delights couple

    Ken and Ruth Block excited about relocating to the Four Seasons.    Ruth and Ken Block have good reasons for moving to K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Historic Cranbury — and two of them are twins.    The Blocks, who are moving to Cranbury from Long Island, purchased a home at Four Seasons at Historic Cranbury to…