Category: archives

  • WW-P making amends in summer

    Legion team snares second playoff bye By: Justin Feil    The way that Rich Gawlak sees it, the Mercer County American Legion League season was make-up for the West Windsor-Plainsboro team. Though WW-P North reached the Mercer County Tournament final and WW-P South had more wins than all but one team in the Colonial Valley Conference,…

  • Computer campers tour Dow Jones site

    Getting some real world exposure for children in John-Witherspoon community. By: David Campbell    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — About three dozen young computer enthusiasts got a glimpse Friday of the latest media technology at Dow Jones & Co.’s office campus on Route 1.    Along the way, the youngsters learned a thing or two about breaking world news,…

  • The wheels on the bus go right up front

    GUEST OPINION, July 22 By: Matthew Hersh    If you haven’t yet seen a bike conspicuously perched on the front of one of NJ Transit’s buses, then you should keep a lookout, because a trend is hopefully on the brink. NJ Transit, now features bicycle racks on the front of its entire southern bus fleet. If…

  • Carlisle to motor in Motor City

    Waldorf student in three national track events By: Ian Theodridis    Of the thousands of disciples trained by Lawrenceville School speed and conditioning coach Duane Carlisle, perhaps his most notable student has not even started middle school yet.    That student is his son, Amir Carlisle, who this fall will enter fifth grade at the Waldorf School…

  • It’s About Taste

    Restaurateurs are seeking to enlighten customers’ palates with locally grown products. The final installment in a three-part series on the regional organic movement. By: Amy Brummer TimeOFF/Frank Wojciechowski The Herban Garden behind Witherspoon Bread Co. in Princeton.    It used to be that fine dining in America meant French haute cuisine. Imported delicacies and rich, complex…

  • Letters to the Editor, July 22

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, July 22 By: New library must have better access To the editor:     The community movement to keep a library at the Princeton Shopping Center results from the chance we have had over the past year and a half to experience a library that is convenient to all, and where parking…

  • Cell tower is approved amid local opposition

    Princeton planners OK 170-foot tower, but not the one sought by the applicant. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Regional Planning Board on Thursday night unanimously approved a 170-foot-tall cellphone monopole for the Petro Oil Co. site off Route 206, amid opposition by nearby Hillside Avenue residents.    "I just don’t understand why Hillside Avenue is always…

  • Borough weighing 1-percent hotel tax

    New state law paves way for council hearing tonight. By: Jennifer Potash    Guests at hotels in Princeton Borough will soon see their bills increase and Princeton Borough is taking steps to get some of that money.    The Princeton Borough Council will hold a public hearing tonight on a proposed 1-percent hotel tax.    Also, the council…

  • Zonals all about team play

    Local youths to participate in tennis competition By: Bob Nuse    Playing at the USTA Northeast Zonal Championships is a bit different than playing in your ordinary tennis tournament.    For one, you’re playing for more than just yourself.    "There is more pressure because you don’t want to let your teammates down," said Princeton resident Matt Ullmann,…