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  • Court ruling won’t prompt random drug testing in schools here

    New Jersey’s highest court ruled 4-3 that Hunterdon Central could continue to randomly test students involved in extracurricular activities. By: Jeff Milgram    Area school officials have no plans to adopt random drug testing, even though the state Supreme Court, ruling in a case involving Hunterdon Central High School, said such tests do not violate the…

  • No surprises for West Windsor Juniors softball

    Reaches Section 3 finals; Princeton-CP eliminated after two By: Justin Feil    The District 12 Juniors softball tournament didn’t have a lot of surprises, but the four teams competing for the championship didn’t really expect any.    Bordentown-New Egypt, which was unbeaten in the double elimination tournament going into Monday’s scheduled championship with West Windsor, was the…

  • Plainsboro police to host ‘Night Out’ rally

    Kick-off event to be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 4 at Morris Davison Park.    PLAINSBORO — The township Police Department will host a kick-off rally for National Night Out 2003 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 4 at Morris Davison Park on Plainsboro Road.    National Night Out is designed to heighten awareness of crime…

  • Sewer repair bond ordinance approved

    Much of the $280,000 will be repaid to Princeton Township through special property assessments on residents. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township Committee approved a bond ordinance Monday night providing for $280,000 for sewer-lateral repairs by the Princeton Sewer Operating Committee.    The mandatory repairs are slated for properties on Clearview, Dorann, Franklin and Grover avenues;…

  • WW-P Legion sees ups and downs in three days

    Baseball squad in position for bye into playoffs By: Bob Nuse    Being swept by Hightstown in a doubleheader on Friday night certainly hurt West Windsor-Plainsboro’s chances of finishing in the top two of the Mercer County American Legion League.    Having two of its top players out of the lineup for the rest of the regular…

  • Rosen’s first triathlon is elementary

    MHS graduate finishes first in age group By: Justin Feil    Dana Rosen still thinks her biggest challenge may be teaching first graders in the East Brunswick school district, but now she has something to which she can compare elementary education.    The Montgomery High graduate completed her first triathlon, the 7th Annual Hudson Valley Triathlon in…

  • ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’

    Bucks County Playhouse offers its take on the Broadway musical that just wouldn’t die. By: Stuart Duncan    The Scarlet Pimpernel is based on a 1903 novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy and tells the fictional tale of a dashing English aristocrat who risks his life entering France during the Revolution to rescue nobility condemned to the…

  • Raiding Canada’s medicine chest

    SaverService promises deep discounts on imported medicines. By: Melinda Sherwood    Like many seniors, Joe and Helen Scott of Brick Township were spending nearly half of their fixed monthly income on prescription medications. Until one day somebody told Mr. Scott that he could purchase the same medications for nearly half the price from Canadian pharmacies.    Mr.…

  • WW-P district chooses new superintendent

    One of Dr. Loretan’s main goals is to build an effective relationship with the school board, school community and township residents. By: Gwen McNamara    The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education has selected Robert L. Loretan, 67, of Amherst, N.Y., to serve as the district’s new superintendent.    The school board is expected to confirm Dr.…