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  • Library considers ‘filtering’ federal funds

    In wake of U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Child Internet Protection Act, a possible decision to opt out. By: Jennifer Potash    The costs of installing Internet filters in order to qualify for federal funds may outweigh the benefits of the grants, the director of the Princeton Public Library said Thursday.    In a 6-3 decision Monday,…

  • Mathematician races age to solve puzzle

    David Robbins seeks solution to the challenge of a lifetime. By: Jeff Milgram    Ever since David Robbins was a youngster, he’s been on a quest to solve the mathematical puzzle: How do you calculate the area of a polygon that has unequal sides?    "Suppose you had some pieces of fence, straight pieces of fence of…

  • Witness helps police foil robbery at store

    Gunmen captured after failed attempt to hold up Nassau Street jewelry store, police report. By: Jennifer Potash    Three men were arrested after a failed attempt to rob a Nassau Street jewelry store at gunpoint Thursday morning, Princeton Borough police reported.    Donovan Knight, 33, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Ryan Campbell, 24, of Toledo, Ohio, and Fareed Fateen,…

  • Night of memories for 8th graders

    Graduates say goodbye to Cranbury School. By: Matt Kirdahy    Nearly 300 family members and friends packed into the Cranbury School gym last week to applaud 64 eighth-graders for completing a milestone in their academic careers.    The event marked the end of what was for some students a nine-year experience in a small town school. For…

  • WW-P board blasted for school club budget cuts

    Administration responds to accusations that while clubs are losing funding, the athletics budget was increased. By: Gwen McNamara    School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean smooth sailing for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education or district administrators.    On Tuesday, more than 75 parents, students and teachers came to the school…

  • Dispatches: Facing up to our ambivilance on race

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Our editor believes we must recognize that America is still a highly segregated society. By: Hank Kalet    Race remains the unspeakable topic in our collective cultural closet.    Sure, we talk about it a lot, generally around the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday or during Black History Month. We offer neat little…

  • Salvatore Azzinaro

       Salvatore A. Azzinaro, 89, died Sunday, June 22, at his home.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived there before moving to Rossmoor in 1991. He worked for New York City as a landscape gardener primarily at Gracie Mansion and Central Park for over 45 years, retiring in 1979. He was a member of the Italian…

  • Officials divide on bypass

    Princeton panel settles on goals, not a specific alignment. By: David Campbell    With public hearings set for Monday, officials in Princeton spent this week trying to reach consensus on a preferred alternative to the former Millstone Bypass.    On Monday at the New Jersey Hospital Association Conference Center on Alexander Road in West Windsor, a public…

  • Princeton Packet Golfer of the Year

    Consistent Mottola led MHS to great year By: Bob Nuse    Despite the fact he was a three-year varsity performer, Montgomery High senior Steve Mottola found himself playing one of the biggest matches of the high school golf season before the season started.    "Going into the last day of practice he ranked seventh on the team,"…