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  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    PHS’ Shatashvili streaks to repeat title By: Justin Feil    In his first two Mercer County Tournaments, Ilia Shatashvili’s match had been the clinching match for the Princeton High boys’ tennis team.    His third MCT was a charm as Shatashvili was able to finish early and enjoy a role reversal as he rooted the Little Tigers’…

  • Stuart claims another Prep B crown

    Pollack-Robbins, Brienza win two events each for Tartans track By: Justin Feil    Tom Harrington was a little surprised with the margin by which his Stuart Country Day School track team won the state Prep B championship Tuesday after the way they performed Friday. Maybe he shouldn’t have been. The Tartans always seem to find a…

  • Town to ban cell phones

    Measure would prohibit driving with hand-helds. By: Al Wicklund JAMESBURG – Before the summer is far along, Jamesburg probably will have a law banning the use of hand-held cell phones by those driving a motor vehicle.       Mayor Tony LaMantia said Wednesday that an ordinance concerning cell-phone use could be introduced at the Borough Council’s May…

  • Florence Moutenot

       Florence Lalley Moutenot, 94, of Red Bank, died Thursday, May 1, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch.    Born in Philadelphia, she lived in Toms River and Long Branch before moving to Red Bank two years ago. She was a legal secretary for Joseph Citta in Toms…

  • Upset PDS upset in Prep B softball

    Disappointment for departing Panther seniors By: Justin Feil    When the third-seeded Princeton Day School softball team lost to Saddle River Day, 10-3, in the Prep B quarterfinals on Wednesday, it wasn’t just an upset. It was upsetting, particularly because the Panthers had played so well to win their outbracket game Monday.    "I feel bad for…

  • Anne Christiansen

       Anne A. Christiansen, 87, of Monroe, died on Tuesday, May 6, at the Monroe Village Health Care Center.    Ms. Christiansen was a bookkeeper with Midlantic Bank in Cranbury for many years. She was a former organist at the Cranbury United Methodist Church and was an accomplished pianist.    She is survived by her brothers, Jocum J.…

  • MHS softball state hopes don’t look good

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    If the Monroe Township High School varsity softball team doesn’t qualify for the state tournament this spring, it will not be for lack of trying.    The Lady Falcons added a game to their schedule this past Tuesday in hopes of pushing their record closer to the necessary .500 mark, where teams…

  • For the May 9 issue

    Saul Edelbaum, William L. Golden Jr., Michael Politka, George R. Stoney. By: Saul Edelbaum    HIGHTSTOWN — Saul Edelman, 95, died on May 4.    He had resided in Meadow Lakes for 3 years, before that he was a longtime resident of New York City and lived in Katonah for 35 years.    In addition to his architectural…

  • Motorcyclist hurt in hit-and-run crash

    Police in East Windsor are looking for the driver of a vehicle that fled the scene. By: David Pescatore    EAST WINDSOR — A Helmetta man was seriously injured in what police are calling a hit-and-run accident at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Route 130 and Conover Road.    According to police, Gregory C. Yetman,…