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  • 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,…

  • Teamwork helps revive heart attack victim at Y pool

    Lifeguard, police, rescue squad and hospital all play their part. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton Borough Police and Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad members worked in tandem Wednesday to save a Princeton Township man who collapsed at the YWCA swimming pool Wednesday morning.    Jan Jeneff, 77, a regular swimmer at the indoor pool, completed his…

  • Mother’s Day is not all ‘Momsense’

    Off-Broadway musical coming to Community Middle School in Plainsboro. By: Gwen Runkle    Motherhood is most often a thankless job.    From wiping runny noses and changing dirty diapers to packing lunches and checking homework, moms seldom get the recognition they truly deserve.    But with Mother’s Day right around the corner and a special show coming to…

  • Council and board discuss budget

    Meeting was held to find solutions to spending plan problem. By: Rebecca Tokarz JAMESBURG — Members of the Borough Council and the school board were to meet Thursday after the Cranbury Press’ deadline to discuss its options and what, if anything, can be shaved from the school district’s $10.24 million spending plan, defeated by voters…

  • Man and passenger hurt in accident

    By: Al Wicklund MONROE — A Monroe resident and a passenger in his vehicle were hospitalized Wednesday after their vehicle overturned in a two-car crash on Buckelew Avenue at its intersection with Mounts Mills Road.    James M. Campbell, 42, of Buckelew Avenue, the driver of the overturned vehicle, a 1996 GMC Jimmy, suffered injuries to…

  • Title IX debate yields no clear victor at PU

    Federal law prohibiting gender discrimination in college sports said to hurt some men’s sports teams. By: Jeff Milgram    There were no knockouts, but Tuesday night’s panel discussion at Princeton University’s McCosh Hall, dubbed the Title IX Bout, drew some blood.    The discussion got under way with the sound of the ringing of a boxing bell…

  • Peddie girls’ lacrosse posts a perfect 11-0 mark

    The Falcons were victorious against Blair, defeating the Bucs 14-2. By: Neil Hay    It’s one year later. The players that comprise the Peddie girls’ lacrosse team have been together that much longer. They are more experienced, and know each other’s moves better too.    Little wonder that, going into tomorrow’s big matchup against Lawrenceville, the Falcons…