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  • 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…

  • West parcel to be split into 2 tracts

    Half to school, half preserved. By: Matt Kirdahy    The Township Committee voted unanimously to split 40 acres of the West property in half, using 20 acres for passive recreation and saving the rest for future use by the township or by the Cranbury School.    The township purchased the 58- to 60-acre West parcel, just south…

  • Scheide feted for gift to Elm Court II campaign

       The board of Princeton Community Housing hosted a reception Sunday for William Scheide at Elm Court in Princeton.    Mr. Scheide has given a $50,000 gift to launch the fund-raising campaign for the building of 68 additional one-bedroom apartments for senior citizens at Elm Court on Elm Road.    Attending the reception were Congressman Rush Holt (D-12),…

  • Helping children to deal with disturbing news and images

    HEALTH MATTERS Dr. Madhurani Khare    Children of all ages have an ever-increasing accessibility to disturbing and tragic news and media images. For the children’s sake, it is important that parents and educators be aware of the potential for news and images to spark anxiety, poor behavior, even depression.    While it is not possible to shelter…