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  • Rumolo confident Falcons baseball team will improve

    By: Ken Weingartner    Steve Rumolo says the fact the Monroe High baseball team has struggled out of the gate is not a surprise, but it’s still disappointing.    The Falcons, with just two regulars returning from a year ago, opened the year by going winless in their first seven outings — 0-6-1 — through Tuesday.    "My…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the April 25 issue By: McKnight PTA leadership lacking To the editor:     Rumor has it that Donna Joseph may serve another two-year term as McKnight school PTA president if nobody else steps forward. This begs the question, what is the Nominating Committee doing to seek out possible candidates for this and the other…

  • Peddie boys set for the Penn Relays

    The track team now sits at 0-2. By: Neil Hay    For the Peddie boys’ track team to better last year’s 3-3 record, the distance runners and throwers will have to match the output of the sprinters and hurdlers.    That is the view from Coach Mark Gartner, who has 27 athletes on hand.    "It all depends…

  • REALITY CHECK

    A war by any other name … By: Dawn Cariello    Last summer, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card responded to why the Bush administration was waiting until September to move the situation with Iraq to the front burner by stating: "From a marketing point of view, you don’t introduce a new product in August."…

  • Princeton task force addresses public space shortage

    Lack of athletic fields, future of Valley Road building are key issues. By: Jeff Milgram    In response to the growing shortage of public space, including athletic fields, in the borough and township, a task force made up of representatives from Princeton Borough, the township, the school board and Princeton University will study Princeton’s needs for…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    PHS’ Murphy still scoring biggest goals By: Justin Feil    Since he started playing for the Princeton High boys’ lacrosse team, Bennett Murphy has always been one of the team’s top scorers.    As a sophomore, he scored 58 goals and had 24 assists. As a junior last year, he recorded 56 goals and 27 assists. This…

  • CASC needs food, money desperately

    The Hightstown center for those in need is feeling the effects of a poor economy. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — For the Hightstown-East Windsor Community Action Service Center, the empty shelves are a terrible sign. In no uncertain terms, it means the food pantry has run completely dry.    "It’s a tough go right now," said…

  • Bialek again leads Princeton school board

    Anne Burns re-elected vice president. By: Jeff Milgram    The Princeton Regional Board of Education unanimously re-elected Charlotte Bialek as president for the third straight year at its reorganization meeting Tuesday night.    Vice President Anne Burns was unanimously re-elected to her second one-year term.    There were no other candidates for either office.    School Business Administrator Stephanie…

  • Tree plea made for downtown

    Environmental Commission members asked that the borough replace trees removed last year. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — The Environmental Commission made its pitch Monday night when it presented its scheme to plant 27 trees to replace those removed from the business district during last year’s downtown revitalization project.    During Monday’s Borough Council meeting, Environmental Commissioner…