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  • Princeton Charter School gets top marks

    All area schools score well in state tests. By: Jeff Milgram    At the beginning of the month, when the talk of the town centered around the fact that Princeton High School had dropped to second place in the state for SAT scores, one point behind Millburn High, some very interesting facts were lost in the…

  • PU hoops faces big weekend

    Tigers season on line at Yale, Brown By: Justin Feil    What’s the most important Ivy League weekend of the season? The answer is the same every week for the Princeton University men’s basketball team.    It’s: "This weekend."    This weekend is particularly big because of its competitive nature. It pairs parts of the three defending Ivy…

  • Borough is ready for TV hearings

    Jamesburg court implements new television technology Al Wicklund JAMESBURG — Jamesburg Municipal Court soon will be able to handle matters such as arraignments, sentencing and changes in bail involving inmates at county and state jails via two-way television.    The inmates would make their court appearances in Jamesburg’s Court Room on a large-screen TV, while seated…

  • Kindergarten registration is next week

    By: Jamie Simpson MONROE — The time for parents to register their children for kindergarten will start next week.    In order to be registered for the 2003-2004 school year, children must be 5 years of age on or before Oct. 31. The materials necessary for registration include the child’s original birth certificate, proof of complete…

  • State hockey seedings bring surprises

    Tournament begins on Monday By: Justin Feil    Among the three area Colonial Valley Conference teams, the state ice hockey tournament seedings can best be classified as good, bad and how-did-we-get-that?.    West Windsor-Plainsboro High North — the good — drew the third seed, and will play the winner of No. 30 Pascack Valley and No. 35…

  • PU men’s lacrosse hopes for quick start

    Tigers open Saturday against Hopkins By: Bob Nuse    Bill Tierney has always put a premium on his Princeton University men’s lacrosse team playing well against its tough early-season schedule.    The Tigers have traditionally played most of the top teams in the country during March before they head into the Ivy League portion of their schedule.…

  • Monroe has strong tune-up for districts

    By: Ken Weingartner    The Monroe High wrestling team closed its dual-match schedule with a resounding 54-18 win over West Windsor-Plainsboro North as the Falcons tuned up for this weekend’s District 20 Tournament.    Monroe got pins from Al Rotundo (103), Kevin Rogers (130), John Jensen (135), Matt Horsch (160), Bryan Georges (171), and Mike Goff (215).…

  • Monroe school tax on the rise

    Increased student enrollment may inflate taxes By: Rebecca Tokarz MONROE — A projected 9.6 percent increase in student enrollment could mean a 12.2 percent increase in school taxes for the 2003-2004 school year.    The increase is part of a $54.32 million spending plan that was introduced by the school board Wednesday. A public hearing is…

  • These two guys were born to run

    Montgomery family hosts pair en route to Oregon … for no apparent reason. By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — Two guys are running coast-to-coast across the country with no money, no support vehicle and for no apparent reason — only that they want to.    And thanks to the hospitality of a Montgomery family, one of the…