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  • EDITORIAL: U.S. sorely needs debate on war in Iraq

    Editorial: Americans protest conflict, but the government turns a deaf ear    About a million people took to the streets Saturday across the country to show their opposition to a potential war with Iraq.    We hope President George W. Bush was listening, though we doubt it.    The president has shown little patience for debate over Iraq,…

  • Letters to the Editor, Feb. 21

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Feb. 21 By: One-sided view lets readers down To the editor:     I advertise through two businesses on a regular basis — Princeton International Properties Inc. and P.J.’s Pancake House. Your paper has run a survey in which P.J.’s has been named the Best Pancake House in Central Jersey for all…

  • Town mulls green West

    Seeks to preserve municipal parcel By: Matt Kirdahy    The Township Committee wants to preserve a portion of the remaining 40 acres of the West parcel for passive recreation.    But first, it wants to know just how much of it the Board of Education thinks it might need for future school expansions.    The West parcel, just…

  • Mercer’s home front

    Connie Mercer is in the real survival game. By: Michael Redmond    Connie Mercer is the most dangerous kind of card sharp; she doesn’t look the part. Ms. Mercer’s preferred style of poker is called "Survival: The Only Real Reality Game." It works this way.    You’re a single father of three. You work hard each and…

  • Letter: Police are there to protect your home

    To the editor:     The Cranbury Township Police Department would like to remind residents that by using some simple preventive tips they can help secure their home and family. Burglaries often occur when perpetrators take advantage of opportunities.    Most burglars do not want a confrontation with residents. Therefore, if your home has a "lived-in look,"…

  • Medical Center ends battle for offices on Harris Road

    Nearly a decade of strife with neighbors and Princeton Township comes to end. By: David Campbell    Bringing to an end almost a decade of strife with neighbors and Princeton Township, The Medical Center at Princeton has decided to cease using the houses it owns on residential Harris Road for professional offices.    "I believe that we…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the Feb. 21 issue By: Board member was out of line at meeting To the editor:     I attended the East Windsor Regional School Board meeting on Monday, Feb. 10. I was outraged to hear Board of Education member Robert Laverty address the audience during board forum announcing dates and times of upcoming anti-war…

  • Scoon, Nicholas win state prep track titles

    Two Peddie School athletes won gold in the state prep championships. By: Neil Hay    Stefan Scoon had a pair of first places, and Melanie Nicholas finished first in her specialty, as the Peddie School boys’ and girls’ track teams competed in the state prep championships at Lawrenceville on February 12th.    Scoon doubled when he won…

  • Press Forum

    Should the United States invade Iraq? Should the United States invade Iraq?