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  • Borough police chief wants to hear from residents

    By: Jennifer Potash    While some public officials may rue the constant complaint calls from constituents, Borough Police Chief Charles Davall says he wants more feedback from residents and has recently taken steps to make it easier to get in touch with him.    As part of his effort to reach out to borough residents, the chief…

  • Doctors cautiously welcome insurance deal

    State lawmakers craft bill that would lower malpractice premiums. By: David Campbell    Princeton doctors responded with caution to a deal brokered by state lawmakers this week that could lead to lower medical malpractice premiums for physicians.    Dr. Donald Denny of Princeton Radiology Associates said the deal could be "a nice compromise" but cautioned that more…

  • School budget to see rising insurance costs

    The East Windsor Regional school board said its hard to meet the state’s spending cap. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — Board of Education President Bruce Ettman is outraged over the rising costs the district must face in the 2003-2004 school budget.    "If you look at this budget, the large increases are in the factors we…

  • For the Feb. 7 issue

    Barbara Rice Flanner, Jeannette J. Scaletti, Louis J. Borriello, Salvador "Sam" Ciaccio, Joseph J. DiFrancesco. By: Barbara Rice Flanner    CRANBURY — Barbara Rice Flanner, 81, of Cranbury died on Jan. 30 at her home.    Born in Hartford, Conn., she resided in Hightstown 14 years prior to moving to Cranbury in 1964.    A former employee of…

  • Report cards rank area high schools among state’s finest

    Four schools’ SAT scores within top 11 in New Jersey. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton Regional School District is paying less in teacher salaries, hiring less experienced teachers and spending $2,000 more in pupil costs than the state median.    Teachers in the Montgomery Township School District are paid $9,000 less and have less than half the…

  • PU twists facts on endowment says family in court papers

    Robertson family seeks return of $550 million for Woodrow Wilson School. By: Jeff Milgram    The Robertson family says Princeton University’s November motion to dismiss the family’s lawsuit, which seeks to reclaim a $550 million endowment for the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, contained factual errors and asked a judge in Trenton to…

  • High Pointe’s custom amenities attract savvy buyers

    Toll Brothers’ community offers elegance in a wide selection of home styles, starting from the mid-$600,000s.    Toll Brothers’ High Pointe at Hopewell, a single-family home community in Mercer County, will release 12 home sites for sale as a result of the community’s popularity and home buyer demand. The new section boasts spacious, tree-lined home sites…

  • Gray stands tall when swimming far

    Little Tiger readies for Mercer County Championships By: Justin Feil    The sprint world is not one in which Cranbury’s Kristin Gray fits, or rather she fits too easily.    The Princeton High swimmer resides firmly in the world of distance events.    "I’m short," said PHS junior. "I can’t sprint. Bigger people like (6-foot-7) Jesse Applegate are…

  • DeLuca community to overlook town founder’s ancestral estate

    The Estates at Prospect Manor features 21 luxury single-family homes priced from the $500,000s    What community setting could speak more to the heart of historic Yardley Borough, Pa., than one built around the ancestral home of the Yardley family?    DeLuca Homes introduces The Estates at Prospect Manor, a community of 21 single-family homes built on…