Category: archives

  • Foster has Princeton breathing easier

    Senior captain paces Tigers’ first win over Notre Dame in 11 years By: Rich Fisher    Peter Foster finally got to exhale.    As a freshman, the Cranbury resident was a member of the Princeton High ice hockey team that lost to Notre Dame on a controversial goal in the Mercer County Tournament.    It was typical, as…

  • Hazel Valone

       Hazel Valone, 92, died Sunday, Jan. 5, at the Elms of Cranbury in Cranbury.    Born and raised in Monmouth Junction, she lived in South Brunswick for most of her life. She was a member of the South Brunswick Senior Citizens and a member of the Golden Age Club.    Her husband, Walter D. Valone, and son,…

  • HHS wrestling squad shows off pinning power

    The Rams bettered the Nottingham Northstars 48-21. By: Neil Hay    Eight pins Wednesday night helped the visiting Hightstown wrestling team to a 48-21 win at Nottingham. The win improved the Rams to 2-0, while the Northstars dropped to 1-1.    Showing strength at the middleweights, the Rams won five straight matches from 130 through 152 to…

  • McGreevey seeks traffic-congestion solutions

    Governor creates special commission; officials, experts generally praise plan. By: David Campbell    Gov. James E. McGreevey’s order this week to create a commission to help solve the state’s transportation funding woes and expedite road and mass-transit projects that ease congestion drew praise from municipal officials and transportation experts — and some mixed reviews.    "I don’t…

  • Elaine Richter

       Elaine (Miller) Richter, 78, died Friday, Jan. 3, at home.    Born in Hempstead, N.Y., she lived in Oakland, Calif., Farmington, Mich., and then moved to Middlesex County for 23 years. She then moved to Garland, Texas before returning to Monroe and Rossmoor in 1999.    She was a secretary for the UMDNJ, employed by the state…

  • Choir’s concert tour victim of war fears

    PHS’s February trip was slated for Budapest, Vienna. By: Jeff Milgram    They raised money from parents, sold poinsettias and worked at Terhune Orchard.    It isn’t any lack of effort that will keep the 86 members of the Princeton High School Choir home next month. It’s the threat of war with Iraq and unstable international affairs.…

  • DISPATCHES: Eight burning questions for 2003

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Our editor offers some unanswered issues for the new year.    We are about a week into the new year and I have a lot of questions on my mind.    I want to know, for instance, why the Jets are called "Gang Green"? Doesn’t the team’s nickname leave anyone else with a…

  • Township’s deer-management program is working

    GUEST OPINION, Jan. 10 By: Phyllis Marchand    The Township of Princeton is currently preparing for year three of its deer-management program, which the New Jersey Fish and Game Council will be considering at its upcoming meeting this month. In light of the success of the program so far, it is hoped and anticipated that the…

  • Falcons boys basketball team remains positive

    By: Redd E. Patrick    The Monroe Township High School girls’ basketball team lost much more than the game when they hosted North Brunswick this past weekend. Early in the second quarter, sophomore center Ali Baumlin, coming down after a rebound, fractured a bone in her ankle. She will be out at least until a doctor’s…