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  • Cards gain valuable experience

    Wrestling By: Mike Molaro    One of the primary reasons Chris Lynne enters the Lawrence High School wrestling squad into as many early-season tournaments as possible is to get his athletes valuable experience.    The strategy seems to be working, as the Cardinals followed their strong showing in the Garden State Classic two weeks ago with another…

  • George Amunds

       George R. Amunds, 82, died Friday, Dec. 27, at home.    Born in Brooklyn, he lived in East Brunswick for 28 years, moving to Clearbrook in 1985. He served in the Air Force for over 30 years, and saw action as a bombardier, flying over 45 missions during World War II and over 30 missions during…

  • Township’s phone-alert system still suffers from bugs

    Verizon’s call-screening service blocks emergency notification calls By: David Campbell    Princeton Township is still working out the bugs in its emergency phone alert system that block emergency messages to residents who screen calls through Verizon’s telephone service.    The township discovered the glitch during tests begun more than a year ago, and the problem persists with…

  • COSAC’s quarterback

    A Princeton man with autism has scored an off-the-field victory with the New York Giants By: Michael Redmond    A Princeton man with autism has scored an off-the-field victory with the New York Giants.    The volunteer work of Anthony "Tony" Meyer, 63, has been recognized through the Giants by the National Football League’s Community Award Program.…

  • Eleanor Slept Here

    Soak up some history lessons about Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill, her humble home near Hyde Park, N.Y. By: Carolyn Foote Edelmann Photo by Carolyn Foote Edelmann Eleanor Roosevelt’s stone cottage at Val-Kill.    There were giants on the earth in those days (1884-1962), and Eleanor Roosevelt may have been the best and the brightest. The shy…

  • Patten takes helm as borough mayor

    Chill rain did little to dampen the warm spirits at Borough Hall on Wednesday, where a standing-room-only crowd welcomed its 2003 Borough Council. By: Scott Morgan    With a little help from state Sen. John O. Bennett, who administered the oath of office, former Councilman Bob Patten became Hightstown Borough’s newest mayor, succeeding Amy Aughenbaugh, who…

  • Has eagle found a perch in Princeton?

    Reported sightings in vicinity of Lake Carnegie have stirred up some feathers By: David Campbell    Rumored sightings of an American Bald Eagle in the vicinity of Lake Carnegie and the Kingston lock have stirred up some feathers in Princeton.    "It is our national bird, and it had been fairly rare in New Jersey," said Westcott…

  • Milton Lichaw

       Milton Lichaw, 81, died Friday, Dec. 27, at the Merwick Unit of the Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Brooklyn, he lived in Levittown, Long Island for 33 years before moving to Rossmoor in 1987. At Rossmoor, he was active in the Woodworking Club. He attended the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and Hofstra…

  • Two grants go toward the arts

    Monetary donations set to support arts programs By: Al Wicklund MONROE — Grants for the year 2003 from the Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission will support two programs to be offered by the Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission.    The county commission announced two weeks ago grants of $1,900 to the township Cultural Arts Commission…