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  • HHS to test new SAT

    High school students can preview a new version of the Scholastic Assessment Test in March. By:    HIGHTSTOWN — Scoring a 1,600 on your SATs, the fantasy of high school academic champions, is not what it once was. At least it won’t be by the year 2005.    That’s when the College Board — which sponsors the…

  • Nassau Sushi

    With its happy mix of Japanese and Korean specialties, this restaurant is a welcome addition to Princeton’s casual dining scene. By: Pat Tanner Nassau Sushi 179 Nassau St. Princeton (609) 497-3275 Food: Good Service: Efficient Cuisine: Japanese and Korean Ambiance: Typical casual Japanese Prices: Moderate Hours: Lunch: Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: Daily 2:30-10:30 p.m.…

  • Voters are a last resort in Princeton High’s bid overrun

    Board members try to determine why bids were over budget By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton Regional Board of Education officials, trying to figure out why bids for construction at the high school were substantially over budget, say they will ask voters for more money only as a "last resort."    "It’s the easiest solution," board President Charlotte…

  • Fire Co. to host comedy night

    New Year’s Eve not funny enough? Then you’re not hanging out with the right fire department. By: Scott Morgan    For the second straight year, the Hightstown Engine Co. is ringing in the new year with the sound of laughter. "An Evening of Stand-up Comedy" is … well, an evening of stand-up comedy, except that it’s…

  • For the Dec. 27 issue

    James L. Purcell, Johnnie B. Troutman, George S. Vardakis, Helene O. Schipske, Edmund George Mattson, Joseph Schwarze. By: James L. Purcell    HIGHTSTOWN — James L. Purcell, 80, died Monday at home.    Born in Oxford, Pa. in Chester County, Mr. Purcell was a longtime Hightstown resident.    Mr. Purcell was a World War II Army Veteran and…

  • Letters to the Editor, Dec. 27

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Dec. 27 ‘Active adults’ ask the hard questions To the editor:     Councilwoman and Planning Board member Alison Miller’s comments, as reported in the interview at the Wyeth/Rouse open house, should not go unchallenged.    She obviously likes the idea of realizing more taxes from this kind of mixed-use development, but is…

  • Libraries donating books to area children in need

    Books being collected for charitable cause By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Staffers of local libraries have collected hundreds of new books to distribute to young people in area day-care centers, preschools and youth programs.    Through the countywide Books to Keep program, donors give the gift of book ownership to children and teens whose parents cannot afford…

  • Peddie boys’ basketball wins Loomis-Chaffee tourney

    The Falcons improve to 6-1. By: Neil Hay    No doubt when the selection committee that runs the Loomis-Chaffee Tournament invited the Peddie School boys’ basketball team to this year’s hoops extravaganza, they were remembering a year ago, when the Falcons were drubbed by three opponents and were sent packing in disarray.    Much to the surprise…

  • Pantries need help stocking for 2003

    Part of an occasional series focusing on issues of hunger and financial need in the Cranbury area. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Local food pantries are thankful for the generosity shown by their neighbors during the holidays.    But they want to remind residents that hunger remains a problem that will not end when the new calendar year…