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  • HHS swim teams strong in numbers, talent

    Sudol optimistic about 2002-03 season By: John E. Powers        Todd Sudol, the Hillsborough High School swimming coach, arrived at the team’s first practice last month and received a pleasant surprise — more swimmers, a lot more.    "Our boys team doubled in size, we went from 15 to 30," Sudol said. "And the girls —…

  • Church mission trip exceeds expectations

    Beyond the political rhetoric and propaganda that paints the island of Cuba with an unfavorable brush, there are the people just trying to get by. For Hightstown resident Margie Voight, coming face to face with those people was an eye-opener. By: Scott Morgan    In a good way.    Four weeks ago, Ms. Voight, along with 26…

  • Lawrence hoping for steady improvement

    Ice hockey By: Jim Green    It’s one of the oldest cliches in the book. But what else is a coach supposed to preach when he’s trying to build an ice hockey program in the Colonial Valley Conference?    "We’re taking it one game at a time," Lawrence High School coach Andy Borowsky said. "We do everything…

  • Council moves ahead on garage after getting guaranteed price

    Opponents present alternate plan By: Jennifer Potash    Nassau HKT Associates LLC, the developer for the downtown Princeton Borough garage, delivered the guaranteed maximum price for the garage Tuesday — and the price is $270,000 less than an estimate released last month.    And while opponents presented an alternate design on Tuesday, Princeton Borough officials continued to…

  • Professor: Balance of power at stake in war with Iraq

    With democracy will come pressure on Baghdad’s neighbors to liberalize, Michael Doran said. By: Jeff Milgram    If America can bring democracy to Iraq by toppling Saddam Hussein, it will put pressure on Baghdad’s neighbors to liberalize, Princeton University Near East Studies scholar Michael Doran said Wednesday.    And the war could cost anywhere from $50 billion…

  • DISPATCHES

    Random thoughts on the year in music By: Hank Kalet    I get depressed listening to the radio sometimes, too much formulaic nonsense poisoning the airwaves, polluting the mind.    This past year has been rife with it: Nelly, J. Lo., Creed, Mariah Carey, Puddle of Mudd — I can only say, "enough, already." Enough of plaintive…

  • Blasi set to take over MHS boys’ basketball program

    Veteran brings in ‘varied’ experience By: John E. Powers        Larry Blasi, the new head boys’ basketball coach at Manville High School, chuckles when considering the long, long trip he has made.    The 55-year-old Blasi, a self-proclaimed gym rat, has a little bit of a wrinkle in the middle of his coaching resume.    He graduated…

  • Board hires busing consultant

    The school district will pay more than $10,000 for a transportation consultant to examine the busing plan. By: Chris Karmiol    To address transportation concerns, the Board of Education has approved a request by David Shafter, district business administrator, to hire a transportation consultant at a cost of $10,740 plus expenses.    Although the East Windsor Regional…

  • Princeton Medical Center to inoculate emergency workers

    Smallpox vaccinations to be offered on voluntary basis By: David Campbell    The Medical Center at Princeton plans to offer smallpox vaccinations to emergency health-care personnel so they could safely treat the public in the event the virus is spread in a terrorist incident.    The hospital plans to identify potential volunteers as it develops a smallpox-preparedness…