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  • CRANBURY: Township to begin sewer obligation

    Time for the town to repay its portion of the $4.7 million agreement By: Casha Caponegro    The time for Cranbury to begin fulfilling its portion of a $4.7 million sewer agreement is drawing near.    A schedule, detailing the time-line the township must adhere to on the agreement, was presented to the Township Committee on Monday…

  • War in Iraq is not prudent

    To the editor:     I strongly oppose President George Bush’s proposal for a preemptive strike against Iraq. I believe this would be morally wrong and against the principles for which our country stands. I have seen no evidence that Iraq is about to take action against us with deadly weapons. There are several other nations…

  • Cranbury School kids reflect on past year

    The school tries to center around the positive of the last year By: Casha Caponegro    Students at the Cranbury School spent part of Wednesday reflecting on heroism, courage and strength.    It was these positive issues that school officials stressed on the one year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.    Wednesday began with a schoolwide…

  • Talent level raises Falcons’ expectations

    BOYS SOCCER: More than a dozen experienced players are returning for Peddie’s 2002 season. By: Neil Hay    Be wary of high expectations.    Steve Collis is.    With more than a dozen experienced players back, good things are in store for the Peddie boys’ soccer team for 2002. So what’s the caveat, coach?    "There’s probably more pressure…

  • New North coach brings passion for running

    Neff takes over Knight girls’ cross country program By: Justin Feil    Melinda Neff didn’t get into long-distance running until she started college, but since then she hasn’t stopped. Now, she’s trying to share her enjoyment with running as the new head girls’ cross country coach at West Windsor-Plainsboro North.    "That’s the reason I’m coaching —…

  • MONROE: Meeting room will get historic touch

    A new look for Town Hall meeting room By: Al Wiclund    MONROE — The main meeting room in the Monroe Township Hall will be getting a new look within the next two weeks when Kathleen Morolda and Ann Dennehy of the Cranbury Station Gallery get to work.    Long a goal of Councilman Henry Miller and…

  • Borough tables underground wires

    The Mercer Hill Historic District Association had asked Borough Council to fund an independent, $5,330 study of the expense involved in laying the electric, cable and telephone wires underground. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council held off making a decision Tuesday on whether to fund a study of the cost of burying utility wires…

  • High school students contemplate terrorism

    A history class at Hightstown High discussed the history of terrorism against the United States on Wednesday. By: Chris Karmiol    HIGHTSTOWN — The terrorist acts of last Sept. 11 have probably secured the slot as the most significant historic event this generation has known. From here on, history teachers around the country will have this…

  • Road closings start Monday

    The closing of main roads in the borough’s downtown district will be done in two phases to allow people to access businesses there. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Phase II of the borough’s downtown revitalization construction plan is scheduled to begin Monday.    Beginning at 7 a.m., the Hightstown portion of Route 33 will be closed…