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  • Montgomery approves budget of $27.4 million

       MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee unanimously adopted its 2002 budget Thursday night, cementing plans to lower municipal taxes slightly to help offset rising school costs.    The committee adopted a $27.4 million budget that carries a tax rate of 31 cents per $100 of assessed value. At that rate, the owner of a home assessed at…

  • Daschle visits to aid Torricelli

    The top-ranking Democrat in Washington spent the day in the state, including a Princeton Borough fund-raiser. By: Jennifer Potash    Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) urged New Jersey voters Sunday to keep Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) in the Senate and preserve the Democrats’ razor-thin margin.    "As I watch Bob Torricelli work, day in and day…

  • Jazzy salute for Dr. B

    Princeton High School Studio Band fans pay tribute to beloved director. By: Jeff Milgram    Since 1978, Anthony Biancosino has been helping Princeton High School students make beautiful music.    On Thursday night, in the middle of the annual band concert, students, former students, parents and colleagues paused to sing the praises of a man known to…

  • Horseplay, tons of bulls, lasso fans at local rodeo

    More than 4,000 attend benefit event in Montgomery. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — They came wearing Yankee caps, but they left wearing Stetsons.    More than 4,000 people came out to western Montgomery over the weekend for the ninth annual Montgomery Professional Benefit Rodeo, to get a taste of life on the range.    "You know we…

  • Princeton Township officers celebrate 75 years

    Police are wearing commemorative arm patches and anniversary badges. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township Police Department is celebrating 75 years of protecting and serving the Princeton community.    "We just want people to know we’ve been here for 75 years, and we’re proud of it," said Lt. Mark Emann, who has been with the department…

  • 4 professors elected to academy

       Four Princeton University professors have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.    They are: Douglas Arnold, the William Church Osborn Professor of Public Affairs; Anthony Grafton, the Henry Putnam University Professor of History; Alan Krueger, the Lynn Bendheim Thoman, Class of 1976 professor and Robert Bendheim, Class of 1937 Professor in Economics…

  • Montgomery’s Eagles blaze woodland trails

    Of the 10 miles of existing pathways within the township, more than four have been blazed by the Eagle Scouts. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Mirroring the symbiosis found in nature, local Eagle Scouts and township pathways officials have developed a relationship of mutual benefit — and township residents may be the real winners.    For…

  • Packet Baseball Player of the Year

    Muir’s dedication made WW-P South best By: Justin Feil    Justin Muir set high standards for himself coming into his senior season of baseball at West Windsor-Plainsboro High South. He laid the groundwork for those standards with his two previous seasons.    He was one of only two regular sophomores on varsity, and he led the Pirates…

  • School project pared to fit in under budget

    Despite delay, Montgomery officials still say the new high school should open for the 2004-2005 school year. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — District officials say the new high school is still projected to open for the 2004-2005 school year, despite setbacks that have delayed the start of construction by more than two months.    In May,…