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  • Suzuki wins Prep title with 38

    GIRLS GOLF: The Falcons captured the team title as well in Wednesday’s championships at Lawrenceville. By: Neil Hay    Senior Sasha Suzuki shot a winning round of 38 Wednesday to lead the Peddie School girls golf team to first place in the State Prep Championship at Lawrenceville. Suzuki’s score was just three strokes over par.    Peddie…

  • Mural shall ‘shine like a beacon’

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    I feel that I must respond to criticism issued by Dr. David Abalos with regard to the recently completed mural at Hightstown High School.    Since work on the mural began, I have received only positive comments and encouragement from students, staff and community. I never expected that the…

  • Hamilton Avenue joins the rush for speed humps in borough

    First aid squad chief fears longer emergency response times. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton Borough plans to apply the brakes to speeders on Hamilton Avenue. Four speed humps are slated to be installed later this year.    But the growing number of such pavement devices has prompted objections from the head of Princeton’s first aid squad, who…

  • Aughenbaugh’s vision right for borough

    CAMPAIGN CORNER by Dan Buriak: The campaign manager for Amy Aughenbaugh makes several points about her, and her opponent’s, platform.    As a Hightstown Borough councilman and a member of our Planning Board, I follow political developments at the state level to assess their impact on our borough. "The Inside Edge," written by Wally Edge on…

  • Road repaving put back on hold

    Disagreements over responsibility leave Blue Spring Road pockmarked. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Long-awaited repairs to the pockmarked face of Blue Spring Road were postponed once again at Monday night’s Planning Board meeting.    Representatives from Matzel and Mumford, the company that has been constructing the Montgomery Hills development in the southeastern portion of the township,…

  • Vanderbeck right for mayor’s office

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    This year, borough voters have an unusual opportunity to choose between two distinct approaches to the solution of problems that we face. This could not have come at a better time, what with property taxes in our tiny borough threatening to spiral out of control.    This year, for…

  • HiTOPS to offer workshops in Cranbury

    By: Casha Caponegro    Talking to children about sexuality and peer pressure can be difficult.    But one way for parents to approach these touchy subjects is to educate themselves on what their children will encounter when they reach high school.    To provide a forum for parents to converse with high school students, the Cranbury Parent Teacher…

  • Outcault park project may begin in fall

       MONROE — Work on the proposed Outcault Park could start as soon as this fall. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Work on the proposed Outcault Park could start as soon as this fall, Township Engineer Ernie Feist said Wednesday.    Mr. Feist said parts of the park could be in use by next spring.    The 40-acre…

  • Lions to hit the links for nonprofit groups

    By: Casha Caponegro    Cranbury golf enthusiasts are encouraged to dust off their clubs in preparation for the 4th annual Cranbury Lions Club Golf Classic.    The fund-raising event, which benefits the more than 40 charities supported by the Cranbury Lions Club, including the Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League, Cranbury Scouts, the Cranbury First Aid Squad and the Juvenile…