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  • A family affair

    Hamilton Jewelers revels in 90 years of dazzle By: Laurel Tielis    For Hamilton Jewelers, it’s a family affair — from father Irving Siegel to son Martin Siegel to grandson Hank Siegel. Because the Siegels recognize the value of family, the four-store chain decided to celebrate its 90th anniversary with a Family Appreciation Day, held at…

  • Sewer debt solution must be equitable

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 14 By: Packet Editorial    Most local governments in New Jersey have only two choices when it comes to assessing residents for municipal services: property taxes or user fees. Residents can pay a share of the total cost of providing services in proportion to the value of their property (taxes) or they can…

  • Boran era ends with Ivy sweep

    Tiger baseball squad comes up short in quest for third straight title By: Justin Feil    Pat Boran will go down as one of the greatest players in Princeton University baseball history. The senior’s career came to an end when the Tigers were swept by Harvard in the best of three Ivy League Championship on Saturday.…

  • New runway puts flight to rancor

    Princeton Airport to hold grand opening By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Owners of the Princeton Airport will hold the grand opening of a new runway Saturday with eyes fixed firmly on the future — because the past is something they would just as soon forget.    After all, it was only a few years ago when…

  • MHS girls’ lacrosse claims fourth in five games

    Cougars’ progress continues with first-ever win in SCT By: Bob Nuse    The Montgomery High girls’ lacrosse team won’t be playing in the state tournament this spring. But that doesn’t mean the Cougars won’t be playing games that have the same sort of importance.    "As a second-year program, there are a lot of teams on our…

  • Mentoring program to support female mathematicians

    Concerns that women are not succeeding at the expected rate. By: Jeff Milgram    Fifty women mathematicians from across the country will gather at the Institute for Advanced Study today for a 10-day Mentoring Program for Women in Mathematics.    The program will bring together undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The program will focus on mathematics…

  • WW-PS picks up MCT crown

    Teammates carry Pirates to first baseball title since 1997 By: Bob Nuse    TRENTON — Justin Muir and Alex Goldberg took turns picking each other up. And when they were finished, the two had helped West Windsor-Plainsboro High South win a Mercer County Tournament baseball title.    Muir, who was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, didn’t…

  • PU student’s mom a dining hall star

    An attempt to bring mother’s home cooking to students-away-from-home. By: Jeff Milgram    Ulla Vilkman, her daughter Rosa Poetes proudly on one side and Princeton University chef Rob Harbison on the other, dips a spoon into the saucepan and tastes.    "You need more orange juice," Ms. Vilkman, whose regular kitchen is in her home near Cologne,…

  • WW-P pupils debate Constitutional law in Washington

    History students take part in We the People competition. By: Gwen Runkle    For some, a weekend in Washington D.C. may sound like a good way to relax, but for a group of juniors and seniors from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, there was not a lot of time to take it easy.    For three days,…