Category: archives

  • PU men’s lax takes big step with Cornell win

    Tigers move closer to automatic NCAA tourney bid By: Bob Nuse    Looking more and more like a team that will still be playing on Memorial Day weekend, the Princeton University men’s lacrosse team took control of the Ivy League race with a convincing 12-7 win over Cornell on Saturday at Class of 1952 Stadium.    The…

  • Total team effort helps MHS to third

    Cougar girls’ track encouraged by strong finish at Somerset Relays By: Bob Nuse    For the first three weeks of the high school track and field season, Jim Goodfriend wondered just how good his Montgomery High girls’ team could be if he could ever get everyone to a meet at the same time.    Goodfriend found out…

  • Hun-PDS to keep lax date

    Special night at PU’s Class of 1952 Stadium continues Thursday By: Justin Feil    Chances for prep school students to see their peers play can be difficult at times. For the past four years, however, The Hun School and Princeton Day School have made it a little easier with a special night of lacrosse at Princeton…

  • The gift of life

    Why the Diaz family is walking for The March of Dimes. By: Steve Rauscher    When Yolanda Diaz strolls through Mercer County Park Saturday, she will no doubt reflect on how fortunate she and her three-and-a-half year-old son, Christian, are.    Ms. Diaz and her family will be participating in WalkAmerica, an annual fund-raising event for The…

  • Fire destroys house on Lawrence-Princeton border

    Emergency officials closed Cleveland Road, off Carter Road and Province Line Road, near the intersection of Pretty Brook Road. By: Lea Kahn Staff photo by Steve Bates    "Careless smoking" has been blamed for the fire that destroyed a house on the corner of Pretty Brook Road and Province Line Road Tuesday afternoon, according to Casey…

  • Seminars, Meetings and Events

    TUESDAY, APRIL 23 • Business Network International, Princeton Chapter networking breakfast, 7-8:30 a.m. at Merrill Lynch, 4th floor, 7 Roszel Road (off Alexander Rd.) Information: (609) 371-2580. • Le Tip of Princeton, networking breakfast, 7-8:30 a.m., New York Deli Restaurant, Route 1 South (near Mercer Mall) in Lawrence. Information: (609) 396-2480. • Mercer Business Forum, presented by GMCCC,…

  • On the Road Again

    A quick bike check-up can help avoid hours of hardship. By: Jodi Thompson Staff photo by Jodi Thompson Harry Betz, owner/manager of Newtown Bicycle and Fitness, shows off a "canal" bike — perfect for riding along the Delaware Canal.    It’s a glorious spring day and bicycle owners across Bucks pull their wheels from the depths…

  • County set to recount Princeton board votes this week

    Race between the Rev. Frank Strasburger and Michael Mostoller ended in a tie. By: Jeff Milgram    The recount of the voting results for the Princeton Borough seat on the Princeton Regional Board of Education could be held Thursday or Friday, the chairman of the Mercer County Board of Elections said Monday.    It’s all a matter…

  • Helen Wasko

       Helen Wasko, 85, died Sunday, April 21, at Royal Health Gate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.    Born in Trenton, she lived in Lawrence more than 50 years.    She and her late husband owned Wasko’s Tailor Shop on Main Street in Lawrenceville for 28 years. She was a member of Lawrence Senior Citizens.    Daughter of the late…