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  • Carnegie Center crash kills one, injures two

    A drive to lunch ends in tragedy after driver apparently lost control of his BMW. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — One man was killed and two seriously injured when their car crashed head-on with another vehicle in Carnegie Center and burst into flames Friday, police said.    James O’Connor, 32, of South Brunswick was pronounced…

  • South Hunterdon Regional budgets passes, 584-505

    Claus (West Amwell), Coleman (Lambertville) and Anthes (Lambertville) win board seats. By: See this week’s Beacon for details.

  • PDS students organize walk to raise money for open space

    Sunday event is outgrowth of a housing development proposed for nearby Coventry Farm. By: Jeff Milgram    When a developer wanted to build townhomes at Coventry Farm, the 16 high school students from the Environmental Action Club — EnAct — at Princeton Day School swung into action.    The students wrote letters, talked with the PDS Board…

  • Jamesburg voters say ‘no’ to school budget

    JAMESBURG — Voters defeated a 2002-2003 Jamesburg school budget and supported four candidates for school board Tuesday.    JAMESBURG — Voters defeated a 2002-2003 Jamesburg school budget and supported four candidates for school board Tuesday.    Voters rejected the $9.5 million spending plan by a vote of 164 to 111. If approved, the tax rate would have…

  • Distler, Maisel gain measure of revenge

    Doubles win leads PHS tennis past South By: Justin Feil        It wasn’t the expected formula, but the Princeton High boys’ tennis team was happy to beat West Windsor-Plainsboro High South, 3-2, Thursday any way it could. After all, it was the Little Tigers’ first win against WW-PS in eight years.    Benny Gordon-Goldstein topped Princeton’s…

  • Cougars rebound in style

    Lee hurls Montgomery baseball to win By: Justin Feil    For two straight games, the Montgomery High baseball team looked like an inexperienced squad, maybe a tad closer to the Bad News Bears than a team that visited the state tournament last season. The Cougars dropped a pair of games, giving up a combined 30 runs.…

  • Sandra Starr Foundation sets annual conference

       The Sandra Starr Foundation is sponsoring the fourth annual Sandra Starr Foundation Communiversity Conference, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at Princeton Garden Theater.    "Community Health and a Healthy Environment: Prescriptions for Princeton and the Region" is the topic of the conference, which is free and open to the public.    Keynote speaker is Dr. Steven Schroeder,…

  • Monroe approves budget

    Budget wins in narrow vote. By: Al Wicklund    Voters in Monroe narrowly supported a $47.91 million budget Tuesday night.    The budget, which increases school taxes 5 percent, was approved 2,249-2,114.    Kathy Leonard was the top vote-getter with 2,923, Kathy Kolupanowich garnered 2,879 and school board President Joe Homoki received 2,840 votes. The three ran unopposed.…

  • Demetri Porphyrios to design PU residential college

    A distinguished reputation for classical-style architecture. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton alumnus Demetri Porphyrios, known as a classical-style architect, has been selected to design the university’s sixth residential college.    The principal of the London-based Porphyrios Associates was named the design architect for Whitman College by the university’s trustees at their meeting Saturday.    His award-winning portfolio includes…