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  • Prep rival hands Peddie first loss

    BASEBALL: The Falcons lost to another prep school team for the first time since 2000 when Lawrenceville topped them Wednesday. By: Neil Hay    To find the last time the Peddie baseball team lost to a prep rival, you have to go all the way back to the finals of the state prep "A" tournament. Of…

  • Monroe school budget up 12.6 percent

    Driving the increase are a projected 10 percent jump in enrollment and a large number of construction projects. By: Nick D’Amore    MONROE — Voters will decide Tuesday on a proposed 2002-2003 school budget expected to increase school taxes 5 percent.    The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The $47.91 million budget represents…

  • April 12, 2002

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Avenel, Stephen Moy, 330 Woodruff Ave, $195,000, 11/15/01 Basking Ridge, Dorothy Benjamin, 61…

  • Girl Scouts work to keep Brainerd clean

    Girls trained to monitor Cranbury Brook for pollution. By: Stacey Gorski    When a group of Cadette Girl Scouts from Cranbury had to pick a community service project, they didn’t want to do some of the same old things.    "Other people hold bake sales and donate the money — which is something we have even done…

  • Quick delivery models ready for buyers at Country Classics

    One of the homes — a Charleston selling for $637,500 — is a 4,000-square-foot model with full brick front with quoins, circular staircase in the foyer, sunken family room with vaulted ceiling, first-floor study and second-floor bonus room.    There’s no place like home; apparently that’s the sentiment felt in Somerset County’s Hillsborough Township, where five…

  • More ‘pink eye’ cases reported at university

    By: Jeff Milgram    It’s baaack.    Conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye, returned to Princeton University following spring break, although at a lower rate.    From the beginning of February through the most recent tally on Tuesday, University Health Services had seen 395 cases of the disease, 110 of those after the spring break.    In an effort…

  • Lee hopes best tennis days are ahead

    Montgomery senior is playing No. 1 singles By: Bob Nuse    As a first singles player, Justin Lee knows there is no such thing as a day off.    "I’m looking forward to the challenge of playing the top players," said the Montgomery High senior, who has moved from his third singles spot of a year ago…

  • Peddie wins first three

    BOYS TENNIS: A rainout of the scheduled season opener against Lawrenceville didn’t slow down the Falcons, who are off to a 3-0 start. By: Neil Hay    With Peddie’s scheduled opener against Lawrenceville rained out April 3, the Falcons’ tennis match against visiting George the following afternoon was bumped to first of the season. The delayed…

  • Mayor Nolan decides 12 terms are enough

    By: Steve Rauscher    ROCKY HILL — Republican Mayor Brian Nolan will not seek re-election to a 13th term this November.    Instead, Republican Borough Councilman Bradford Merritt and Democrat William J. O’Brien will be the likely candidates in this year’s mayoral race. Both men filed petitions to participate in June’s primary elections, along with Republican council…