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  • Princeton golf team will bid aloha to Hawaii

    By: Bob Nuse    What could be better than being on the high school golf team? It’s a chance to go out and play nine holes every afternoon, something that probably makes their players’ parents quite envious.    What could be better? How about being a member of a high school golf team that was going to…

  • Witherspoon Street makes for a rehabilitation dilemma

    Seeking a balance between improving properties and discouraging gentrification. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton Borough officials may need to strike a balance between improving properties in the Witherspoon Street neighborhoods and not encouraging gentrification, which could force out longtime residents.    That was one of the conclusions from a meeting of Princeton Future, a nonprofit citizens group…

  • Senate hopeful Allen claims she’s GOP’s anti-Toricelli

    Edgewater Park state senator seeks support of local Republicans. By: Jennifer Potash    Portraying herself as a coalition-building state senator, Diane Allen (R-Edgewater Park) Tuesday sought the support of local Republicans for her bid for the party’s nomination for a U.S. Senate seat.    Ms. Allen spoke to members of the Republican Association of Princeton at a…

  • Montgomery hopes to hold the line on municipal tax bill

    Property tax bills have climbed more than 30 percent since 1998 and are set to rise another 14 percent this year. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — With property-tax bills that have climbed more than 30 percent since 1998 set to rise another 14 percent this year, township residents are beginning to feel the pinch.    "The…

  • STUDENT VOICES

    Learning about the difficulties of Nicaraguan life By: Polly Silverman    One would think it difficult to shed the luxuries of life in the United States in exchange for the illnesses and hardships of a third world country.    A society with a stable economy and just political system is unquestionably a better place to inhabit than…

  • New massage therapist opens

    CRANBURY- Offers many different ways of relaxation By: Casha Caponegro    Bonnie Evans hopes to bring some relaxation to Cranbury with her new business, Bonnie Evans in Touch Massage Therapy.    Located in a red barn structure on Maplewood Avenue, the business opened on March 9 and is gaining a following with Cranbury residents and people from…

  • Above Average Power

    The Average White Band, a Scottish funk/soul group, rocketed up the charts in the mid ’70s with "Pick up the Pieces." The band will be in the area for a concert at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton April 18. By: Daniel Shearer    Smack dab in the middle of the ’70s, six Scottish…

  • New West Windsor bridge to stay put

    Planning Board cites expense of relocating Alexander Road span. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — After months of heated public debate, the township Planning Board finally has decided where the Alexander Road bridge should be rebuilt — right where it is now.    Following news that the state Department of Transportation would pay for rebuilding the…

  • Parking regulations worry CASC

    The borough’s new parking regulations concern the staff of the Community Action Service Center. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Looking right and out her window, Lydia Santoni-Lawrence can see the Main Street parking lot beside Peddie Lake. The front door of her office at the Community Action Service Center, at 116 N. Main St., is…