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  • Felix A. Perone

       PRINCETON TOWNSHIP — Felix A. Perone, 76, died Sunday at Graduate Hospital of Philadelphia.    Born in Princeton, he was a lifelong resident.    He retired in 1989 as a commercial distribution manager after 41 years with American Cyanamid Corp., Clifton.    He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Medical Corps in Japan.…

  • Follow the Vikings

    North of Paris, Normandy offers pleasures to the senses: apple cider, cheese, history lessons and gambling. By: Melvin Benarde    Sept. 8 was our anniversary. With many adventure-filled roaming years behind us, we planned nothing special. Sept. 8 would pass uneventfully. Or so we thought.    About late afternoon, in walked our kids and grandchildren. A baguette…

  • Mitchell returning to WW-P

    Former Pirate to head girls’ lax program By: Bob Nuse    Beth Mitchell was there as a player when the girls’ lacrosse program started at West Windsor-Plainsboro High.    Now, more than 10 years later, she’s at West Windsor-Plainsboro North trying to build the kind of program she’s grown accustomed to being a part of.    Mitchell, who…

  • Tourney NIT-picks PU men

    Tigers play at Louisville tonight By: Justin Feil    PHILADELPHIA — The Princeton University men’s basketball team won’t be in the NCAA tournament this season after losing in the Ivy League playoff opener Thursday, but it will make a seventh straight post-season appearance. The Tigers play at Louisville 9 p.m. tonight. The game is on ESPN.…

  • West Windsor Master Plan deliberations set to resume

    Location of new Alexander Road bridge among most contentious issues. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — The township Planning Board is expected to resume deliberations on the circulation and land use elements of the township’s draft Master Plan tomorrow night.    And while the board will have a lot on its plate to discuss, several township…

  • Montgomery school budget rises 14.5 percent

    Increased debt service and teacher hirings among prime factors. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — The Board of Education gave unanimous approval Monday night to a tentative budget of $47.8 million for next year.    The figure represents a 14.5-percent increase from last year’s budget of $41.8 million.    The district needs to raise $41.6 million of the…

  • Obituaries

    Harry Crosby    GREER, S.C. — Harry J. Crosby, 71, died Tuesday, March 5, at Roger Huntington Hospital.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident until moving to South Carolina two years ago.    Mr. Crosby was an Army veteran of the World War II era.    He co-owned Tremont Lounge in Trenton more than 30…

  • Critical thinking

    Nonprofit Montgomery firm aids education progress By: Jeff Milgram    Cynthia Tregoe Richetti makes it clear that she’s more like a chef than a teacher.    Ms. Richetti, who admits that she has never taught a class in her life, has written "Analytic Processes for School Leaders," a book that helps teachers learn and then teach critical…

  • Senior Menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, March 14 — Chicken rice soup, meat…