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  • Monroe police car hit; Jamesburg motorist charged

    Police say young man was driving under the influence of alcohol. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A 20-year-old Jamesburg man hit a Monroe Township police car while driving under the influence of alcohol midnight Saturday, according to police.    Police said Effran Alvarez, 20, of Buckelew Apartments ran away from the accident on foot and was…

  • Christel E. Perske Wolff

       HIGHTSTOWN — Christel E. Perske Wolff, 88, died Feb. 7.    Born in Elbing, Germany, she came to the United States in the 1930s and lived in Bronxville, N.Y., many years before moving to Hightstown.    She studied art and design at the Reiman School in Berlin, Germany, and illustrated medical texts for the Psychiatric Institute in…

  • Graber makes her (1,269) points known

    Jenna Graber, the new all-time leading scorer in Peddie girls basketball history, give the credit for her accomplishments to the team around her. By: Neil Hay    She is the school’s all-time scoring leader. Try to talk to her about her talents, and she will answer with something like, There is no ‘I’ in team. She…

  • Feb. 15, 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, Nicole Androvich, 51 N Madison Ave, $185,000, 09/26/01 Basking Ridge, James Chimenti,…

  • ‘Man of La Mancha’

    The Princeton University Players revive Dale Wasserman’s play about Miguel de Cervanted Saavedas. By: Stuart Duncan    The origins of Man of La Mancha are frequently surrounded by confusion: how author Dale Wasserman had been in Madrid working on a movie when he read in a local newspaper that he was in town doing research for…

  • Overstreet won’t seek second committee term

    Committeeman Greg Overstreet, a democrat, has decided he will not run for re-election when his three-year term expires at the end of 2002. By:Casha Caponegro Committeeman Greg Overstreet has decided that one term on the Township Committee is enough.    In a letter to The Cranbury Press, Mr. Overstreet, a Democrat, said he does not plan…

  • Good day at Ridgewood for Monroe track team

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Monroe Township High School was among eight Greater Middlesex Conference schools that attended this year’s Ridgewood Varsity Classic track and field meet held at the 168th Street Armory in New York City this past Monday. The Falcons ended up with one sixth place finish, two school records and several personal best…

  • Downtown merchants fearful of parking crunch

    The closing of a major parking lot looms as construction nears. By: Jennifer Potash    With downtown parking spaces already at a premium, borough merchants say they fear the impact of closing a major parking lot once construction projects begin this summer.    Borough Merchants for Princeton, an advocacy group of about 70 downtown business owners, met…

  • State budget woes may delay school elections

    Release of aid figures not planned until late March. By: Casha Caponegro and Nick D’Amore    A delay in the release of state aid figures could mean that the April school board elections will be postponed.    The state Legislature has approved a bill giving Gov. James McGreevey until late March to unveil his state budget and…