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  • Drewry: Black colleges still have a role

    Educator and author tells Princeton High students a black college will be the best choice for some, but ethnic considerations generally should not be the most important factor. By: Jeff Milgram    When the Civil War broke out in 1861, there were only 28 college graduates out of a black population of 4 million. And for…

  • Veteran university employee dies in car crash

    The first fatal Princeton Borough automobile accident in 15 years. By: Jennifer Potash    An elderly Griggstown-area man who was a longtime Princeton University employee was killed in a single-car accident in Princeton Borough Wednesday afternoon.    Ole Lillestolen, 80, of Bunker Hill Road drove his 1995 Ford Escort westbound on Ivy Lane straight across the intersection…

  • St. Patrick arrives early in Twin Rivers

    Even though it was held in February, Twin Rivers’ annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration featured many Irish entertainment acts and traditional food. By: Dawn Nikithser    EAST WINDSOR — When Marty Bernstein began planning the Twin Rivers community St. Patrick’s Day celebration, he thought that three months would be plenty of time to put together a…

  • Mildred B. Mastriano

       HIGHTSTOWN — Mildred B. Mastriano, 89, died Sunday at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Philadelphia, she lived in Dayton 50 years before moving to Hightstown two years ago.    She was a clerk for Abraham and Straus in Brooklyn, N.Y., 30 years before retiring in 1977. She was a member of South Brunswick Senior…

  • Monroe, Jamesburg fire budgets go to voters

    The polls will be open from 2 until 9 p.m. in both towns for the annual fire district elections. By: Al Wicklund    Budgets and contests for seats on the Board of Fire Commissioners in Monroe Township’s three fire districts and Jamesburg’s one district will highlight local annual fire district elections Saturday.    The polls will be…

  • Monroe man admits to fake career as lawyer

    Gregory Arnold Escandell Jr. pleaded guilty to two counts of unauthorized practice of law in state Superior Court. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A township man admitted Feb. 7 that he posed as an attorney and practiced law without a license for seven years in Union County.    Gregory Arnold Escandell Jr., 43, of Brandon Avenue…

  • Cranbury brownie troop gets astronomy lesson

    By: Melissa Morgan    When Cranbury Brownie Troop 1467 got together for a meeting on Tuesday night, the large group of enthusiastic third-graders gazed up at the stars and constellations in the dark night sky. However, they weren’t outside, they were inside a bright room in the United Methodist Church.    The troop was using STARLAB, a…

  • Rams rally for win in MCT opener

    ICE HOCKEY: Hightstown rallied with four third-period goals to knock of Steinert, 6-5, in the first round of the Mercer County Tournament. By: Neil Hay    Just when you think it is time to write them off, the Hightstown High ice hockey team comes back with consecutive performances that show there is still some life left…

  • Montgomery schools offer a ‘guesstimate’ on budget

    The uncertainty of state aid has left districts treading water. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — As the March deadline to submit a school budget approaches, district administrators reluctantly released this year’s preliminary figures, emphasizing that the dearth of hard numbers from the state Department of Education made projecting a budget nearly impossible.    "These aren’t estimates,…