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  • Local governments get ready to face a new year

    By: Gwen Runkle    Those traditional New Year’s Day municipal reorganization meetings are a thing of the past, but local governments still must establish themselves annually, and most will do so early in January.    The Princeton Borough Council will hold its reorganization meeting at noon Jan. 6 in Princeton Borough Hall.    Council members Roger Martindell and…

  • History to repeat itself Sunday on the Battlefield

    Re-enactment to mark the 225th anniversary of the ‘Ten Crucial Days’ that turned the tide of the American Revolution. By: David Campbell    The Battle of Princeton will be re-enacted Sunday at Princeton Battlefield State Park, culminating a weekend of events commemorating the 225th anniversary of the "Ten Crucial Days" that turned the tide of the…

  • Bushelli’s girls edged in tournament opener

    GIRLS BASKETBALL: A 62-45 loss to Nottingham was precipitated by the Rams’ poor field-goal shooting. By: Neil Hay    The numbers tell it all. Eighteen of 69 from the floor. And therein lies the chief reason for Hightstown’s 62-45 loss to visiting Nottingham last Friday night.    "Once again we didn’t shoot well," said girls’ basketball coach…

  • Dominick Vetri

    Dominick Vetri, 89, died Monday at St. Mary Medical Center, Middletown, Pa. Born in Sicily, Italy, he lived in Passaic 45 years and Denville 25 years before moving to Titusville. He was a retired machinist with Kearfott Aeronautics Corp., Little Falls. Son of the late Felicia and Carmela Domino Vetri and husband of the late…

  • Terry Bodnar

       TRENTON — Terry Bodnar, 29, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, at St. Francis Medical Center.    Born in Trenton, she was a longtime area resident.    Daughter of the late John Bodnar, she is survived by her daughter, Adriana of Lawrence; her mother, Margaret Kubin Bodnar of Lawrence; three sisters, Marjorie Mahon of Long Pond, Pa., Patricia A.…

  • Taking stock of the stock…

    Those willing to walk can find their fill downtown… By Jennifer Potash    The days of daily trips to the grocer, butcher shop and bakery may seem long past, but downtown grocers find a trend in customers making frequent instead of weekly shopping trips.    Proposals for a parking garage and other development on the Spring Street…

  • Drought hasn’t drained local water supply

    Elizabethtown Water Co., which services the majority of Princeton, West Windsor, Plainsboro and Montgomery, says it has not been adversely affected. By: Gwen Runkle    Despite December’s recent rains, much of New Jersey along the Delaware River Basin, a 13,539-square-mile watershed that drains portions of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, continues to be plagued…

  • Monroe council set for 2002

    By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Newly elected Councilman Jerry Tamburro and re-elected council members Joanne Connolly and Hank Miller will take the oath of office noon Tuesday when the Township Council holds its reorganization meeting.    Mayor Richard Pucci said Monday that acting police Chief George Doerfler will be appointed to the permanent position at a…

  • HHS shoots out to 3-1 start

    BOYS BASKETBALL: The first road game of the season for Hightstown turned out to be a successful one with a 45-35 win at Nottingham last week. By: Neil Hay    Proving they can win away as well as at home, the Hightstown High School boys’ basketball team made its first road trip of the season a…