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  • West Windsor Council quashes town center plan

    By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — In order to send a strong message to both state and municipal officials, the Township Council unanimously passed a resolution Monday night saying it will not consider rezoning the west side of the Princeton Junction train station to allow for a town center.    The resolution also called for Mayor…

  • Play of Katz no surprise to South coach

    Sophomore goalie helps Pirate ice hockey squad to quick start By: Justin Feil    Playing behind Mitch DePace last season made Jeff Katz an infrequent visitor to the ice for the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South hockey team. He even had to split time with DePace for the Tri-County Phantoms club team they both played on last…

  • Princeton area legislators gain leadership roles

    On Jan. 8, the state Assembly will change political hands as the Democrats take control with a 44-36 majority. By: Jennifer Potash    WEST WINDSOR — State legislators representing municipalities in Mercer County will gain leadership posts in the Assembly in the new year.    When the 210th New Jersey Legislature is sworn in Jan. 8, the…

  • Princeton schools to ease field-trip limits

    District officials will keep abreast of the news and some trips may be called off. By: Jeff Milgram    The Princeton Regional School District will relax the ban on field trips to metropolitan areas it instituted after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Superintendent Claire Sheff Kohn said Monday.    "We’re going to try to loosen the ban,"…

  • ‘The Noonday Demon’

    The author of an award-winning book on depression tells his story. By: Jillian Kalonick    At the height of his depression, Andrew Solomon could not summon the effort to turn over in bed.    "The anxiety was intolerable … I felt all the time this terrible, paralyzing fear —and I knew there was nothing to be afraid…

  • OBITUARIES, Dec. 18, 2001

    Ann M. Carroll, Jane E. Kochis, Doris P. Decker, Ralph I. DeHart, Robert Gilbert, Gerald Lockyer, Alfred Lindstrom, Harry A. Nelson. Ann M. Carroll Registered nurse    Ann M. Carroll of Princeton died Saturday at The Medical Center at Princeton. She was 83.    Born in Philadelphia, she was a lifelong Princeton resident.    She was a self-employed…

  • Hillsborough agrees to settle with lawsuit developers

    Motion allows attorneys to meet and hammer out details of builder’s remedy settlements By:Alec Moore    The Township Committee gave the green light to its special legal counsel to notify the court that the township is interested in reaching a settlement agreement with PEC Builders and the Bielanski Group, both of which have builder’s remedy lawsuits…

  • Charles Purdy

       WILLINGBORO — Charles K. Purdy, 68, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Rancocas Hospital.    Born in Trenton, he was a longtime resident before moving to Willingboro in 1972.    He graduated from Trenton Central High School in 1950 and served with the Army from 1953 to 1955.    He worked with the Trenton branch of the U.S. Postal…

  • Hillsborough agrees to settle with lawsuit developers

    Motion allows attorneys to meet and hammer out details of builder’s remedy settlements By: Alec Moore    The Township Committee gave the green light to its special legal counsel to notify the court that the township is interested in reaching a settlement agreement with PEC Builders and the Bielanski Group, both of which have builder’s remedy…