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  • Lab fire’s tab: $1 million

    By: Jeff Milgram    A fire on the Princeton University campus Tuesday morning caused significant damage to a first-floor molecular biology laboratory in Moffett Hall and forced the temporary evacuation of Moffett, Schultz and Guyot halls.    No one was injured, university officials said.    The fire, which is still under investigation, appears to have been electrical in…

  • Saving their pennies

    Jamesburg students went to war with money. By: Melissa Morgan    JAMESBURG — Students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Jamesburg are learning that a penny can have more significance than simple spare change.    The school’s penny wars competition, held this week, has encouraged students to empty their pockets and compete against their peers in…

  • Gangs leaving their mark?

    Eleven incidents of graffiti using the insignia of the Latin Kings and the 18th Street Mexican Gang have been found on buildings and other property along Nassau Street between Tulane and Moran streets. By: Jennifer Potash    A spate of graffiti found at numerous locations downtown appears to be gang-related, and Princeton Borough police are investigating…

  • Princeton residents sound off on traffic, parking

    Many were concerned about gridlock — especially the 20 minutes needed to travel Nassau Street from Washington Road to Bayard Lane during the morning and evening rush hours. By: Jennifer Potash    Traffic and the lack of parking appear to be the biggest concerns facing the future development of downtown Princeton, at least according to those…

  • Visokay hopes to speed up PHS girls basketball

    By: Justin Feil    Fans of the slow-it-down style are going to have to stay away from the local girls’ basketball scene. Up tempo is the name of the game this season. Thus far, it’s worked to turn around one team — the Princeton University women’s team that has doubled last year’s win total seven games…

  • State to pay a portion of school wing

    Cranbury School gets the go ahead on its $7.3 million expansion project. By: Casha Caponegro    The Cranbury school board has received approval and state aid for its $7.3 million expansion project.    State Department of Education spokesman Alan Ackermann said the state has granted about $1.3 million in state aid, which will help offset the district’s…

  • Mosley looks to fill in pieces

    By: Bob Nuse    Princeton High boys’ basketball coach Gene Mosley lost more than just talented basketball players with the graduation of last year’s senior class. Mosley also lost guys who knew the kind of hard work it takes to win in the Colonial Valley Conference.    "We miss Bobby (Davison), Buddy (Thomas), Jacob (Uitti) and all…

  • Pamela R. Hannay

       MOUNT OLIVE — Pamela R. Hannay, 52, died Monday at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in New Jersey, she was a former Cranbury resident.    She graduated from Hightstown High School and the Ohashi Shiatsu Institute in New York. She became senior instructor and treated human patients for 12 years. Soon after, she began treating…

  • Schools release non-English language report

    Once again, Spanish is the No. 1 non-English language spoken in the homes of East Windsor Regional students. Gujarati has moved ahead of Punjabi as the second-most spoken. By: Chris Karmiol    Nearly one of every three students in the East Windsor Regional School District speaks or hears a language other than English in his or…