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  • John J. Zipper

       EAST WINDSOR — John J. Zipper, 54, died Saturday at home.    Born in Chicago, he lived in East Windsor 26 years.    He graduated from Purdue University in 1974 with a doctorate in analytical chemistry and was a production manager with Arnel Inc. in Parlin. Mr. Zipper was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Roman…

  • Board’s decision shows ineptitude

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    At their Nov. 7, 2001 meeting the East Windsor school board illustrated ineptitude and divisiveness regarding school construction and redistricting. The discussion reflects that the majority of the board places a greater emphasis in decision-making on perception rather than reasoning and facts. The fact that the board voted…

  • Watching history unfold from afar

    Cranbury resident Adam Goldberg was studying in France when he heard about the Sept. 11 attacks. By: Casha Caponegro    Adam Goldberg was studying overseas in France when he heard about the attack on the World Trade Center.    "I was walking down one of the main streets when I heard some people speaking English," said 16-year-old…

  • Ross brings experience to PDS

    New Panther boys’ basketball head coach has been in game almost 30 years By: Bob Nuse    In their search for a new head boys’ basketball coach, Princeton Day School certainly found someone with a wealth of experience.    Charley Ross, with close to 30 years experience at the high school, college and professional level, takes over…

  • HHS goes from 1-9 to doing fine

    FOOTBALL: With a 28-7 win in the first night game ever at Allentown High, the Rams clinched an undisputed title in the CVC’s Valley Division. By: Kyle Moylan    ALLENTOWN — When he was named as Hightstown High School’s third football coach in as many years, Skip Edwards didn’t ask his team to go out and…

  • PU men’s soccer to host NCAA games

    Tigers receiver first-round bye By: Justin Feil    Bob Nye was in the library last Saturday quietly studying when he took a break and checked his e-mail. What he read was great news.    Brown had defeated Harvard to give the Princeton University men’s soccer team a tie with the Bears for the Ivy League title. More…

  • Princeton Packet Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year

    Johnson’s return lifts Hun boys’ soccer By: Bob Nuse    Paul Johnson wouldn’t trade his two-year experience with the under-17 national soccer team for anything.    But at the same time, the Princeton resident is glad he had a chance to come home this fall and play one final season of high school soccer at The Hun…

  • Four charged with Mill Lake vandalism

       MONROE — Four juveniles were charged in connection with a vandalism spree last month of the new Mill Lake School currently under construction. By: Nick D’Amore    MONROE — Four juveniles were charged in connection with a vandalism spree last month of the new Mill Lake School currently under construction.    Sgt. Paul Banach said two are…

  • High-tech tools leave more time for learning in Montgomery

    School system is awash in cutting-edge technology By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — As late as 1997, the entire Montgomery school district had exactly one computer — with a dial-up Internet connection.    Four years and thousands of dollars later, the district is home to a private fiber-optic wide-area network connecting its 1,500 Internet-ready terminals, as well…