Category: archives

  • Pilot remembered as quiet, devoted family man

    Those who knew Edward States say he was anything but an average citizen. By: Gewn Runkle    PLAINSBORO — To those who knew Edward States, he was anything but an average citizen.    The 42-year-old father of two taught Sunday school at the Trinity Church in Princeton, coached Little League baseball, was involved in the Cub Scouts…

  • Site for disabled housing rejected

    West Windsor’s council says it wants the program, but in some different location. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — After seeing the success of Project Freedom, a nonprofit organization that provides housing for the disabled, in nearby Robbinsville and Hamilton, Township Council members say they are looking forward to having such a project in West…

  • Millstone Bypass panel charged with bypassing options

    Some on panel say alternatives to bypass have already been eliminated By: David Campbell    When state Transportation Commissioner James Weinstein announced in March that third-party mediation would be used to resolve the long-standing stalemate over the Millstone Bypass, he said that "everything is on the table."    Some members of the Partners’ Roundtable, an advisory committee…

  • Sleep apnea is amenable to treatment

    HEALTH MATTERS By: Mitch Rubinstein    Sleep problems are widespread. More than 100 million Americans regularly fail to sleep well, and there are more than 80 disorders known to affect sleep in adults and children. When sleeping becomes a challenge night after night, overall health and quality of life suffers.    One of the most common and…

  • Two nabbed for burgulary, one for drug possession

    Two teen-agers were charged after they were discovered in a vacant apartment on Northumberland Way with several bags of marijuana. By: Brian Shappell    Two teen-agers were charged with burglary, and one was charged with resisting arrest and possession of a controlled dangerous substance, after they were discovered in a vacant apartment on Northumberland Way with…

  • Students learning about similarities and differences

    Kids begin program to confront prejudices. By: Casha Caponegro    Even in a small community like Cranbury, children may encounter prejudice.    Often this prejudice leads to teasing and mistreatment, affecting a student’s desire to participate and learn.    To combat this problem, the Cranbury School’s guidance department has organized a diversity program in which eighth-graders participate in…

  • Pantries find need is greater this year

    Some organizations are just getting by as donations they usually receive are going to other charities, including those that focus on Sept. 11. By: Nick D’Amore    Local food pantries are seeing an increase in need, along with the usual surge during the holidays, but also are finding more people and companies are donating food, money…

  • PU football looks to streak into offseason

    Tigers need win in Hughes’ return to Dartmouth By: Justin Feil    Roger Hughes is downplaying his first return to Dartmouth as Princeton head coach when the Tigers face Dartmouth 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Field, but won’t hide the fact that it will be a different sort of trip.    "The only time I’ve stood on…

  • Panel critical of plan to use military tribunals to judge terrorists

    Order gives Defense Department the power to secretly prosecute suspected foreign terrorists without recourse to civilian appeals courts. By: Jeff Milgram    The executive order that gives President George W. Bush the authority to order foreigners accused of terrorism to be tried in military tribunals is "scary," unnecessary and possibly unconstitutional, a panel of Princeton University…