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  • South, PHS girls reach state XC

    Both finish fifth in sectional meet By: Justin Feil    For the Princeton High and West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ cross country teams, one year has made a huge difference. An influx of freshman runners has made both stronger teams this season, teams that will be moving on to their respective state group meets.    The Little…

  • Hun’s DiPastina wins Prep A tennis

    Freshman knocks off top seeds on way to title By: Justin Feil    Almost everything in Angela DiPastina’s first year on the Hun girls’ tennis team has been exciting simply because she’s a freshman going through everything for the first time.    Some of the firsts that she’s helped bring to the Raiders have helped. In a…

  • In the pink

    Komen runners turn out in force to fight breast cancer By: Jessica Pallay    The message was written clearly in pink: Women and men of the Princeton area must beware of the dangers of breast cancer.    The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation rallied an estimated 17,000 people to the Bristol-Myers Squibb grounds in Lawrence Township…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 30 (part 1)

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, October 30, 2001 (part 1) Blaming America is detestable To the editor:    Since the slaughter of seven weeks ago, this page has carried many thoughtful and touching letters. But there have also been at least three that were staggering in their ignorance and moral emptiness.    The first, written while smoke was…

  • Hatcher fills a role for South soccer

    Assist leader helps goal scorers By: Bob Nuse    On days when the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ soccer team plays, Jeff Fisher has to make sure he has plenty of pizza money.    Fisher, a junior for the Pirates, leads the Colonial Valley Conference with 25 goals, one more than teammate Allen Weston. A number of those…

  • North football looking at .500 season

    Knights beat Princeton to improve to 4-4 By: Bob Nuse    So what if there have not been any graduates yet? It was Homecoming Day at West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Saturday and the Knights entertained the large crowd with a 24-7 win over Princeton.    With the win, plus a forfeit win awarded earlier in the week,…

  • Affordable housing, seniors top Senate campaign issues

    Incumbent Democratic Sen. Shirley Turner faces a challenge by Republican Norbert Donelly of Lawrence Township and Libertarian Tom Abrams of Princeton Township. By: Jennifer Potash    More affordable housing and better prescription drug coverage for seniors are among the issues promoted by the candidates for the state Senate in the 15th Legislative District.    Incumbent Democratic Sen.…

  • Dynamic duo hits Witherspoon Street

    A men’s designer-clothing store and an Italian restaurant have opened on Witherspoon Street in the last month. By: George Frey    Nick Hilton Studio, a men’s designer-clothing store, and La Mezzaluna, an "authentic Italian" restaurant, have opened on Witherspoon Street in the last month.    The Nick Hilton Studio, located at 221 Witherspoon St., is a natural…

  • Tests show a second anthrax colony at the main Princeton post office

    The facility on Roszel Road will remain closed indefinitely for further testing. By: David Campbell    Tests show a second anthrax colony at the main Princeton post office in West Windsor, a U.S. Postal Service spokesman said Tuesday.    The facility on Roszel Road will remain closed indefinitely for further testing, said Jim Stanley, Hamilton-based Postal Service…