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  • Guardian Angel helps Princeton boys soccer team top Steinert

    By: Justin Feil    The red straps on his soccer cleats gave Angel Martinez a bit of flare Wednesday, but the Princeton High senior doesn’t need any more. His skills on the soccer field made him stand out enough.    Normally content to look for his teammates, Martinez had to use all facets of his game as…

  • Different generations get a read on each other

    Montgomery PTA’s Grandfriends Program aims to put the "fun" back into "reading is fundamental." By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Sharon Moore Colquhoun learned about Tacky the Penguin from her 8-year-old neighbor.    "She’s my reading consultant," Ms. Colquhoun said. "She tells me what I need to know."    Ms. Colquhoun — pronounced "Calhoun"— enlisted her neighbor’s services…

  • DEAR FAMILIES

    by Donnie McLane, Age 12 The Cambridge School

  • Study: exceptional students slighted

    WW-P district must establish clear and uniform protocols for identifying students with exceptional abilities, in order to meet a revised state mandate. By: Gwen Runkle    According to a year-long internal study, the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is lacking in providing programs and services for its gifted and talented, or exceptionally able, students.    The study’s…

  • League of Women Voters to host candidates night

    By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Six candidates vying for three Township Council seats in the Nov. 6 election will give their positions on Monroe issues and respond to questions from voters in a League of Women Voters of Monroe Township candidates’ night Thursday, Oct. 18.    The candidates will be heard, starting at 7:30 p.m., in…

  • John V. Michel

       MANSFIELD — John V. Michel, 82, died Oct. 4 at Girard Medical Center, Philadelphia.    Born and raised in Elmhurst, N.Y., he moved to Columbus 15 years ago from Huntington, N.Y., where he lived 35 years.    He graduated from The Cooper Union, New York City, and was an Army veteran of World War II.    Mr. Michel…

  • McGreevey, Schundler take off gloves at first debate

    The gubernatorial candidates also used the forum to illustrate their differences on key issues of education reform, combating suburban sprawl and the state’s economy and budget. By: Jennifer Potash    NEWARK — The veneer of restraint in the New Jersey gubernatorial race following the Sept. 11 attacks vanished Wednesday as the two major-party candidates met in…

  • Backyard dwelling symbol of Sukkot

    Members of an East Windsor congregation have built a sukkah, a traditional symbol of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in their West Windsor back yard. By: Michael Arges    EAST WINDSOR — The freshness of fall air and festive meals outside combine to make the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot especially appealing, said Ellen Hackman.    Through…

  • All trailers finally open at Montgomery High

    By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Eight modular classrooms at the high school hosted classes for the first time Tuesday, four weeks later than the district intended.    "First period of the day, the kids were in, the lights worked, the heat worked," Superintendent Stuart Schnur said. "Everything worked. It was wonderful."    The trailers received a certificate…