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  • School expansion to go to voters

    Cranbury school board OKs $7.3 million plan. By: Casha Caponegro    The school board unanimously approved a school expansion project, set to cost $7.3 million.    Voters will vote on the plan at a Jan. 22 referendum.    On Tuesday, the board viewed revised designs by Allan Kehrt of KSS architects and a revised budget by Bovis Lend…

  • Schedule visit online with Prudential Fox & Roach

    Nationwide network brings homebuyers and realtors together electronically    Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors offers an exclusive online feature to its customers, with just the click of a button.    Showing Time, a unique service offered by Prudential Fox & Roach, allows customers to make appointments to see listings while on line at www.prufoxroach.com. As the first…

  • RE/MAX agent helps save leatherbacks

    Princeton resident Patrick McShane spent his vacation protecting endangered turtles    While vacationing with family on the beaches of Anguilla this summer, Patrick McShane of Princeton witnessed a giant leatherback sea turtle come ashore to lay her eggs. When a local woman told him the fishermen lining up on the shore were waiting for the 6-foot,…

  • Starting at ground zero, literally and figuratively

    Structural engineer tells P.U. audience about leading the engineering assessment of the damage from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. By: Jeff Milgram    Buildings and fire codes for high-rises will be re-evaluated in the wake of the Sept. 11 kamikaze attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, a structural engineer who surveyed the…

  • Jamesburg Borough studies Master Plan

    No major changes expected. By: Nick D’Amore    JAMESBURG — Residents can probably expect no major changes in the borough’s next Master Plan.    The borough is in the process of updating its Master Plan, and reviewing issues such as mass transit, revitalization and evaluating demographics.    Master plans must be reviewed and approved every six years, but…

  • Ponds Big Dance Band performes for charity

       MONROE — The Ponds Big Dance Band will give a benefit performance Oct. 13 for a variety of agencies helping World Trade Center attack victims and their families.    The band, a popular senior group based at The Ponds, will give two performances, at 7 and 9 p.m., in the Richard P. Marasco Center for Performing…

  • COFFEE TALK: Omelets and an epiphany

    Right now, the best contribution an individual can make to our country is to recover their own good mood and some cheer to spread among the ongoing bewilderment, pain and stress. By: Stacey Gorski    I was sitting in a diner near a small airport in Blairstown Sunday morning, patiently waiting for my one big breakfast…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Knights’ Verbich has goals in mind By: Justin Feil    Adrienne Verbich does not hesitate when asked about her team goal.    "State champs," the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North senior said. "Of course that’s our goal. Winning the CVC, that’s how it starts."    Verbich and the Knights officially became contenders Friday when they beat Lawrence, 2-1 in…

  • Monroe blanks Colonia in girls soccer

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The rain this past Monday didn’t do as much damage to high school sports schedules as it could have. Many area teams, including the Monroe Township High School varsity girls’ soccer squad, simply moved those Monday games to Tuesday.    It was a profitable move for the Lady Falcons, who downed visiting…