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  • EDITORIAL: Victims’ lives help provide ‘the answer’

         People want answers.    They want to know how last week’s attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon could have happened. They want to know what happens next and, most importantly, they want to know how we will get through it all.    Politicians will talk about and, ultimately, decide how we should respond. Rescue…

  • A new addition for some old friends

    AROUND CRANBURY By: Lorraine Sedor    Please remember that the Cranbury First Aid Squad will hold a blood drive to benefit the American Red Cross on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at First Aid headquarters at 68 Maplewood Ave. To schedule an appointment, phone Barbara Danser at (609) 395-1765. Walk-ins are welcome…

  • PU football drops opener to Lehigh, 34-10

    Tigers’ 3-0 halftime lead disappears amid mistakes By: Justin Feil    BETHLEHEM — The Princeton University football team started the game the way it wanted to by slowing the Lehigh offense, but the start to the second half proved far more frustrating for the Tigers in what became ultimately a disappointing season opener. Lehigh showed how…

  • Cranbury mourns a hero

    Todd Beamer, 32, died Sept. 11 as a passenger of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93. He sacrificed his life for the good of his country, possibly saving the lives of thousands in the process. By: Casha Caponegro    Small American flags are lined up along the curb of Cubberly Court, where each mailbox is covered with…

  • HHS football team not making enough plays

    Raiders fall to 0-2 after lopsided loss to Central By: Rudy Brandl    Hillsborough High head football coach Rick Mantz is looking for somebody to make a big play. So far, there haven’t been too many highlights for the Raiders in their first two games.    The Raiders had some bright spots in Saturday’s home opener against…

  • Stressful feelings are normal after trauma …

    LIVING WELL By: Marta Aizenman, Ph.D.    The horrible events of the past week have affected us all. We try to make sense of what has happened and come to grips with the aftermath. We are feeling unsettling emotions. These feelings are new; they seem disruptive to our previous sense of well-being.    For many, the events…

  • Services start as grieving goes on

    List of Princeton area victims grows to 16 in aftermath of terrorist attacks. By: Jennifer Potash    With the national headlines turning toward America’s response, along with more details of the Sept. 11 terrorist incidents at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and outside Pittsburgh, the number of known local victims of the hijacked jet attacks…

  • ‘Ground zero’ shock for volunteer family

    ‘It was total chaos — the most devastating sight I’ll ever see.’ By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — Township Committeeman Ed Yates and his two sons, Jonathan, 18, and Christopher, 21, were among the many tradesmen lending a helping hand at the World Trade Center last week.    All electricians, the three went to Manhattan on Thursday…

  • University clubs still eating at borough leaders

    Council may take tougher stand against drinking. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council may take a harsher stance against alcoholic violations in the private eating clubs on Prospect Avenue unless the clubs take more responsibility for preventing intoxication and underage drinking.    "They can’t continue to operate in an irresponsible manner," Mayor Marvin Reed said…