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  • Princeton High student wins award for excellence

    Maya Ling received the Oracle Award.    The National Alliance for Excellence has announced that Maya Ling of Princeton has received the Oracle Award.    The Princeton High School graduate was selected as one of only nine students in America to receive the award, which is based entirely on academic merit and the intent to pursue a…

  • Bank forecloses on Windrows

    Retirement community undergoes change in ownership By: David Campbell    PLAINSBORO — Ownership of The Windrows at Princeton Forrestal retirement community has been transferred to the Bank of America following judicial foreclosure on the property.    The foreclosure follows reports last November that parent company CareMatrix, a developer of senior housing based in Needham, Mass., and several…

  • Synagogue open house

    Tuesday, Aug. 14 From 7:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Congregation B’nai Tikvah will hold an open house for families and individuals interested in learning more about the congregation. A second open house will be held on Thursday at the same times. The open house will include a guided tour of the synanagogue, and a meeting…

  • The Beacon Test – Top of Page & Highlight

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  • Bus, rail, highways

    Amtrak SEPTA Suburban Transit (Bus) New Jersey Transit: Bus New Jersey Transit: Rail New Jersey Turnpike Authority

  • Cranbury’s own Don Patterson named Farmer of the Year

    Don Patterson was named the Farmer of the Year at the County Fair Monday. By:Craig Sernotti    Donald Patterson’s house is a half-mile back from Plainsboro Road.    In-between are a thousand acres of corn and soy beans.    It is in these quiet and serene fields of crops that Mr. Patterson makes his living.    "You have to…

  • Bilak/Pereyaslavskiy combo wins Cryan title

    Second seeds from Peddie prevail in mixed doubles. By: Neil Hay    Going into the mixed doubles finals of the Cryan Tennis Tournament last Thursday, three-time defending champions Debbie Karlen and Brad Werner had every reason to expect a fourth straight victory. After all, even their opponents considered the top-seeded Karlen and Werner the favorites.    That…

  • Township Council OKs volunteer payment plan

    Proposal to reward emergency volunteers who have been on active service at least five years will go to voters in November. By: Michael Arges    EAST WINDSOR— Despite controversy about the point system, the Township Council Tuesday approved a plan of tax-deferred payments to township emergency volunteers who have been on active service at least five…

  • David L. Comins

       David L. Comins, 86, of Monroe, died Tuesday, July 31 at the Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Camden, N.Y., he graduated from Camden High School and later moved to Hightstown and then Monroe.    He was a self-employed carpenter and painter, working in the region for many years. He was a member of several square-dancing…