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  • P-C 15s’ run ends in wee hours

    District One champions never quit By: Justin Feil    Paul Aprigliano said that the Princeton-Cranbury 15-year-old all-star team was determined to play until someone told it that it could not play anymore. Vineland finally sent P-C home, but not before repeating the message several times to a squad that was built on heart and hustle.    Three…

  • Palmer Square losing Gap Kids and Waverly stores

    Landlord says vacancies have an upside in that they create new opportunities. By: George Frey    PRINCETON — The Gap Kids store at 43 Hulfish St. has pulled out of town and the Waverly Home Store at 1 Palmer Square is said to be close on its heels.    David Newton, vice president of Palmer Square Management,…

  • Lacing up their shoes

    Princeton gym sponsors marathoners for arthritis. By: Lisa Pettit    Going the distance of a marathon seems like a daunting feat for most, but it is an aspiration for others — especially if completing the event has significant personal meaning.    "We run (or walk) for those who can’t" is the mantra that almost 200 New Jersey…

  • Princeton 10s’ bid to make more history ends

    Drops final two games to HTRBA By: Justin Feil    The Princeton 10-year-old all-star team made history when it reached the District 12 Little League Tournament final.    That fact alone helped lift its spirit after two losses to Hamilton Township Recreational Baseball Association scraped the icing offPrinceton’s cake.    Princeton entered the finals needing just a single…

  • Here that whistle blowing? And blowing. And …

    Montgomery residents complain about late night train horns. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — Residents of the township and surrounding communities are making a racket over nighttime train noise and have attracted the attention of local and state officials.    The office of Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) says it is trying to set up a meeting with…

  • Fund-raising wash will save pets’ lives

    To the editor By:    On June 24, Open Your Heart held its seventh annual dog wash fund-raiser in the parking lot of University Radiology on Route 206 and Doctor’s Way. The event was originally scheduled for June 23, but was postponed one day due to thunderstorms projected for our area.    We would like to gratefully…

  • Nancy Cinquegrana

       Nancy (DeCovelo) Cinquegrana, 79, died Sunday, July 22 at the Elms of Cranbury.    She was born in New Brunswick and lived for many years in Edison and Sayreville before moving to Parlin six years ago.    She was a communicant of St. Bernadette’s RC Church in Parlin and a member of the Senior Citizens Organization of…

  • University annual fund drive raises record sum

    The Class of 1976, celebrating its 25th reunion this year, raised the highest amount of any class in Princeton history — $5.4 million.    Princeton University, which raised $1.14 billion in its five-year Anniversary Campaign, has raised an additional $36.7 million in this year’s annual fund drive.    The amount raised by the Annual Giving campaign breaks…

  • Working on federal spending

    A gathering of interested citizens began grappling with the issues of Social Security and Medicare Monday at the Monroe Township Public Library. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — There was no consensus on what the next several federal budgets should look like or what should be done to provide greater security for Social Security and Medicare in…