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  • No day off for Holliday at NiE 5k

    By: Justin Feil    Charles Holliday was happy he didn’t have to take a holiday from racing Saturday, and happier still after winning the inaugural Newspapers in Education 5k at Mercer County Park.    "I was looking for a local race," said the Ambler, Pa. resident. "And this is a lot closer than Scranton."    And it was…

  • Mayor calls for vote on borough’s garage

    The Princeton Borough Council will be asked to vote yea or nea Tuesday night. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council will be asked to say yea or nay tonight to moving forward with a $16.5 million plan for a downtown parking garage.    "I am calling the question," Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed said Monday.…

  • Suspect in local case convicted of murder in Ohio

    West Windsor police are investigating disappearance of John Smith’s second wife. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — Former township resident John David Smith, 50, was sentenced last week to 15 years to life for the murder of his first wife in Wayne County, Ohio.    He remains the prime suspect in the disappearance of his second…

  • Suspect in local case convicted of murder in Ohio

    West Windsor police are investigating disappearance of suspect’s second wife. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — Former township resident John David Smith, 50, was sentenced last week to 15 years to life for the murder of his first wife in Wayne County, Ohio.    He remains the prime suspect in the disappearance of his second wife…

  • OBITUARIES, July 24, 2001

    P. Paul Minieri, Edwin W. Hall, Richard A. Allen, Teresa L. Mella, Abram Slover, John W. Gilbert, John A. Powner. P. Paul Minieri Research chemist    WEST WINDSOR — Dr. P. Paul Minieri died Monday at The Medical Center at Princeton. He was 85.    He was a research chemist and worked for a number of area…

  • Supreme Court orders Toll not to build before ruling

    Toll Brothers attorney says there was no intent to begin construction. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — The state Supreme Court on Friday granted the township’s request for a stay to prevent Toll Brothers from proceeding with the development of the 1,165-unit Estates at Princeton Junction, on Bear Brook Road, until after the court rules…

  • Hospital bucks trends but cannot escape nursing shortage

    The shortage is not felt to the degree it is nationally. By: Jeff Milgram    Elizabeth Buff sits in her office at The Medical Center of Princeton, reminiscing about the good old days of nursing.    "We’ve always had the luxury that as a nurse left, we’d immediately be able to replace that nurse," said Ms. Buff,…

  • P-C 15s’ success returns

    After uncharacteristic sloppy play costs it opener, all-stars respond with win By: Justin Feil    LAWRENCE — Joe Aprigliano felt like many of the Princeton-Cranbury 15-year-old all-stars after an 11-3 loss to Manasquan on Saturday in the Southern New Jersey Babe Ruth Tournament dropped them into a losers’ bracket game against Atlantic Shore on Sunday.    He…

  • Princeton 10s reach finals, make history

    First-ever District 12 Little League title in sight By: Justin Feil    LAWRENCE — Larry Peterson is pretty sure that the Princeton 10-year-old all-star team doesn’t think about the historical significance of playing in the District 12 final.    "I don’t think that they really appreciate what things happened in the past," said Peterson, the Princeton manager.…