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  • Legislators learn to avoid making tough decisions

    EDITORIAL: The state Assembly is using an old ploy to put off approval of a new open-records bill.    One of the oldest tricks in the political book is a clever ploy known to its practitioners as CDA: Constructive Decision Avoidance. It goes something like this:    Say you’re a member of the state Assembly. A very…

  • James Austell Sr.

       TRENTON — James Austell Sr., 89, died Sunday, June 3, at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital.    Born and educated in Brunswick, Ga., he lived in Trenton more than 50 years.    He retired after 33 years as a truck driver with Congoleum Nairn.    He was a member of Interfaith Tabernacle Church.    Husband of the late…

  • Montgomery seeks police officer in Middle School

    The Board of Education approved a grant application for a full-time officer. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — The Middle School may soon have a full-time police officer on board to help prevent crime and develop a relationship between students and police.    The Township Board of Education approved a grant application at its meeting Monday that,…

  • New TV genre anything but real

    EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK by T.J. Furman: What is so real about reality TV? The Herald’s managing editor is left scratching his head trying to answer that question.    Call Helen Childress and the writers of "The Simpsons" prophets.    Ms. Childress wrote the 1994 movie "Reality Bites." The plot of the film — starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke…

  • Radanovic steps down as Hun boys’ tennis head coach

    After 17 seasons, activities position is a new opportunity By: Justin Feil For 17 years, Dana Radanovic spent every spring afternoon working into dusk with the small group at Hun known as the boys’ tennis team. "When I went to Hun, I knew I wanted to coach," said Radanovic, a Hun Middle School mathematics teacher.…

  • MOMS help girl with cancer

    The MOMS Club of East Windsor-Hightstown held a silent auction this week to raise money to pay for the medical bills of a 2-year-old Robbinsville girl with neuroblastoma. By: T.J. Furman    When Will and Kim Perrine’s 2-year-old daughter, Kirsten, was diagnosed with a heart murmur last December, the family’s pediatrician wasn’t alarmed.    A precautionary echocardiogram…

  • Post 148 players back to winning ways

    BASEBALL: Despite losing records from the two high schools from which it draws players, Hightstown Legion Post 148 continues to win. By: Kyle Moylan    If Bob Huzzy should ever give up his job as a physical education teacher, he might want to consider accounting. After all, he’s shown an amazing ability of adding negative numbers…

  • Reel life comes to Princeton

    Downtown Princeton in spotlight for filming of "A Beautiful Mind." By: Jennifer Potash    Business owners and merchants were hoping this week that the resumed filming of the movie "A Beautiful Mind" would draw customers and visitors to the downtown.    The movie, which stars Russell Crowe, is based on the inspirational story of Princeton professor John…

  • It’s a new era at Old NassauTilghman takes helm…and looks ahead to university’s expansion

    It will be business as usual for Shirley Tilghman when she officially takes over as president of Princeton University today. There will be no bands, speeches or ceremony and no official transfer of power from retiring President Harold Shapiro. Related story: ‘Shapiro makes exit…and takes measure of his eventful tenure’ By: Jeff Milgram It will…