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  • Cranbury School board welcomes back new faces

       Incumbent school board members Walton Caldwell and Bill Persons and newcomer Adam Hawes joined the board after being chosen by voters April 17 to serve three-year terms on the school board. By:Brian Shappell    The school board swore in one new member and welcomed back two familiar faces Tuesday during its reorganization meeting.    Incumbent school board…

  • Hillsborough girls set relay hurdling records

    Team captures fourth straight county title By: Rudy Brandl        SOMERSET — The Hillsborough High girls weren’t just on a title mission at Saturday’s Somerset County Relay Championships. They were there to set some records.    As usual, the Raiders lit up the scoreboard and piled up enough points to win in convincing fashion. While the…

  • Distance crew sparkles for HHS boys

    Raiders third in team standings at county relays By: Rudy Brandl        SOMERSET — It was a day filled with second places and near-misses for the Hillsborough High boys’ track and field team until the distance medley unit hit the track.    That’s when Nick Vaccaro and teammates Matt Lunemann, Tim O’Connor and Mike Klueber set…

  • Man with 14 pitbulls charged

    Princeton Borough residence declared unfit for human habitation. By: Jennifer Potash    A Princeton Borough resident was charged Wednesday with 14 counts of animal-cruelty along with related offenses after Health Department officials discovered 14 pit bulls and a Rottweiler in his Patton Avenue home, which was overrun with dog waste, according to police.    Following complaints by…

  • Police warn residents of con men

    Police are advising residents to be cautious of con artists after three impostors posing as water company workers distracted a South Greasheimer Street senior citizen and made off with two metal lock boxes from inside her home. By:Eric Schwarz    The woman was approached at 4:39 p.m. April 17 by three men in blue jeans, a…

  • A life given to the arts

    Friends mourn the death of Washington Township Arts Council co-founder Diane Dixon. By: Ken Weingartner    WASHINGTON — Diane Dixon wanted to bring the arts to a wide audience.    As co-founder and president of the Washington Township Arts Council and the managing director of the Theater Guild of New Jersey, she accomplished her goal.    Ms. Dixon,…

  • Cycling dad hits the road to further research on autism

    A marketing expert begins cross-country tour to raise money and awareness. By: Linda Arntzenius    Ron and Sharon Oberleitner learned about autism firsthand.    The Princeton couple’s youngest child, Robby, was diagnosed with the disorder five years ago at the age of 3. Before then, the Oberleitners’ only image of the disorder was the character played by…

  • Bulldogs reach 7-0 mark with win over Allentown

    GolfIf you talk to Skip Johnson, the head coach of the Hopewell Valley Central High School golf team, he’ll tell you that his squad has not shot its best round of golf yet. By: Steve Feitl    Still, the Bulldogs have little to be ashamed of. After all, they are 7-0 and sit atop the Colonial…

  • Committee seeks honor roll nominees

    Nomination deadline is May 17Wanted: A few good graduates for the Lawrence High School Hall of Honor. By: Lea Kahn    The Lawrence High School Hall of Honor Selection Committee is seeking nominations for inclusion on its honor roll, said committee member Anthony Watson. The deadline for nominations is May 17.    To qualify, graduates must have…