Category: archives

  • First born

    Stroke of midnight brings special delivery. By: Jennifer Potash    The Medical Center at Princeton may have welcomed the very first baby of the new year — and the new millennium, depending upon your math.    Tatianna Elena Lozada was born at the stroke of midnight Sunday. The medical center staff are trying to determine if Tatianna…

  • VETERANS SCRAPBOOK: Army veteran helped defeat Nazis in North Africa

    By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — The airfields where Herb Gluckman was introduced to World War II weren’t plush, but they served their purpose well.    Tech. Sgt. Gluckman, the ground crews he supervised and the other members of the Army Air Corps’ 57th Fighter Group were part of the offensive as the Allied forces ended the German…

  • Mayes named mayor by committee

    CRANBURY — Despite being a member of the minority party, Michael Mayes was unanimously elected mayor Thursday. By: Brian Shappell    CRANBURY — Michael Mayes was elected by the Township Committee to his first one-year term as mayor Thursday.    The committee voted unanimously to support his candidacy after swearing in two members elected in November, Republican…

  • Snow removal efforts praised

    MONROE — The first snowfall of the season — a substantial 12 to 15 inches Saturday — resulted in clear roads by 6 that night. By:Al Wicklund        MONROE — The first snowfall of the season — a substantial 12 to 15 inches Saturday — resulted in clear roads by 6 that night.    Ernie Feist,…

  • PU grads skating nearby

    Bertoli, Morin are two of Trenton Titans’ top players By: Justin Feil    Area hockey fans recognized the names of Scott Bertoli and Benoit Morin even before the two established themselves as major contributors for the Trenton Titans.    It’s because Bertoli and Morin had already made names for themselves 15 minutes up Route 1 at Princeton…

  • Peddie’s Community Day blends fun with meaning

    Homefront, American Red Cross and other community groups will be represented at event By:Mark Moffa        HIGHTSTOWN — This weekend in Hightstown, underprivileged children will be given a carnival, handicapped folks will participate in athletic events, needy families will receive hot meals, and the Red Cross will see much-needed blood donations.    Sound like utopia? No,…

  • Garden Theater project delayed

    Spring opening at the earliest as renovation costs increase. By: David Weinstein    A new and improved Garden Theater won’t bloom until at least spring — and at a cost substantially higher than first expected.    The renovation of the 1920s-era building, located at Nassau Street and Vandeventer Avenue in Princeton Borough, is running behind schedule and…