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  • Zimmer concedes defeat

    Since a recount began on Monday, Rep. Holt’s lead of about 755 votes actually increased. By: Jennifer Potash    Three weeks after Election Day, Republican Dick Zimmer conceded his loss in the 12th Congressional District to Democrat Rush Holt.    "The voters have spoken," Mr. Zimmer said Wednesday. "I will respect their decision and honor it."    Mr.…

  • Cranbury Municipal Alliance holds program on teen-age drinking

    By:Brian Shappell    The Cranbury Municipal Alliance on Drug Abuse and Alcoholism and the Cranbury School Parent Teacher Organization have teamed up for their first community program devoted to alcoholism.    The program, titled “Teens, Parents, Drinking and the Law,” will be held at 8 p.m. Monday in the Cranbury School Cafeteria. The program will inform parents…

  • Bloomberg community panel takes form

    Expansion plans spur fears among nearby Montgomery residents of added traffic By: Helen Pettigrew    Residents concerned about the proposed expansion of Bloomberg LLC’s Route 518 facility are now satisfied that a new committee will help make their voices heard, according to a spokesman for the group.    Following a Monday night Planning Board meeting, residents in…

  • Olga Toth

    By:Staff    EAST WINDSOR – Olga Pastushenko Toth, 77, died Nov. 22 at Meridian Health Systems-Brick Division, Bricktown.    Born in Harrison, she lived in Newark and Cranbury before moving to East Windsor 35 years ago.    Mrs. Toth was a homemaker and enjoyed reading and crocheting.    Daughter of the late John and Sophia Pastushenko, she is survived…

  • Discarded computers used to bridge digital divide

    There’s still a lot that can be done with older computers By: Michael Arges        HIGHTSTOWN – One person’s obsolete, junk computer might be another person’s golden key to a life of learning – that is the premise of a new Better Beginnings effort.    The program puts donated computers in the hands of parents who…

  • Montgomery considers community deer hunt

    Residents complain of vehicle accidents, Lyme disease threat and property damage. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY – Some township officials, including Councilwoman Ali Henkel, are interested in a community hunt to cull the local deer herd.    The topic arose Tuesday as members of the Township Environmental Commission discussed the preliminary results of a local deer survey,…

  • Gold’s Gym gives back to kids

    Owners do more than talk a good game By: Bob Nuse    For Randy and Bonnie Vey, co-owners of Gold’s Gym of Princeton, becoming sponsors of the Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week program was a no-brainer.    "A lot of places talk a good game about doing something for kids, but we feel like we actually…

  • Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year

    Williams’ play keys WW-P South success By: Justin Feil    Chris Miller doesn’t expect that Sara Williams will spend a lot of her first college soccer season on the bench next fall.    "I don’t know how anyone can keep her off the field," said Miller, head coach of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ team. "She’s…

  • Another paving plan put forth for Ettl Farm

    Toll Brothers has repeatedly missed township-imposed completion deadlines By: David Weinstein    The $1.5 million performance bond put up by Toll Brothers as a guarantee for the Ettl Farm development off Rosedale Road will not be pulled by the township, Bob Kiser, township engineer, said Wednesday.    A new effort has been made to complete road paving…