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  • Choo falls in Cryan final

    WW-P grad beaten by teacher in tennis final By: Bob Nuse    Oliver Choo isn’t sure who had the advantage in the battle between teacher and student in Saturday’s James E. Cryan Memorial Tennis Tournament Men’s Open Singles final.    But the West Windsor-Plainsboro High graduate does know that the way he’s been playing over the past…

  • Windrows sale seen as imminent

    Prospective buyer expects deal within a week By: David M. Campbell    PLAINSBORO – The largest assisted-living center in the Princeton area, which opened less than two years ago, is apparently about to be sold.    The owner of Windrows at Princeton Forrestal is expected to close a deal next week selling the 588-unit assisted-living facility in…

  • Blood drives seek to relieve supply crisis

       Bloodmobiles and Donor Centers, including the Mercer County Community Donor Center at The Medical Center at Princeton, will be holding a blood drive this week.    The Donor Center at the Medical Center at Princeton will be open today and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and on Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. during…

  • Montgomery may get choice of cable firms

    Public hearing set for Aug. 17 on Cablevision proposal By: Jane Karlicek    MONTGOMERY – Township residents soon may have a choice when it comes to their cable television service.    Cablevision Systems Corp. appeared before the Township Committee on Thursday to present its estimated $10 million plan to wire the entire township within two years and…

  • Coming in Thursday’s Ledger

    Aug. 10, 2000 issue    Here’s what you can expect to read in this week’s issue of The Lawrence Ledger: A happy covenant    Covenant Christian Ministries have passed the final hurdle on the way to building their new church on Brunswick Avenue. Find out what the church’s pastor has to say about the court victory. Scams…

  • Helping volunteers find a good match

    By: Jane Karlicek    Are you a person wishing to spend some time volunteering? Or a nonprofit organization looking for volunteers?    There’s a Princeton Borough-based nonprofit organization that can help.    Hands On Helpers, located on John Street, connects volunteer hopefuls with nonprofit groups throughout Mercer County.    "We serve as a volunteer clearinghouse, helping individuals in finding…

  • Small plane crashes in Kendall Park field

    Plane flips during emergency landing. No one was injured. By: Matthew Armstrong    A small two-seater airplane headed for Princeton Airport crashed Sunday in a field near Eleanor Drive in South Brunswick. The pilot and passenger were able to walk away with minor injuries.    Franklin residents Scott Meister, 42, who was piloting the 1941 Porterfield airplane,…

  • OBITUARIES, Aug. 8, 2000

    Janine Louise Winant Janine L. Winant Wildlife advocate    Janine Louise Winant of Coventry Farm, Princeton Township, died Sunday after a long illness.    Born in Caux, Switzerland, she was educated in Switzerland and worked for the Swiss Embassy in London during the wartime period of the 1940s.    An ardent advocate of wildlife, she was a life…