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  • Big Red gives Falcon baseball the blues in Prep A title game

    By:Neil Hay        A year ago Peddie baseball was the toast of the Mercer County and state Prep A tournaments.    This year, however, the twin laurels belong to prep rival Lawrenceville.    Earlier this season the Big Red supplanted the Falcons as Mercer County champions. And on Wednesday the Big Red completed the tournament sweep by…

  • Time for compromise on gun control

    By: John Patten The Million Mom March on May 14 and last week’s National Rifle Association National Convention focused the nation’s attention on firearms, and the two, seemingly incompatible, points of view on the issue of gun control. For the people in the March, we are long past the point of dickering about whether or…

  • Good sewer rules can clog sprawl’s engine

    By:Michele S. Byers Somehow it’s fitting that good sewer rules can prevent New Jersey’s natural heritage from going down the drain. It’s true — unplanned approval of sewer permits fuels sprawl; on the other hand, good sewer rules will protect open space, and help revitalize our communities. The reason is simple. You can’t build new…

  • Congressional candidates won’t commit on rail link

    The three candidates vying for the 12th District congressional seat in the House of Representatives would not say whether they were for or against a proposed rail line that would run through South Brunswick. By:Matt Armstrong    The three candidates vying for the 12th Dis­ trict congressional seat in the House of Representatives would not say…

  • SPORTS TAKES

    By:Staff Express top in soccer flight The East Windsor Express, an under-10 boys’ travel soccer team, participated in the first East Windsor soccer tournament, held on May 13. The Express won its flight, beating the Centennial Crusaders, 3-1 and scorching the Lawrence Rockets 7-3. On May 21, the Express played the Manalapan Magic, its eighth…

  • Panel recommends doubling parking fees

    Princeton Borough would also impose Sunday parking fees under the plan. By: Jennifer Potash    Parking in downtown Princeton would double in price and include Sunday hours and later weekday hours if the Princeton Borough Council accepts the recommendation of a council committee.    The council had asked the members of the Princeton Borough Traffic and Transportation…

  • Schools will open later in WW-P district

    The district’s middle and high schools will open 10 to 15 minutes later next school year, following lobbying efforts by a parent group. By: David M. Campbell    Following an about-face by the school administration, the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of later opening and closing hours next year for district…

  • Kingston gets traffic safety measures

    By:David Weinstein    Kingston has been heard. After dozens of meetings and hours of work to make Kingston’s traffic calming requests heard, the State Department of Transportation last week agreed to many of the Village of Kingston’s proposals for making Route 27 safer for walking, shopping and living in the area.    Mea­ sures to be implemented…

  • Janina Wozniczka

       TRENTON — Janina Cierniak Wozniczka, 71, died Sunday, May 21, at home.    Born in Buczkow, Poland, she came to the U.S. in 1974 and lived in Trenton since that time.    She retired in 1994 after 16 years with Carter-Wallace Pharmaceutical Co., Trenton.    She was a member of St. Hedwig’s Rosarian’s Group 2.    Daughter of the…