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  • Van Veghten work on target for April completion

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    Construction is ongoing as workers have closed the western side of the Van Veghten Bridge to continue the 18-month reconstruction project on the 575-foot bridge that connects Manville and Bridgewater.    According to John Kendzulak, Somerset County bridge coordinator, the project, which was started in October, is running on schedule, despite…

  • Back to school: Eighth-graders ready to lead in Cranbury

    In final year in Cranbury School, students say they plan to be role models for younger peers. By: Madeleine Johnson    The school year began in a burst of energy as students carrying book bags and their camera-wielding parents filed into Cranbury School on Wednesday, all abuzz with excitement and anticipation.    Slowly, the hub of all…

  • Back to school: Fifth-graders ready for final year at JFK

    Students say GMB beckons, but they will enjoy their swan song this year. By: Bill Greenwood    JAMESBURG — While several fifth-graders at John F. Kennedy School said they were excited to begin their final year there, they also have more than a few things that they will miss about the school.    For fifth-grader Brent Starling,…

  • Bianchini moving up for PHS tennis

    Sophomore slides into first doubles pairing By: Justin Feil    There are five good reasons to expect that the Princeton High School girls’ tennis team could do even better this year than last year’s Central Jersey Group III finalists did in going 17-2.    The Little Tigers return five players from last season’s top seven, including players…

  • Thompson Park has historical significance

    Township’s archaeologist find artifacts on small portion of site, but believes a proposed new high school can be built in the park. By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — An archaeological firm investigating the proposed site of a new high school now says a small part of the site is historically significant but recommends that construction be…

  • For just 35 clams, Elks serve all you can eat

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    Labor Day may be over, and school started, but Manville and Hillsborough residents can get one last taste of summer at the Manville and Hillsborough Elks’ 16th Annual Clambake, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.    The event will feature four hours of food, music, games, a clown for the kids,…

  • Event planned to honor teen’s memory, aid young drivers

    By: Matt Chiappardi    HIGHTSTOWN — Stephanie Berman did not yet have a driver’s license when she was killed in a car crash in July 2000. Seven years ago, the Hightstown High School student was leaving a friend’s party when she lost control of the car she was driving on a rain-soaked rural Millstone road and…

  • Reporting of campus crimes a concern to borough officials

       Princeton Borough Council’s annual meeting with Princeton University representatives — typically held to review "alcohol-related" issues on campus — will include discussion of how the school’s Public Safety Office reports crimes to the borough police department, Mayor Mildred Trotman said Tuesday. By: Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The announcement comes as Princeton Borough Police Chief Anthony…

  • First senior class enters RHS

    Cara Latham Staff Writer    Cara LathamStaff Writer    WASHINGTON — As 151 members of Robbinsville High School’s first senior class walk through the school’s doors this week, they have a lot on their shoulders. When they leave through those same doors at the end of the school year, they will have formed the beginning pieces of…