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  • A glossy new initiative

    Starbucks to collect recycled magazines for at-risk children and families By: Laura Buck    What could be better than helping a child learn to read? Members of the Magazine Publishers Family Literacy Project, a Princeton-based program, asked themselves this question and found an instant answer, one that would help the environment as well.    "People finish magazines…

  • Perone off to showcase skills

    Montgomery Legion player one of four headed to Omaha By: Bob Nuse    On Wednesday, Steve Perone and three of his Montgomery High baseball teammates will head to Omaha, Neb., home of the College Baseball World Series.    They’ll take in a few games, but more importantly, get a chance to showcase their own abilities in front…

  • Hamilton man, 81, missing since Friday

    By: Olivia Tattory    HAMILTON — Gordon Hector, an 81-year-old retired New Jersey State Police captain, was still missing Monday after a three-day search and might have headed in the direction of Princeton.    According to his son, Chuck, Mr. Hector, a Hamilton Square resident who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, was last seen leaving his family’s…

  • Big turnout, new ideas for Princeton Future

    Citizens focus on issues ranging from downtown parking (the situation has improved) to the university’s arts district (significant skepticism voiced) By: Nick Norlen    Community civic group Princeton Future asked, "What if?" — and the community responded.    Saturday’s open community meeting at Princeton Public Library was planned for discussion of five general topics, but "dozens and…

  • Boys’ Lacrosse Player of the Year

    Yetter consistently good for Cougars By: Justin Feil    Mike Yetter has always played a major role for the Montgomery High School boys’ lacrosse team.    Even as a freshman, he was the Cougars’ second-leading scorer. He repeated the feat in 2005 and then he was the leading scorer for MHS last year as a junior.    Throughout…

  • Pitch in Weale-house knocked out in Mercer win

    North senior shows no rust in Carpenter Cup opener By: Justin Feil    Zach Weale doesn’t expect to have a long future in baseball.    For that reason, he has opted to skip playing American Legion baseball this summer in favor of working.    "I played last year," said the West Windsor-Plainsboro North senior. "This year, I had…

  • Princeton High seniors honored for unity efforts

       Brandi Best, Lucy Breidenthal and Ricardo Broadway, Princeton High School seniors, are this year’s recipients of the 10th annual Interfaith Unity Awards sponsored by Not In Our Town.    From the John Witherspoon Middle School, four students —Talya NaKash, Wajdi Mallat, Andrew Grunther and Jordan Schonberger — were honored for their work on Darfur.    A reception…

  • Bojcun back as Wildcat

    Hun graduate helps in soccer win By: Bob Nuse    When the call came, Lydia Bojcun couldn’t stay away.    The former Hun School and University of Pennsylvania standout hadn’t played competitive soccer in nearly two years. But when she got a call from Vince Baldino about coming back to play for the New Jersey Wildcats, it…

  • Monumental task completed

    Restoration of Princeton Battle Monument took six months longer than expected By: Olivia Tattory    Nearly six months after the state of New Jersey and Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects anticipated, the Princeton Battle Monument restoration is finally complete.    The fence around the monument however will remain for another two to three weeks, said Don Deluca, a…