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  • Montgomery farmers’ market to open June 28

       The Montgomery Friends of Open Space Farmers’ Market will kick off its fifth year on Thursday, June 28, with "Lettuce Thank You Day." Throughout the day, the first five customers each hour who make a purchase of $10 or more will receive freshly picked heads of lettuce as a special Opening Day thank-you.    Although the…

  • Buddies create dream season

    Buddie Ball closing ceremony marks a first great season By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — With the first season of Buddy Ball coming to a close this weekend, division officials said they were happy with the way things went and are looking forward to next year.    "It’s going to be a consistent program for the kids…

  • Princeton auditons set for ‘Stupid Pet Tricks’

       Does your pet have what it takes to be a star in late night?    "The Late Show with David Letterman" is looking for contestants for an upcoming segment of "Stupid Pet Tricks."    CBS 3 is hosting an open casting call from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, at Cutter’s Mill, The Natural…

  • EDITORIAL: Chapter ends and a new one is beginning

    Princeton High School and Monroe Township High School seniors to graduate next week.    The Class of 2007 is getting ready to leave high school behind.    Next week, seniors from Princeton High School and Monroe Township High School will move their tassels from left to right and then toss their mortar boards in the air, officially…

  • Town eyeing flood fixes

    Township Council will continue to work with residents affected by flooding By: Lacey Korevec    The township is considering ways to deal with flooding.    The Township Committee met with residents Monday to discuss flooding that occurred during an April nor’easter that brought 7 inches of rain to the area and flooded township homes and roadways, as…

  • Institute professors receive Shaw honors

    Prizes in amount of $1 million    Two faculty members at the Institute for Advanced Study have been awarded the 2007 Shaw Prize.    Robert P. Langlands, Hermann Weyl Professor in the School of Mathematics, and Peter Goldreich, professor in the School of Natural Sciences, have been recognized for their achievements in mathematical sciences and astronomy, respectively.…

  • Historical Society just mad about tea; party held in conjunction with museum exhibit

    By: Lacey Korevec    CRANBURY — Tea is what’s brewing at the Cranbury Museum.    Community members who visit the new exhibit, "A Cranbury Tea Party," can drink in the history of tea sets as they’ve changed over time. China, teacups, saucers, creamers, kettles and more from the 18th 19th and 20th centuries will be on display…

  • Lions Club readies for anniversary

    Celebration to be held at Foresgate Country Club By: Lacey Korevec    Cranbury Lions are still scrambling to sell tickets for the organization’s 75th Anniversary Celebration, to be held at the Foresgate Country Club in Monroe June 23.    Lions Club member Walt Caldwell, who is head of the ticket sales committee, said the club still has…

  • Ragucci’s MOC frustration a sign of how good she is

    By: David Gurney    You know you’ve reached a high level when qualifying for only two events in the Meet of Champions is considered a mild disappointment, but then you know where junior Nicole Ragucci is coming from.    Yet, as disappointed as she may be with some of her performances in the NJSIAA Group III Championships…