Category: archives

  • Letters to the editor

    May 18, 2007 Potential candidate voices frustration To the editor: Several comments made by school board members in the past few weeks prompts me to write this letter in response. I know they are unpaid volunteers (apparently, I am in the 1 percent of residents who know this) and they work hard for our children.…

  • Aiming at driver safety

    Click It or Ticket initiative to be inforced in coming weeks. By: Lacey Korevec    Seat belts save lives and the Cranbury Police Department is gearing up to help drivers remember that.    On Monday, the department will begin Click It or Ticket, an annual statewide initiative to make sure drivers and passengers buckle up before hitting…

  • Some pan library closing

    Residents voice disappointment at losing local library By: Bill Greenwood    JAMESBURG — The Borough Council’s announcement last week that it may ask voters to close the public library is not sitting well with some Jamesburg residents.    Members of the Jamesburg Friends of the Library said Wednesday night that the library offers numerous programs important to…

  • Doubles move up, North wins

    Knights upset Ocean in CJ III boys’ tennis By: Justin Feil    Brandon Frank and Scott Weinreb were impressive early when paired together through most of the regular season for second doubles.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro North duo advanced all the way to the Mercer County Tournament finals after playing just two matches together. The two were…

  • Seminary to hold 195th commencement

    Saturday ceremonies to be held at Princeton University Chapel    Princeton Theological Seminary will hold its 195th commencement exercises 4 p.m. Saturday at Princeton University Chapel.    Seminary president Dr. Iain R. Torrance will address the graduates. Dr. Torrance will be awarded an honorary degree (LHD) from King College in Bristol, Tenn. Dr. Gregory Jordan, president of…

  • PDS singles sweep, doubles deliver

    Panthers capture third straight Prep B title By: Justin Feil    The Princeton Day School boys’ singles lineup swept a tournament for the second time this season.    Unlike the Mercer County Tournament when a singles sweep wasn’t enough for the team title, this time David Holland, Neil Karandikar and Bo Marshall had help from their doubles…

  • HHS boys’ lacrosse squad notches first wins

    By: Sean Moylan    ÿ8BOYSÿThe best thing about the Hightstown High boys’ varsity lacrosse’s 10-3 road win at Ewing on May 4 is the team didn’t treat the program’s first victory as some kind of fluke or mistake. In fact, the Rams went out and intensified their focus on the game and, consequently, they’ve won two…

  • Baker happy to help Stuart lax

    Tartans win third straight Prep B crown By: Justin Feil    Kate Baker was happy to be at the Stuart Country Day lacrosse team’s Prep B championship last year.    She was a lot happier being a part of its third straight Prep B crown Monday.    "It beats it definitely," said the junior defense. "I broke my…

  • Young crooner’s career on cruise control

    By: Jessica Loughery    HIGHTSTOWN — As a senior at Hightstown High School, Alex Mitchell had it all planned out.    He wanted to join the military, so after graduation he planned to head to Kansas State University on an academic scholarship. There, he would join the Air Force ROTC.    Just two years later, instead of climbing…