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  • Charitable venture by township officer is real knockout

    Wayne Hummel to duke it out in Guns ‘n’ Hoses boxing competition matching police officers against firefighters. By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — Police Officer Wayne Hummel is about to put his chin on the line for fallen comrades.    The eight-year veteran of the force will duke it out Saturday in the inaugural Guns ‘n’…

  • Web update: Cellco cell tower proposal

    Cellco represenatives met with the Zoning Board Wednesday night regarding a proposed cell tower on the Peterson’s Nursery property. By: Lea Kahn    A radio frequency expert hired by the Cellco Partnership told the Zoning Board of Adjustment that unless an additional cell tower is built on the Peterson’s Nursery property on Route 206, cell phone…

  • Rider student dies in binge drinking incident

    Gary DeVercelly, a freshman at Rider University, died Friday morning after being admitted to the hospital Thursday after heavy drinking. By: Ledger Staff Gary DeVercelly, an 18-year-old freshman at Rider University in Lawrence Township, died at 10:50 a.m. Friday at Capital Health System’s Fuld Campus, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokesperson for the Mercer County…

  • West Windsor Rite Aid proposal grinds ahead

    Site plan review yields compromise on access to site By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — After yet another version of the Rite Aid concept plan — nearly the 30th according to the developer — was presented at Monday at the West Windsor Planning Board’s Site Plan Review Advisory Board meeting, a compromise was reached on…

  • Homeland Security grants go to West Windsor, Montgomery

    Night vision equipment to be purchased By: Nick Norlen    In West Windsor and Montgomery townships, you can run, but you can’t hide — even in the dark or behind walls.    As part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program, police departments in both municipalities will receive devices to help them…

  • Cranbury School plan to get public hearing

       Residents will have a chance to vote $15.5 million tax levy at April 17 school elections, to be held at Town Hall. By: Lacey Korevec    The school board approved a $16.7 million spending plan Tuesday that is 5 percent larger than last year’s $15.9 million plan.    Residents will have a chance to vote $15.5 million…

  • WW-P North’s Warner branching out

    Adds boys’ golf to coaching duties By: Bob Nuse    Trevor Warner is realistic enough to know he’s not going to make any major changes in the swings of his players on the West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys’ golf team.    But he also knows that his experience as a coach in other sports will allow him to…

  • DISPATCHES: 14th District in flux

    The retirement of state Sen. Peter Inverso has both parties scrambling to fill his seat, and two Assembly seats on the ballot. By: Hank Kalet    When Assemblyman Bill Baroni announced last week that he was seeking re-election, it appeared that the status quo would apply in the 14th Legislative District, which includes Cranbury, Jamesburg and…

  • Falcon softball talented again

    Peddie seeks to repeat as MAPL, State Prep ‘A’ champ. By: Sean Moylan    For the past two years the Peddie varsity softball team has been on an incredible hot streak. But MAPL rivals better not try to hold their breath waiting for the Falcons’ mini dynasty to end any time soon, because this year they’re…