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  • Letters to the Editor, March 30

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 30 A texting ban isn’t necessary To the editor:     Texting-while-driving (Editorial, March 27) just might be the epitome of careless driving. It is, as you write, a no-brainer to rid the roads of it. But law enforcement already has authority to ticket texting drivers under New Jersey’s long-standing careless…

  • Letters, March 30

    Still questions about Speizer To the editor:    The Monroe Board of Education has exonerated board member Amy Speizer against the charges that she is not a resident of Monroe and is qualified to be a member of the Board of Education.    However the more that Ms. Speizer becomes an issue, the more that questions are…

  • Uncertain times

    Mysterious Monroe baseball team could win anywhere from six to 20 By: Ken Weingartner    Greg Beyer entered last year’s baseball season relatively certain of what to expect from his Monroe Township High School squad.    This season, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, Beyer himself has said the Falcons could win anywhere from…

  • PU grad competes at XC Worlds

    Spence happy to represent country, Tigers in Kenya By: Justin Feil    Since finishing as the top American at the World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa, Kenya, on Saturday, Mike Spence has been catching up on congratulatory e-mails.    "It’s been great," said the Princeton University graduate who finished 55th in the world. "That’s the best part…

  • Princeton Packet Boys’ Fencer of the Year

    PDS’ Krywopusk closed career on high note By: Justin Feil    Nick Krywopusk felt like he had a big advantage in being left-handed when he started fencing in 2001 at the Bucks County Academy of Fencing.    That edge certainly didn’t show right away.    "The first tournament I went to was about a year after I started.…

  • Princeton skate park plan on board

    California design firm hired to plan facility after getting advice from young local experts By: Courtney Gross    Attention Princeton skateboarders: Grab your gear and boards and get ready to grind on rails and steps because the long-awaited skate park should arrive this year.    After years of lobbying, grant applications and funding discussions, Princeton’s skateboarders will…

  • They stand up for peace each week, seeking a change

       As people enjoyed the spring weather late Wednesday afternoon or got in their cars to return home from work, a few other downtowners had more pressing matters to worry about, like peace.    About 15 men and women have gathered in Palmer Square every Wednesday for over six months to give "Silent Prayers for Peace." They…

  • Board pair face ethics complaints

    Resident accuses two Monroe school board members with violating School Ethics Act. By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — A local resident has accused two Board of Education members of violating the state School Ethics Act.    Jennifer Dressel, of Dey Grove Road, filed two separate complaints March 1 with the state Department of Education’s School Ethics Commission…

  • Falcons coach and players embrace chance to make history

    By: Rich Fisher    As Monroe Township High School dives into the world of boys varsity lacrosse, head coach Joe Yannone not only looks at it as a challenge, but as a chance to make history.    "It’s a privilege to be the (program’s) first coach and for the kids to be the first players," Yannone said.…