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  • Montgomery schools activity fee is revised

    County superintendent orders changes By: Greg Forester    MONTGOMERY — Somerset County officials have told the Montgomery school board to revise its student fee proposal as a condition of approval for the proposed 2007-2008 budget.    The revisions would exact the planned $100 fee only for those students who were actually taking part in extra-curricular activities and…

  • West Windsor council candidates list their priorities

    Two slates seek voter backing for May 8 election By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — With slates filled and petitions filed, candidates for West Windsor Township Council are already on the campaign trail for the May 8 election.    The six candidates, who have formed two bipartisan slates consisting of three candidates each, have a little…

  • Something pretty special

    Cranbury’s Ryan has always been a scorer and he graduates as one of the CVC’s all-time best By: Justin Feil    You’d have to go back almost a decade to find a time when John Ryan wasn’t a scoring machine.    "I wouldn’t say I was scorer when I was 7," said the Princeton High School hockey…

  • Kids and Community

    Inhalant abuse is growing problem By: Judy Shepps Battle Last September, 15-year-old Charles Gray inhaled Freon — a chemical used as a coolant — in an attempt to get high. The young Floridian reportedly had experimented once before with this chemical, but he’d had no problem.     This time he died.     Sudden sniffing death…

  • Senior Happenings

    MARCH HOURS     Weekend hours: The South Brunswick Senior Center, located on Kingston Lane, will be open every Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.     For more information about any event, unless otherwise specified, or to receive one-on- one computer instruction, call (732) 329-4000, ext. 7670. EVENTS     Massage with Michele: Mondays at 10:45…

  • MHS-style perfection nearly attained

    By: Ken Weingartner    The Monroe Township High wrestling team came within a few hundredths of a point of a perfect season.    OK, it wasn’t a perfect season in terms of being undefeated, but the Falcons missed by the narrowest of margins accomplishing all three of their major goals for the campaign.    First, the Falcons won…

  • Man critically hurt in accident

       A man is still in critical condition Thursday following a car accident March 16 that shut down one of the southbound lanes on Route 130 for more than two hours. By: Lacey Korevec    A man is still in critical condition following a car accident March 16 that shut down one of the southbound lanes on…

  • Letters to the editor

    Week of March 23 Tolkien gesture fits two towns To the editor:     When I read your articles and editorials about Hightstown and Mayor Bob Patten I am reminded of Tolkien’s 3 books called "Lord of the Rings" and the movie trilogy of the same name. The story is about hobbits, elves, dwarves, wizards and…

  • Gift to medical center to fund educational center

    William and Joan Schreyer donate $5 million By: Courtney Gross    When the University Medical Center at Princeton relocates to Plainsboro around 2011 it is going to include an educational center unlike anything in its current facility.    Thanks to a $5 million donation from the former chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch, William Schreyer — as…