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  • Ragucci eyes Group III meet

    By: Sean Richards    The Monroe Township High School’s Nicole Ragucci comes across as a humble person, but when she’s on the track the only one getting humbled is the opposition.    As the standout junior gears up for this weekend’s NJSIAA Individual States in Toms River, you get the feeling there’s no telling what she might…

  • Moms Connection of Rocky Hill seeks new members

    By: Jake Uitti    ROCKY HILL — The Moms Connection of Rocky Hill, a cooperative, nonsectarian group, is looking to welcome new members.    Parents, caregivers and their babies and preschool children are invited to join the Moms Connection playgroup which meets 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays September through May at the First Reformed Church on the…

  • Autism study requires more investigation

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 20, 2007    The headlines were enough to hoist red flags in front of every school — and send shivers down the spine of every parent — from Cape May to High Point.    "New Jersey Leads Nation in Autism Cases."    The ink was barely dry on the newspapers that brought this draconian message…

  • Knights rally past Falcons in GMCT tilt

    By: David Gurney    Senior guard Mark Gulick was convinced the game was over when he hit a 3-pointer with 59 seconds remaining to break a 35-35 tie in Monday night’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament’s first round game at Old Bridge.    He thought it solidified Monroe’s upset of a GMC Red Division team on the road.…

  • BRIEFCASE

    Issue of Feb. 20, 2007 Chicago biotech opens area office    Chicago-based CytoCore, Inc., a late-stage bio-scientific research and medical device company for early reproductive cancer treatment, announced the opening of a new office in West Windsor. "As our suite of early screening, diagnostic and treatment tools moves from the research to production stage, CytoCore wants…

  • Borough police chief says responding first on fires appropriate

    An effort to take pressure off fire department in face of many false alarms By: Courtney Gross    Defining the Princeton Borough Police Department as first responders to certain fire alarms would not be a change in how the borough currently responds and would have no detrimental effect on the department, the borough’s police chief said…

  • Samplers on Sunday set by West Windsor Arts Council

    Culture and entertainment from around the world    PLAINSBORO — Five weeks from now, you’ll look back on a trip that broadened your cultural horizons.    You felt the rumble of Japanese drum music, encountered Chinese dance, experienced Native American tribal dancing, and took an excursion through Mexico’s dance and musical history before finishing with New Jersey’s…

  • Meet brings firsts for WW-P track athletes

    Thomas, Leung, Long all win By: Justin Feil    Through the year, indoor track and field success has been contained mostly at the local level for the West Windsor-Plainsboro North and WW-P South High School teams.    The Knights haven’t been around long, just seven seasons, and they have enjoyed a measure of success with county champions,…

  • OBITUARIES, Feb. 20, 2007

    Ruth Gilwood, Virginia S. Dzurkoc, Judith H. Miller, Luis N. Mallea, Lawrence C. Dalley Jr. Ruth Gilwood PU Registrar’s Office retiree     Ruth Gilwood of Princeton died Feb. 13 at home after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 87.    After raising her four children, she worked 14 years in the Registrar’s Office at…