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  • Woman dies after crash

    Dangerous Monroe intersection awaits upgrades By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — A 73-year-old Monroe woman died this weekend after she sustained internal injuries caused by a two-car accident, police said.    Phyllis Blatt was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick following the Jan. 5 accident and died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, police said.…

  • Extended free parking for Princeton library patrons to end

    Citing the cost, township pulling out of deal that provided two free hours By: Courtney Gross    Unless patrons want to pay the price, they may consider making visits to the Princeton Public Library at a much swifter pace as of next month — when two hours of free parking at the nearby Spring Street Garage…

  • Letters to the editor

    Appointment process questioned To the editor:     I encourage our Borough Council to re-examine the mayoral appointment process of our local boards and commissions during this upcoming year.    The current process has promoted a situation that is divisive and has run amok. As is the case for our federal government, mayoral appointments should also be…

  • Local groups will honor Dr. Wolfe

    Remembered as an educator, pioneer By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — An unprecedented project to honor the legacy of Dr. Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe is in the works.    A civil and human rights advocate, champion of public education and supporter of numerous religious groups, Dr. Wolfe made a difference on both national and local stages before…

  • Year-long planning schedule for WW station area outlined

    Timeline discussed at session with architect Robert Hillier By: Molly Petrilla    WEST WINDSOR — Architect Robert Hillier pointed to a large chart Monday night and told the Township Council and members of the public that a plan will be in place for the 350-acre area in need of redevelopment by the end of the year.…

  • Panel backs new university soccer facility

    Stadium would seat 2,400 By: Jake Uitti    Princeton’s Site Plan Review Advisory Board unanimously recommended approval of plans for an upgraded Princeton University soccer facility Wednesday.    A new stadium, which will be located where the team currently plays games, will include both a practice field and a game field.    Lourie-Love, the current soccer facility, holds…

  • Princeton Borough appoints Papp to lieutenant’s post

    The first female lieutenant in the department’s history By: Courtney Gross    During an undercover narcotics investigation with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office in the early 1990s, Sharon Papp was brought to a community she found to be diverse and a department she termed as knowledgeable.    And it is in Princeton Borough that she has remained,…

  • Two from Brooklyn open doors to new family-friendly pizzeria

    Jamesburg Pizzeria is open for business By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — At Jamesburg Pizzeria, it’s all about the food and family.    "We want everyone to come in and feel like they’re at home, feel like they’re part of the family," co-owner Eric Infuso said.    Mr. Infuso and his brother-in-law, Hugo Avellini, held a grand opening…

  • Penny Patter

    The good, the bad and the ugly By: Bettie Witherspoon    What is the best thing that happened to you in 2006? Someone asked me that question. I had a hard time responding. After pondering, I narrowed it down to the following. The good    For sure, the very best is that my grandnephew Danny Medary returned…