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  • Girls’ tourneys end with defeats

    Hun, WW-P South fall in finals By: Justin Feil    ANNANDALE — The Hun School and West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ basketball teams entered their respective holiday tournaments on the heels of difficult losses.    Both were able to bounce back with first-game wins, but both then suffered difficult championship losses. The Raiders fell, 58-43, to Allentown Central…

  • Cougars, Hun capture boys’ hoop crowns

    WW-P South falls in Moorestown final By: Bob Nuse    MOORESTOWN — Kris Grundy knows there is no secret to what it takes for the Montgomery High boys’ basketball team to be successful.    It’s team play and defense that will make the difference for the Cougars.    "We don’t have that huge ‘superstar’ player that a lot…

  • Public session on WW redevelopment set Jan. 9

    By: Molly Petrilla    WEST WINDSOR — Residents will have an opportunity to learn about and discuss the township’s pending redevelopment project at a Jan. 9 meeting in the municipal building.    According to Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh, the hour-and-a-half meeting will center on the 350-acre area in need of redevelopment, which includes Princeton Junction train station.    "We’ll…

  • Top 10 of 2006

    Area athletes enjoy championship seasons By: Bob Nuse    It was a year with state, county and conference titles. There were trips to the national championships and national titles.    In other words, it was a typical sports year in the Princeton Packet area.    There was team success and individual success. There were first-time winners and long-time…

  • A problem that won’t go away

    Apartment overcrowding in borough continues despite tougher ordinances By: Courtney Gross    Here is a typical scenario, according to Princeton Borough Housing Inspection and Fire Official William Drake.    One person rents an apartment and subsequently seeks roomers for part of the unit, a couch or even the floor, based on a tiered pricing scale.    Pretty soon,…

  • A site for doing more than ‘Googling’

    West Windsor Internet startup provides a multi-search portal By: Lauren Otis    For those who surf the Internet, whether casually or obsessively, the use of Google’s famed search engine has become second nature, to the point that many people may not even be aware of the variety of search engine options out there, and may be…

  • Medical center move to Plainsboro appears headed for state approval

    State health staff want temporary satellite emergency department at Princeton site By: Courtney Gross    The State Health Planning Board is scheduled to make a recommendation to the commissioner of the Department of Health and Senior Services Thursday on the University Medical Center at Princeton’s proposed relocation to Plainsboro — one of the last steps in…

  • OBITUARIES, Jan. 2, 2007

    Sharon Bilanin, Margery R. Claghorn, Linda D. Siler, Burton A Ford Jr., David O. Johnson, William H. Van Kirk Sharon Bilanin Former township committeewoman     Sharon Helen Carol Sabo Bilanin of Princeton died Thursday in Princeton. She was 59.    Born in Paterson, she was a longtime Princeton resident.    She was a teacher, active community volunteer…

  • Councilman resigns as Rocky Hill Borough Council reorganizes

    As Batchelder bows out, Zimmerman takes the mayoral position for what he says will be one term By: Jake Uitti    ROCKY HILL — Along with the swearing-in of two new council members and a new mayor, the surprise resignation of Councilman Rich Batchelder was announced Monday during the Borough Council’s annual reorganization meeting.    The resignation…