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  • Letters to the Editor, Dec. 29

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Dec. 29 Ask your kids about their parties To the editor:     We had an interesting discussion with our 17-year-old son the other day about New Year’s Eve parties. After discussing teen safety issues and whether or not we "understand" why he wants to do what he wants to do, we…

  • Editor’s Notebook

    Editor: Could you just lower your voices? By: Vic Monaco     You get yelled at a lot in this business.     And after about 20 years as an editor and reporter in both news and sports at daily and weekly papers, I’ve gotten more used to it.     I even can buy into the newspaper…

  • Cranbury eyes school chief

       Cranbury is looking outside the district for a new chief school administrator. By: Lacey Korevec    Professionalism, experience and a strong vision of how the district should be operate — those are the qualities the school board wants in Cranbury’s next chief school administrator.    With Chief School Administrator and Principal Carol Malouf planning to retire at…

  • Credit card thieves apprehended in Princeton

    Philadelphia pair targeted Panera Bread customers, police say By: Courtney Gross    Two members of an identity theft ring out of Philadelphia were apprehended at Panera Bread on Nassau Street on Dec. 22 following a month-long investigation into several incidents at the eatery.    Since Nov. 10, the Princeton Borough Police Department received approximately 10 complaints of…

  • North’s Egan in big role

    Sophomore sparks tournament win By: Justin Feil    Erin Egan played in the final minute of the War of the Worlds Tournament championship game last year.    She appeared only in a mop-up role then for the West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ basketball team. Now a sophomore starter, she figures to have a bigger say in whether the…

  • Borough names new judge

       The Borough Council appointed Ms. Shamy, of Bradley Beach, to the position of Jamesburg municipal court judge Dec. 20. By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — All rise for the honorable Judge Erin Shamy.    The Borough Council appointed Ms. Shamy, of Bradley Beach, to the position of Jamesburg municipal court judge Wednesday.    Ms. Shamy will serve a…

  • Amponsa wins tourney, saves match

    By: Sean Moylan    As great as the Hightstown High varsity wrestling team’s 43-28 road win over Steinert was this past Wednesday, the featured match at 125 pounds between the Spartans’ Dustin Renelt and the Rams’ Tim Trivisonno lived up to its advanced billing and then some.    And while Renelt held on to take a 9-5…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Best and worst kitchen gifts

       It’s a wonder I still have left any family, friends or acquaintances who respond to my pleas for fodder for this column. At least once a year I call upon them to share something embarrassing, wacky, perplexing or downright odd about themselves or their loved ones. By: Pat Tanner    In the past, these requests have…

  • Blog update: Sri Lanka and the South Asian Community Association

    Go to Hank Kalet’s Channel Surfing blog for his thoughts on the South Brunswick Post’s unexpected entry into the Sri Lankan civil war. By: Hank Kalet From Channel Surfing: The South Brunswick Post has been dragged into the Sri Lankan civil war. Not that we want to be in the middle of this, but a…