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  • Could be a hot winter for Monroe boys track

    By: Sean Richards    The Monroe Township High School boys winter track team had a solid season last year in which a talented group of juniors showed there was the potential to do even better in the near future.    Starting at the Holiday Relays at Fairleigh Dickinson University today (Friday), the future is now.    "The team…

  • EDITORIAL: Coalition takes first steps in revitalization

    JRC is taking Jamesburg in the right direction    The Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition has the right idea.    It has begun a process designed to improve the borough’s downtown area without sacrificing the small-town feel that lends Jamesburg much of its charm.    The JRC is an independent organization made up of borough business and property owners, political…

  • Falcons spent past year hitting the mats

    By: Ken Weingartner    Many of the wrestlers on the Monroe Township High squad could succinctly describe how they spent their summer vacations, or at least a good part of their time off.    Wrestling.    Opponents of the Falcons should keep this fact in the back of their minds, especially if Monroe continues to grow and flourish…

  • ‘Test Culture’ seen equipping students poorly for college

    Princeton University Professor Stanley Katz voices concerns to Montgomery Township Board of Education By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — There is a divide between secondary and post-secondary schools in this country that leads to inefficiencies in education, Princeton University Professor Stanley Katz told the township Board of Education on Tuesday.    Professor Katz, chairman of the undergraduate…

  • PU campus entry road from Nassau Street to be closed over recess

       The Nassau Street vehicular entrance to the Princeton University campus will be closed during the university’s winter recess, from 11 p.m. today until 7 a.m. Jan. 2.    The Faculty Road entrance will be open 24 hours a day during this period.    Those who have questions or who need special accommodations should contact the university’s Department…

  • Administrators, staff hikes range 5 to 15%

    Administrators, staff hikes range 5 to 15% By: Dick Brinster    Schools Superintendent Ron Bolandi got a 5.5-percent pay raise, and will earn $188,500 over the next year as a result of salary increases approved this week for district administrators and their staff by the East Windsor Regional Board of Education.    President Alice Weisman said the…

  • Tourist details space station adventure

    By: Dick Brinster    HIGHTSTOWN — Space traveler Gregory Olsen wants young schoolchildren to remember that perseverance often is the key to success, and the only reason he was able to leave the Earth.    "Never give up on your dream," he told 80 third-grade students during a presentation this month of the ride he took to…

  • Upscale opening set for Princeton Forrestal Village

    Plainsboro shopping center to celebrate opening of Salt Creek Grille and Luxe Home Co. By: Molly Petrilla    PLAINSBORO — Princeton Forrestal Village is changing — and it has a slew of grand openings scheduled to prove it.    On Monday, a new restaurant, Salt Creek Grille, and a furniture store, Luxe Home Co., will open their…

  • Panthers show rapid improvement

    PDS boys’ basketball wins two straight By: Bob Nuse    Matt Levinson hoped to see his Princeton Day School boys’ basketball team make strides over the course of the season.    He never expected to see those strides come this fast.    After dropping their opener to Pennington, the youthful Panthers have bounced back with a pair of…