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  • Confident Tigers set for soccer opener

    PU to host Stanford on Friday By: Justin Feil    Sunday’s scrimmages against the University of Pennsylvania and Mercer County Community College were particularly useful for a Princeton University men’s soccer team that opens the season 7 p.m. Friday at Lourie-Love Field against Stanford University.    The scrimmages — a 0-0 tie with Penn and 2-2 tie…

  • Program seeks to educate public on threat of pandemic

    Series of presentations slated at Princeton Public Library By: Hilary Parker    Questions and concerns about a potential flu pandemic continue to spread like the feared virus itself.    In response, the Princeton Public Library and the Princeton Regional Health Commission will sponsor a series of presentations, "Pandemic Influenza Threat: Understand and Prepare," to be held 7:30…

  • Historic Rocky Hill church greets its first full-time priest

    The Rev. Dr. Paul S. Rimassa begins service at Trinity Episcopal By: Jake Uitti    ROCKY HILL — The Rev. Dr. Paul S. Rimassa recently began his service as the first full-time priest of the historic Trinity Episcopal Church, located on Crescent Avenue in the borough.    To commemorate the occasion, a reception has been scheduled at…

  • MHS grad East finds niche with soccer

    NJCU coach has developed national power By: Bob Nuse    Kevin East knew he was walking into a tough situation when he took over as head men’s soccer coach at New Jersey City University. But it didn’t take the Montgomery High graduate long to turn things around.    "That first year we had five returning players and…

  • Bird walk slated Sept. 9 in Institute Woods

       On Saturday, Sept. 9, at 8 a.m., expert birder and D&R Greenway trustee Tom Poole will lead a guided walk through the Institute for Advanced Study’s Institute Woods in Princeton Township.    D&R Greenway Land Trust led a coalition of pubic and private partners in preserving the 589-acre Institute Woods through a deed of conservation easement…

  • ‘Sweet 16’ party leads to police summons for Plainsboro committeeman

    Ed Yates charged with violating township’s noise ordinance By: Courtney Gross    PLAINSBORO — During a recent "Sweet 16" party at his home, Township Committeeman Ed Yates, in an apparent state of intoxication, was in violation of the township noise ordinance and protested the matter to the responding officer, according to a police report.    Shortly before…

  • Early deadline for Sept. 7 edition

    Most items due Sept. 1!    Because of the Labor Day holiday Monday (Sept. 4), the deadline for submission of news copy, letters to the editor, etc., for the Sept. 7 edition of the HVN is Friday, Sept. 1, at 3 p.m.    All photos being submitted for that edition should be in this office or e-mailed…

  • Seniors begin the college search

    Editor’s note: One in an occasional series following Cranbury students during their senior years. By: Jessica Beym    Even though Brian Applequist’s senior year at Princeton High School won’t start until Sept. 7, the 17-year-old Cranbury resident already has an appointment with his guidance counselor to talk about applying to college.    Charles Applequist, Brian’s father, said…

  • Student feels brunt of war during democracy tour of Israel

    Getting more than he bargained for during trip organized by Foundation for Defense of Democracies By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Just back from Israel, Montgomery resident Cullen Nutt, a rising sophomore at Boston College, got more than he bargained for when he signed up to get a firsthand look at a democratic country in the…