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  • Kolasas near top of strip

    Brothers perform well at nationals By: Justin Feil    In-family fighting isn’t usually encouraged, except in the case of Matthew and Thomas Kolasa.    The Princeton residents can be found sparring often. It’s OK, they’re helping each other improve in fencing.    "I’ll say we both help each other a lot," said Matthew, 19, who will be a…

  • Letters to the Editor, Aug. 1

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Aug. 1 Jews are protesting bombing in Lebanon To the editor:    Readers should be made aware that a significant number of Jews, including in Israel, are opposed to Israel’s massive bombardment of Lebanese civilians.    On July 22 thousands of Israelis in Tel Aviv demonstrated against the Israeli military’s illegal, immoral and…

  • Web Only Video: Man unhurt after flipping car over

    Several-car accident results in few injuries Click here to view the Video (.mov file) By: Joseph Harvie    A 60-year-old Woodbridge man drove his 1996 Ford Focus into four parked vehicles in the Dayton Plaza parking lot before the vehicle landed on its side against a telephone pole near Georges Road, Monday morning.    No one was…

  • Student’s interest in writing leads to a love of journalism

    Workshop gives boost to Montgomery High School rising junior By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — For Meera Jagannathan, an aspiring reporter and resident of the township, journalism is a recent love affair.    "I’ve only known I wanted to do this — to be a journalist — for a few months now," said Meera with a laugh.…

  • Nancy Powers Cortelyou

       Nancy Powers Cortelyou, 68, of Hopewell Borough, died in the University Medical Center at Princeton on Sunday.    Born in Lock Haven, Pa., she grew up and lived in and around Princeton and Rocky Hill. She was a graduate of Princeton High School and was retired from Federal Express (Trenton/Princeton). She had also worked with her…

  • Fantastic Journey

    The paintings of Balázs Szabo reflect his escape to freedom. By: Megan Sullivan    Balázs Szabo found himself lying in the snow after being thrown through the closed window of a train. The train was heading from Hungary toward the Austrian border, but grenades and machine gun fire intercepted it.    It was 1956 and the Hungarian…

  • Press Forum

    What should the ethics panel formed by Monroe Mayor Richard Pucci look into? What should the ethics panel formed by Monroe Mayor Richard Pucci look into?

  • AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: See others’ art – or make your own masterpiece

    Township offers ways to create and appreciate art By: Lorrain Sedor    This evening, Friday, July 28, the Cranbury Recreation Commission’s summer concert series concludes with a "Vintage Music" concert at 7 p.m. The program will be held indoors at the United Methodist Church. * * *    The Cranbury Public Library would like to know if…

  • EDITORIAL: Veto could help state take bold step

    Stem cell veto does not have entirely negative implications    The first veto of George W. Bush’s presidency is noteworthy for three reasons.    First is the subject matter: embryonic stem-cell research. It’s no secret that this administration places ideology ahead of science on many fronts. The need to start taking swift and decisive action against global…