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  • Prominent firms vie to win Princeton Junction station contract

    West Windsor officials delighted with 17 responses By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — The area surrounding the Princeton Junction train station is one step closer to redevelopment after 17 firms, some with international prominence, expressed interest in taking on the project.    The 350-acre site will encompass a downtown area with commercial and residential buildings, as…

  • Leaving the nest

    Preschoolers get big send-off from high school program By: Audrey Levine    They walked single file onto the stage, yellow caps resting squarely on their heads and tassels hanging down the side of their faces. They smiled out at the audience and waved to family and friends as cameras flashed, and parents clapped and called out…

  • Gasoline prices fueling fewer trips for area residents

    Residents stay local this summer By: Cara Latham    Soaring gas prices are making more than just a dent in local residents’ wallets — they’re keeping many residents from making multiple trips, even stopping some from following through with summer vacation plans.    "We usually take a long trip to Michigan during the summer, and we’re not…

  • Gaudioso Radvany is on field hockey tour

    Preparation underway for season By: Justin Feil    With the end of the lacrosse season, Jaclyn Gaudioso Radvany can shift her focus to preparing for next fall’s field hockey season.    Gaudioso Radvany never really lets it get too far away.    She missed several early lacrosse games for Stuart Country Day while she was representing the United…

  • Class scholar in immigration fix

    Star Princeton graduate is trapped because of his illegal status By: Hilary Parker    While his studies emphasize the history of Greece and Rome, Princeton University Class of 2006 salutatorian Dan-el Padilla Peralta is now a prominent figure in the present United States immigration debate. He is an illegal immigrant.    The uproar over the star student’s…

  • Pierson reaches singles quarters

    MHS junior falls to No. 2 seed By: Justin Feil    Matt Pierson was confident he could do well, but he had no idea that his first New Jersey state singles tournament would go this well.    The junior who moved to Montgomery High School this year introduced himself to the state by advancing to the quarterfinals…

  • Corzine signature is only step left for sale of NPDC tract

    Assembly unanimously approves transfer of 257-acre Montgomery site By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The bills authorizing the sale by the state of the former North Princeton Developmental Center, now called Skillman Village, to Montgomery Township were approved by the New Jersey General Assembly on Thursday by a vote of 79-0.    "The vote was unanimous, which…

  • Litvak is a small part of Wie’s historic try

    Princeton resident is official at Open qualifier By: Justin Feil    Jim Litvack has been called in for rulings plenty of times in his 20 years as a United States Golf Association official.    In fact, he was called upon twice at the 36-hole sectional qualifier held at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, N.J., on Monday.…

  • Ward out as Hightstown High School principal

    Reassigned after only 17 months on job By: Dick Brinster    HIGHTSTOWN — John Ward is out as principal of Hightstown High School, a position he held for only 17 months and leaves 41 years after graduating from the school.    The career employee of the East Windsor Regional School District has been reassigned to a job…