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  • Pirates’ Long wait over

    WW-P South boys win county track crown By: Justin Feil    Andrew Long didn’t factor much in the Mercer County Championships last year, and neither did his West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ track and field team.    The Pirates, who finished eighth with 35 points last year after winning just one event, the 4×400 relay, turned it around…

  • BRIEFCASE

    Issue of May 16, 2006 Financial Crunch sold at Mt. Vernon    Historic Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home in Virginia, has added Financial Crunch chocolate to its roster of top tier items in its museum store. Julia Mosley, director of retail for Mount Vernon, stated, "When we recently read about Financial Crunch chocolate and then tasted…

  • OBITUARIES, May 16, 2006

    Willard R. Ridner, Archie M. Sharpless, Anita M. Feldman, Joseph C. Wasilewski Willard R. Ridner Retired Kimble Funeral Home director     Willard R. Ridner died Monday at the University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 71.    Born in Orange, he was a resident of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick for the past 30…

  • Tamminen, PDS reach Prep B final

    Panthers go for third win over Pennington today By: Justin Feil    Ten years ago, Princeton Day School won the Prep B state softball championship.    Right around then, Hannah Tamminen was first putting on the catcher’s gear. She has a been a catcher ever since then. The PDS senior will be catching for the Panthers when…

  • Healthy Fares gives Hun softball a boost

    Raiders return to Prep A final By: Justin Feil    Alyssa Fares won a state softball championship as a freshman but was robbed of the chance to compete for a second straight title when she came down with mononucleosis at the end of last year.    The Hun School junior is hoping to make up for it…

  • Warner, Knights eye return to MCT final

    WW-P North baseball pulls upset By: Bob Nuse    Casey Warner will be the first to tell you he did not start the season well.    But, just about any coach will tell you, it’s better to end the season playing well than it is to start the season playing well.    Warner shook off a tough start…

  • Seminary schedules summer lecture series on spirituality

       Princeton Theological Seminary’s Center of Continuing Education will offer a summer spirituality series in June and July, focusing on Buddhism, Dan Brown’s bestseller, "The Da Vinci Code," and on medieval mysticism.    On Saturday, June 10, from 1 to 4 p.m., the center will host an introductory seminar on Buddhism, taught by Bhiksuni Karma Trime Lhamo,…

  • Cut in density, more opportunities for offices focus of new WW zoning

    Four areas of township affected By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — Significant zoning changes may be in store for four areas of the township following a public hearing Wednesday by the township Planning Board.    The changes, which decrease the density of development allowed while allowing more opportunities for office uses, would affect areas near Route…

  • Yardville Bank directors slate beats back investor challenge

    Committee to Preserve Shareholder Value has acquired about 8 percent of the company’s stock By: Lauren Otis    WEST WINDSOR — Yardville National Bancorp shareholders voted to re-elect three directors to the bank’s board who were supported by management, rather than three challengers put forward by an investor.    The proxy battle swelled attendees to Hamilton-based YNB’s…