Category: archives

  • WW-P South tennis passes first test

    Pirates prevail despite changes By: Justin Feil    The Mercer County Tournament was the first test of the season for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ tennis team.    Consider it a resounding success.    The Pirates’ tournament did not start the way they had hoped when they lost their first singles’ Shintaro Mori in the first round, but…

  • Hispanic boycott takes its toll

    Short-staffed Princeton businesses pitch in and make do By: David Campbell    Monday was marked by rallies and widespread worker boycotts as undocumented aliens in the Princeton area took part in a national day of protest to demonstrate their value to the nation’s economy.    But business owners in Princeton, with the help of skeleton crews of…

  • Former Montgomery resident now runs college TV channel

    Boston University operation is largest in New England By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — At the age of 20, Jason Marcus, a student at Boston University and former Montgomery Township resident, has already created and currently runs the largest college television channel in New England.    "I made it my goal to create a student-run television station…

  • Richard David Richey

       Richard David Richey, 81, of West Windsor died Saturday at the Princeton Care Center, Princeton.    Born in Lankershim, Calif., he had resided in West Windsor since 1933.    A graduate of The Metropolitan School of Furniture Finishing where he became a certified, master restorer and refinisher of fine antiques, he was the owner of "The Little…

  • HHS senior dies after auto accident

    Nicholas Boris Jr. died after vehicle struck mailboxes and utility pole By:Charlie Olsen    A local high school senior died from injuries sustained in a car accident early Sunday morning when he lost control of the Dodge Neon he was driving.    Nicholas J. Boris Jr., 18, was traveling south on Millstone River Road when his vehicle…

  • Volcano of Emotion

    Wynne Alexander brings her ‘bouquet of refined sophistication’ to Odette’s. By: Susan Van Dongen    The most honest critics and loyal fans, according to writer/composer Wynne Alexander, are animals, babies and children. She managed to mesmerize a friend’s cat when she sat down to play — which slightly miffed the owner, who said her own music…

  • May 1: Funny business and a serious note

    Grace Plater, a South Brunswick icon, died recently. By: Hank Kalet    Way too funny.    Only Stephen Colbert could pull this off. (See it here.) * * *    Two out of three ain’t bad.    True, I’d have liked more, but given recent Mets history, that’s just being greedy. Suffice to say that this has been a…

  • Monday, May 1, 2006

    Geraldine A. Fox    Geraldine A. Fox, 79, died recently at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center at Hamilton.    Born in Trenton, she had been a resident of Pennington for over 50 years.    She was an active member of St. James Church, having been a member of the St. James Guild, the Renew Prayer Group, St. James…

  • Hopewell Township boy dies of auto-accident injuries

    Viewing and funeral for Henry Yang slated for Saturday morning By John Tredrea    A 14-year-old Hopewell Township boy died Monday afternoon from injuries sustained in a one-car accident Sunday morning while his family was driving to church.    At the time, the roadway was wet and misty light rain was falling, police said.    Henry Yang, 14,…