Category: archives

  • WW-P school board opts for continuity in leadership

    By: Emily Craighead    The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education opted for consistency at its reorganization meeting Tuesday, returning Hemant Marathe to the position of board president. The vote was unanimous.    "I give a lot of credit to the administration," Mr. Marathe said. "They have been very helpful in working with the board."    Robert Johnson…

  • FORUM: Do you support Gov. Jon Corzine’s budget? If not, what would you do differently?

    Join the Debate    The Cranbury Press hosts a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues.    The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe want their town to…

  • WW-P South wins third straight MCT title

    Tennis team rallies past Hun By: Justin Feil    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ tennis team used a familiar strategy to win its third straight Mercer County Tournament on Thursday.    The Pirates trailed Hun by four points entering the semifinals at Mercer County Park, but captured the bottom four flights for the second straight year —…

  • Very Grateful

    Dark Star Orchestra re-interprets the authentic sound of the Grateful Dead. By: Susan Van Dongen    Dino English, one of the drummers for Dark Star Orchestra, said he never really knew what the fuss was about the Grateful Dead. In fact, he was a fan of Peter Gabriel-era Genesis. The group’s gothic keyboard foundations, theatricality and…

  • A Whole New World

    The Raritan River Music Festival gives new definition to ‘world music.’ By: Josh Appelbaum    Western New Jersey isn’t normally thought of as a hotbed for New Music, but each spring the Raritan River Music Festival brings new works by contemporary composers to diverse audiences in rural locales throughout Hunterdon and Warren counties.    Festival founders and…

  • MacIntosh, Knights still strive for bests

    North girls’ track tops Allentown By: Justin Feil    One of the things that Bill Mealy has been thrilled to see in his inexperienced West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ track and field team is the way they’ve improved their performance level every week.    "We’ve been averaging about 30 personal bests per meet," said Mealy, a longtime assistant…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    PHS lacrosse has "Wright" stuff By: Bob Nuse    Joyce Jones hasn’t sent Sarah Wright to any specialists.    At least not yet. But the Princeton High girls’ lacrosse coach is convinced Wright sees things other players on the field simply don’t see.    "She sees the cage and she can put the ball between the pipes," Jones…

  • Planting the seeds of preservation

    Cranbury students, officials and residents will plant a red maple tree outside of the Cranbury School today (Friday) in honor of National Arbor Day. By: Jessica Beym    With a bit of love and a few strong hands, a little red maple sapling will sink its roots in Cranbury’s soil.    As part of a National Arbor…

  • For the birds

    Youngsters delighted by feathered friends By: Hilary Parker    It’s not unusual for children to fall in love with Jean Craighead George’s "My Side of the Mountain" — the tale of Sam Gribley, a runaway who lives in the Catskill Mountains with his peregrine falcon.    Some of them even think Sam’s life would be a dream…