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  • Copeland gearing up for biggest meets

    MHS senior dominating hurdles By: Justin Feil    Ben Copeland might run at Michigan State next year. He might not, so the Montgomery High School hurdler isn’t taking any chances in his senior season.    "I’ve been running track for a long time," Copeland said. "This is the last time I can show what I’m made of."…

  • Princeton gears up for huge Communiversity festival

    Saturday town-gown event runs from noon to 5 p.m. with four stages and 150 artists, crafters, merchants, and community groups By: Kara Fitzpatrick    Communiversity, a huge celebration of town and gown, returns to downtown Princeton from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday with a near overwhelming array of events in the center of town and on…

  • Borough acts to curtail oversize homes

    Ordinance sets stricter floor-to-area ratios By: Kara Fitzpatrick    After more than two years in the works, the Princeton Borough Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance that limits the size of residential buildings based on a floor-to-area ratio.    The ordinance is already in effect, but an amendment grandfathers applications that were received by the planning department…

  • Holocaust remembrance slated

    Students will tell the stories of four Holocaust surviors during the Henry Ricklis Holocaust Memorial Committee’s Yom Hashoa program, which will be held 1:30 p.m. May 7 at the Monroe Township High School. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Megan Teller remembers being struck by how small Frida Herskovitz is.    Megan, a tall, athletic 16-year-old who…

  • Countdown to college, graduation

    Final exams, the prom and senioritis take up high school students’ time By: Jessica Beym    Editor’s note: The Class of ’06 is an occasional series looking at the issues of facing high school seniors in Cranbury as they prepare to graduate.    Once the college applications were sent and the response letters started rolling in, Maureen…

  • Plainsboro Township Committee OKs municipal budget

    Tax increase put at 2.8 cents per $100 valuation By: Jake Uitti    PLAINSBORO — The Township Committee on Wednesday unanimously adopted an $18.8 million municipal budget for 2006.    The budget represents a 3.4-percent increase over last year’s budget, and it brings with it a tax-rate increase of 2.8 cents per $100 of assessed value.    The…

  • Eatery eyed for Route 130

    Cranbury Township Committee approved plans for a new bank and 150-seat restaurant Monday. By: Jessica Beym    Plans to build a Yardville National Bank and a 150-seat restaurant near the intersection of Route 130 and South River Road are under way, with construction expected to begin sometime this summer.    On Monday, the Township Committee approved a…

  • Winner picked in school race

    County election board certifies Larsen victory By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — Darren Larsen was declared the winner Tuesday of the third open seat on the Jamesburg Board of Education.    Mr. Larsen was one of two write-in candidates, along with Ted J. Somers, seeking the seat on April 18. Incumbents Anne Toth and James Eldridge were…

  • On the cutting edge of after-school jobs

    Two Princeton High School sophomores sucessfully turn their computer hobby into a business. By: Jessica Beym    Unlike the Geek Squad, the 24-hour computer support task force that sends agents out to make house calls, Cranbury PC Repair won’t be seen driving to clients houses in two-tone Volkswagen Beetles.    But they may be seen riding their…