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  • Johnson wins Pop Warner scholarship

    Princeton proud of eighth-grader By: Justin Feil    Will Johnson was one of the first kids to sign up when Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading came to Princeton three years ago.    "I had liked football," said Johnson. "But there weren’t many areas you could play except the Mercer County league."    Pop Warner allowed Johnson not only…

  • Budget gets landslide approval

    Cranbury voters approved the $14.8 million school budget, which includes a 7.04-cent tax increase, and elected each Joan Rue, Lynne Schwarz, and Bill Schraudenbach to three-year terms. By: Jessica Beym    Voters approved the district’s $14.8 million school budget by a 2-to-1 ratio on Tuesday and re-elected three incumbents to serve on the school board.    The…

  • Concert to aid Uganda orphans

       Each year, the AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa claims the lives of hundreds of thousands of adults, leaving behind an untold number of orphaned children and teens. Many times, these young people must care not only for themselves, but also for younger siblings without the benefit of proper nutrition, adequate shelter, education or health care.…

  • The Cheese Man Cometh

    Performing for children brings out the inner child in Chris Faith. By: Sally Friedman    When Chris Faith was just starting school in Jefferson City, Mo., his elementary school was putting on a talent show. But there was an ironclad rule: no kindergartners could be in it. And Chris Faith was, alas, in kindergarten.    "I remember…

  • Princeton University senior’s death an apparent suicide

    Chicago native died in California By: David Campbell    Princeton University senior Manzili J. Davis of Chicago was found dead in California, an apparent suicide, the university said Wednesday.    The family of Mr. Davis told university administrators they had been concerned he was missing and were informed Wednesday morning by California authorities that he apparently took…

  • Jamesburg school budget approved

    Voters ok tax cut By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — Low voter turnout in Tuesday’s school election did not hurt the school district’s proposed $10.87 million budget for 2006-2007, which was approved overwhelmingly, 171-63.    Less than 9 percent of registered voters in the borough turned out to vote on the spending plan, which calls for a…

  • EDITORIAL: Speak up with ideas for state budget

    EDITORIAL: Gov. Jon Corzine’s budget tour should be met with constructive criticism, not just criticism.    As Gov. Jon Corzine travels around the state, he’s understandably getting an earful of criticism about his proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. It would be nice if, at one of his many stops, he actually…

  • It’s Easy Being Green

    The D&R Greenway will show off its new Education Center at ‘Celebrate Open Space.’ By: Ilene Dube    While many of us were hibernating during the cold winter months, the folks at the D&R Greenway were gearing up for spring. Stewardship associate Emily Goldman was out on Bald Pate Mountain, working with volunteers to build erosion-resistant…

  • Nicholas giving veteran voice to young PHS baseball

    Senior catcher aids Little Tigers in big win By: Bob Nuse    With a roster full of newcomers to the varsity level, Princeton High baseball coach John Miranda can use all the veteran help he can get.    Enter RJ Nicholas.    "He is one of our two captains along with Matt Welsh," Miranda said. "He started as…