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  • Hennessey’s no-hitter helps Peddie to 4-0 start

    Falcons getting solid pitching, hitting. By: Neil Hay    Kay Hennessey may not have had her best stuff. But what she had was good enough to help the visiting Peddie softball team defeat prep rival Lawrenceville 12-4 last Thursday.    Hennessey surrendered a two-run home run in the first inning which sparked the Big Red to a…

  • Or else

    On Point By: Linda McCarthy    It’s finally happened. We have politically corrected ourselves into a corner.    The other day my friend told her daughter, "Pick up your toys or else." To which her precocious 10-year-old responded, "If you threaten me again I’ll call the cops."    Whoa! What happened to the good old days when a…

  • HHS baseball, Marion notch first wins of year

    Peddie still trying to find its way. By: Neil Hay    Score one for the Rams.    Hightstown baseball won its first game of the season Tuesday as John Marion pitched the locals past visiting Hopewell Valley, 4-3. It was the home opener for the Rams.    All home games this spring will be played at the East…

  • Week of April 13

    Steven W. Velenger    HAMILTON — Steven W. Velenger, 84, died March 28.    Born in Trenton, Mr. Velenger was a 48-year resident of Mercerville. He was a graduate of Trenton Catholic High School in 1940.    A decorated World War II veteran, Mr. Velenger served as chief engineer for the Trenton Board of Education for 37 years.…

  • Letters to the Editor, April 14

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 14 Montgomery voters should back budget To the editor:     Why should Montgomery Township residents support the school budget? I’d like to provide some background on this year’s budget to help answer that question. Although I am a retiring member and current president of the school board, I am writing…

  • West Windsor extends pay-to-play restrictions

    Contribution ban now includes contractors for redevelopment projects By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council voted 4-0 Monday in favor of an ordinance banning pay-to-play on redevelopment-related projects.    Extending restrictions imposed by a 2003 pay-to-play ordinance, the ordinance passed Monday disqualifies developers or contractors from participating in redevelopment projects if they contributed to…

  • Five university seniors win scholarships to Cambridge

    By: David Campbell    Five Princeton University seniors have been awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships, which give outstanding students from outside the United Kingdom an opportunity for postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge, the university has announced.    They are Sara Asrat, Suneel Bhat, Christopher Bohn, Kara Gaston and Daniel Greco.    The Princeton seniors are among 40…

  • No ordinary election

    School district, candidates brace amid local snub, rising tax rates. By: Dick Brinster    Ordinarily, it might not take school board member James Hauck very long to figure out the fate of the school budget.    But this is no ordinary year in the East Windsor Regional District, where voters resoundingly defeated the school spending measure in…

  • MHS heating up

    By: Sean Richards    Following a shaky start, the Monroe High School golf team has shown just the kind of progression you would expect from a seasoned and talented squad.    In its season opener, Monroe struggled and lost a disappointing match to Woodbridge when it shot a 193.    Monroe quickly rebounded, however, to beat Old Bridge…