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  • Demko earns pair of fourths at Meet of Champions

    Senior also joins Ryan, Bangs and Gordonov to set HHS sprint medley mark By: Neil Hay    Mile Demko picked the right weekend to have a breakout season.    The Hightstown sprinter took a pair of fourth places Sunday in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Princeton’s Jadwin Gym. In the 55 Demko ran a 6.70, while…

  • Math counts for trophies in Cranbury

    Cranbury School’s Math Counts team placed first in the Raritan Valley Regional competition on Feb. 11, and its members look forward to their next competition. By: Jessica Beym Try answering the following questions to find out (answers will be posted at www.cranburypress.com): A cashier changed a $10 bill into dimes, nickels and quarters. If each…

  • Students jump at the chance to raise money for Heart Association

    Woodland School participates in fifth annual ‘Jump Rope for Heart’ fundraiser. By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE —Flushed and breathless, students at Woodland School put their best foot forward Feb. 16, jumping rope to raise money for the American Heart Association.    While participating in the fifth annual Jump Rope for Heart program, students had fun exercising and…

  • Area officials bemoan truck ban repeal

    State to appeal ruling, which affects Route 206 By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — A federal appeals court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the state’s effort to restrict big trucks to major New Jersey highways was illegal, ending the seven-year ban on large trucks using secondary roads such as Route 206 and Route 31.    The ban, a…

  • AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: From Mardi Gras to kindergarten registration

    AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: Our columnist lists events and news ocurring in Cranbury. By: Lorraine Sedor    On Wednesday, March 1, former Cranbury Chief of Police Harry Kleinkauf will speak on counter-terrorism issues affecting New Jersey, at a meeting of the Cranbury Woman’s Club. Since leaving the post of police chief, Mr. Kleinkauf has worked…

  • After-school specials

    Cranbury School PTO program exposes students to new hobbies By: Jessica Beym    Sitting at a table covered with multi-colored yarn on Tuesday afternoon, Jessie Cier, 11, a student at the Cranbury School stared carefully at the knitting needles in her hands as she worked on her first few rows of stitches.    As she looped the…

  • Bustling flower shop settles into new location

    Moving Sweet William & Thyme flower shop to its new home was nearly a three year process for owner Amy Practico. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — Amy Practico seemed grateful last week for the fact that a lot of men tend to wait until the last minute to place their Valentine’s Day orders.    "My father…

  • Tiger women looking for rarest of sweeps

    PU hoops at Dartmouth, Harvard By: Justin Feil    With five regular-season games remaining, Becky Brown has just a few more chances to accomplish a some big firsts.    The Princeton University senior has already helped the women’s basketball team to a 16-6 record, three more wins than it had last year in the most successful of…

  • Living Dolls

    Photographer Steven Richman gets inside the emotional center of polyvinyl women. By: Ilene Dube    You have to wonder about a guy — a lawyer, no less — who travels the world in search of gorgeous, sexy mannequins, photographs them, and writes a heart-felt introduction to a book of his images of the waxen women.    It…