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  • West Windsor mayor seeks ban on pay-to-play bids

    Station redevelopment at issue By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — When the Township Council meets tonight to discuss redeveloping the area around Princeton Junction station, Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh will present his own proposal for keeping the process fair and open.    The mayor announced Monday he will present a pay-to-play ordinance disqualifying any individuals, companies or…

  • Princeton planners begin review of Butler dorm plan

    Targeted for destruction, 1960s-era modernist buildings said to be despised by students By: David Campbell    The Regional Planning Board of Princeton reviewed a concept plan by Princeton University on Thursday night that calls for five dormitories of Butler College to be demolished and replaced with a slightly larger two-building dormitory as part of a major…

  • D’Augillo, MHS look to extend season

    PHS girls also swim for crown By: Justin Feil    Michelle D’Aguillo would love to extend her senior swim season.    She will have two chances when the North Jersey, Section 2 B Division second-seeded Montgomery High girls’ team takes on top-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood 6 p.m. tonight at the Lincoln Center in Bayonne.    Cut almost a half-second…

  • Newcombe helps PHS reach B swim final

    MHS boys also swim for title By: Justin Feil    Jimmy Newcombe has a rare determination.    It makes him valuable to two teams. For much of the year, his ability to push himself to the brink of his threshold of pain makes him an excellent rower for the Mercer Bucks Rowing Club. And for the remaining…

  • Middlesex County revamps its transit network

       Middlesex County will roll out a new name and a new look for its transit network this year.    Formerly known as Area Wide Transportation Services, the transit options will now be called Middlesex County Area Transit.    The county will add 13 new 12- to 14-passenger vans to its fleet of MCAT buses, vans and passenger…

  • Pirate swimmers fall in finals

    Hillsborough boys, Lawrence girls triumph By: Justin Feil    NORTH BRUNSWICK — The empty feeling was something new for the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys’ and girls’ swim teams.    Just weeks ago, they had both celebrated Mercer County Tournament titles. Both also went unbeaten in the Colonial Valley Conference. The boys won 13 straight meets after…

  • Tre Piani to host ‘Winter Food Fare’

       On Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., food producers, restaurant chefs and musicians will gather to host the first "Slow Food Winter Food Fare" at Tre Piani Restaurant in Forrestal Village, Plainsboro.    The free event will offer an array of delicacies, including Cherry Grove Farm’s beef, pork, lamb and eggs; Griggstown Poultry Farm’s chicken…

  • Gennady Spirin art show slated at Present Day Club

       The Present Day Club in Princeton will present an art exhibit of works by master illustrator Gennady Spirin beginning March 1 and running for two months. There will be a book signing at the club on Wednesday, March 1, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.    A resident of Princeton, Mr. Spirin has created more than 40…

  • Three women to be honored for giving back to the Princeton area

    Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women to grant awards By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Three "outstanding" area women will be honored by the Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women at the group’s annual awards dinner March 10.    "All of this year’s honorees have made significant contributions to the quality of life…