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  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    PHS’Asmuth earns pin in stretch By: Justin Feil    Rashone Johnson is aging a little faster these days than he wants to be.    The aging process recently has sped up for the Princeton High wrestling coach after twice seeing his team pull out victories too close for comfort.    They shouldnt be as close and dramatic as…

  • American Mathematical Society honors two from area

    By: David Campbell    The American Mathematical Society has bestowed honors on two area mathematicians, one a Princeton University professor, the other a professor at Rutgers University who is a Princeton resident.    Princeton mathematics Professor Janos Kollar has been awarded the 2006 Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Algebra by the society, Princeton said.    Presented every three…

  • Caps and computers

    Bolandi: Besieged budget cap law will prompt another tax increase By: William Wichert    A new line of attack is being waged against a restrictive school budget cap law, but local school officials only expect more of the same.    While the target remains the legislation commonly referred to as Senate Bill S-1701, the front lines are…

  • Princeton housing study aims to speed applications

    Persons seeking affordable units must now file applications with four groups By: Marjorie Censer    The Princeton Township Committee agreed Monday to contribute $5,000 to a study that will look for ways to streamline the affordable-housing application process.    Princeton Community Housing Executive Director Sandra Rothe told the committee Monday that those seeking affordable housing in Princeton…

  • Man pleads guilty in Monroe heist

    A 22-year-old Columbus, Ohio man faces up to 20 years in prison per each robbed bank. By: Leon Tovey    A 22-year-old Columbus, Ohio, man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to robbing seven banks in Central Jersey last year, including the June 25 robbery of the Provident Bank in Monroe.    A spokesman for the U.S.…

  • Obituaries for the week of Jan. 27

    Melvin Lewey, Michael J. Mazur Melvin Lewey    EAST WINDSOR — Melvin Lewey, 82, died Sunday at the Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Whittier, Calif., he lived in Torrance, Calif. before moving to East Windsor seven years ago. He was a manager at North American Aviation, El Segundo, Calif., for 30 years. He was a…

  • New Policy targets bad behavior on buses

    Policy comes as response to the assault of a female student By: Kip Berman    HIGHTSTOWN — The East Windsor Regional School District has approved a new bus discipline policy, in large part as a response to the assault and harassment of a female student on a middle school bus.    Two weeks ago the eighth-grade girl,…

  • Police Blotter for the week of Jan. 27

    East Windsor    A neon green bicycle valued at $100 was reported stolen from the front lawn of a Debbie Lane residence on Jan. 19. The incident occurred between 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. ***     The windshield of a car parked in a lot on Abbington Drive was shattered between 4:30 p.m. and 4:55 p.m.…

  • Grant paves way for Liberty way

    Township Committee introduced an ordinance Monday that will fund the construction plan. By: Jessica Beym    Construction on Liberty Way, a road expected to run from South River Road to Station Road, will resume this spring, according to township officials.    The Township Committee introduced an ordinance Monday that will provide the township with $855,000 when it’s…