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  • Falcons’ record surprises Turco . . . kind of

    By: Lance Manion    It was after his Monroe boys basketball team defeated New Brunswick last Saturday when it all sunk in for Bob Turco.    "I’m sitting in the bleachers with one of my assistants, coach (Paul) Nelson," the Falcons’ first-year coach recalled. "We get to talking and all of a sudden it hit me: We’re…

  • Controversial diversity course approved by Montgomery school board

    Subject matter criticized by parents group By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The township Board of Education unanimously approved the curriculum for the new "Diversity in America" course Tuesday.    The course will be offered beginning in February to 11th- and 12th-grade students at Montgomery High School, despite some initial criticism from residents over the course’s subject…

  • School district may drop class ranking

    Responsibility left to principal and guidance department By: Kip Berman    HIGHTSTOWN — Though still in the "just take a look at it" stage, according to Hightstown High School Principal John Ward, the East Windsor Regional School District will soon begin examining whether to continue senior class rankings.    And while Superintendent Ron Bolandi spoke to some…

  • Psoriasis, a ‘capricious’ ailment, is more than a cosmetic problem

    An estimated 4.5 million American adults, or about 2.1 percent of the population, have been diagnosed with psoriasis… By: Jerry Bagel, M.D., in Collaboration with Gloria N. Beck    Psoriasis is known as a skin condition, but the disease can have a much deeper impact on those affected by it.    Psoriasis causes patches of itchy, red,…

  • Princeton University tuition, fees to jump 4.9 percent

    Tuition, room and board to cost $42,200 By: David Campbell    The Princeton University trustees recently adopted a 2006-2007 operating budget of more than $1 billion that calls for an increase of 4.9 percent in tuition and fees, the university said.    Princeton’s undergraduate charges next year will include $33,000 for tuition, a 4.9 percent increase from…

  • MHS boys avenge loss; girls continue to surge

    By: James McKeever    The Monroe High School boys bowling team, which has had its share of ups and downs this season, earned some measure of revenge with a 3-1 victory over North Brunswick on Tuesday. The Falcons had lost to North Brunswick in the first regular season match between the teams this winter.    The Falcons…

  • Arts Council plans Valentine workshop

       The Arts Council of Princeton will present its 23rd Valentine Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the conTEMPORARY gallery in the Princeton Shopping Center. The workshop consists of two separate sessions, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.    Adults and children alike can show their sweethearts how much they care with unique and…

  • Basketball match to benefit Red Cross

       On Friday, March 3, the Red Cross Club at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North will present the Red Cross Basketball Benefit in the school’s gymnasium. All proceeds of the event will benefit the Red Cross’s Measles Initiative, which is working to eradicate measles worldwide. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.    The Red Cross Basketball Benefit…

  • Musicians to celebrate life of Mozart

    Cranbury residents and music lovers celebrate local talent in honor of Mozart’s 250th birthday. By: Jessica Beym    Across the country and around the world, from New Jersey to California, from the United Kingdom to Austria, music lovers are planning to celebrate the anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.    And Cranbury isn’t any different.    Today (Friday) marks…