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  • Greenwood, Tigers head into break with wins

    Freshman continues high scoring By: Justin Feil    Annie Greenwood is no stranger to filling up a scoring sheet.    Whether it was soccer, field hockey, ice hockey or lacrosse at the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, Greenwood had no trouble finding the goal. Now she’s proving she can do the same at the next level for the…

  • McGuigan win proves big for Knights

    Junior wrestler stays consistent By: Bob Nuse    It was early in the wrestling match, so at the time no one expected Dan McGuigan’s win to be the difference.    But in the end, the West Windsor-Plainsboro North junior’s 9-7 win over Hopewell Valley’s Roger Tower turned out to make all the difference, helping the Knights to…

  • Post-Katrina, ‘Pain is so real’

    Dillard University president invokes Dr. King’s spirit during ceremonies at PU By: David Campbell    Dillard University President Marvalene Hughes, invoking the words and spirit of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Princeton University’s annual King Day celebration Monday, said a person’s true measure is revealed by where he or she stands in moments…

  • Army commander says homeland defense starts here

    Princeton High School group hosts talk By: Jessica Beym    Whether he’s wearing a business suit or he’s dressed in khaki fatigues, Cranbury resident Robert Smithers told a group of Princeton High School students Friday he is working to help keep America safe.    His work as the CEO of Miercom, a local telecommunications consulting firm, isn’t…

  • Senior moments

    WW-P students spend their Sundays as a nursing home By: Emily Craighead    PLAINSBORO — When Corynne Simpler was younger, she and her grandmother would play board games together. Now, Corynne and her 84-year-old grandmother still go shopping together, and Corynne delights in stories of her grandmother’s youth.    Not all 84-year-olds are up to taking their…

  • Letters to the Editor, Jan. 17

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Jan. 17 Time for decision on hospital site To the editor:     The time has come for the Planning Board to makes its decision on the zoning for the hospital site. Further delay is in no one’s interest — not the community’s, not the neighbors’, not the hospital’s.    The Planning Board…

  • Inauguration ball tonight expected to snarl local traffic

    By: Emily Craighead    Traffic disruptions are expected today in Princeton and Plainsboro as about 5,000 people pour into the area to attend the governor’s Inaugural Ball in Jadwin Gymnasium on the Princeton University campus.    The New Jersey State Police and the state Department of Transportation also will be setting up roadblocks around Princeton.    Beginning at…

  • PU splits first Ivy weekend

    Schaen, Tigers look for comfort level By: Bob Nuse    In one weekend, the Princeton University men’s basketball team showed what it is and what it can be.    What the Tigers are right now is a team still finding their way, as evidenced by Saturday night’s 57-49 loss to Cornell.    What the Tigers can be is…

  • Terhune Orchards to host Wassailing Party

       Terhune Orchards in Lawrence will host its annual Wassailing Party on Sunday, Jan. 29, from 1 to 4 p.m.    The public is invited to join the Mount family in its tradition of protecting their orchards and ensuring a successful crop for next season. Activities include dancing and singing by the Molly Dancers and re-enactments of…