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  • PHS wrestler is a Cut-ler above

    Unbeaten senior not looking ahead By: Bob Nuse    Andre Cutler isn’t getting too carried away with his undefeated record through the first month of the high school wrestling season.    With a long way left to go, the Princeton High senior isn’t about to look beyond his next match.    "I just try to go out there…

  • Curtis, PHS get much needed win

    Leader helps Little Tigers rebound By: Justin Feil    When Kelly Curtis made her first appearances for the Princeton High girls’ basketball team, they came as a defensive replacement as one of the lone freshmen to see court time.    "I was just nervous if I’d make any type of mistake," recalled Curtis. "I’m sure that’s how…

  • OBITUARIES, Jan. 10, 2006

    Dr. Gavin Hildick-Smith, Henry Zenzie, Daniel J. Miller, Robert W. Ashbock Jr., Nancy M. Mason Dr. Gavin Hildick-Smith Physician, J&J research director     Dr. Gavin Y. "Pete" Hildick-Smith of Princeton died Sunday at University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 86.    He was a resident of Princeton for 50 years.    Dr. Hildick-Smith was a director…

  • AT&T lands $3M Toll Bros. contract

    Contract affects Princeton-area properties By: George Spohr    AT&T has won a three-year, $3 million networking services contract from Toll Brothers Inc., one of the Princeton area’s largest builders of luxury homes.    The contract designates AT&T as Toll Brothers’ primary network provider, giving Toll Brothers increased bandwidth and business continuity capabilities while reducing the total cost…

  • Defense is key to latest Pirate win

    Freshman Sharpless steps up By: Bob Nuse    ALLENTOWN — In most cases, a basketball coach has little trouble finding players who want to shoot the ball. Finding players to play defense, however, can sometimes be a problem.    For West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ basketball coach Lisa Guarneri, finding players to play defense is certainly not…

  • Businesses take aim at high energy bills

    Tips for saving money this winter By: Mike Mathis    WEST WINDSOR — To save money on energy, homeowners can caulk windows, service their furnaces and use energy-efficient appliances. Business owners can do the same things, but there are other ways businesses can help contain the cost of energy and reduce the sting of high energy…

  • Why People Hate

    In a new book, Griggstown resident and sociologist Martin Oppenheimer distinguishes between militancy and terrorism. By:Josh Appelbaum    When Martin Oppenheimer sought to give a reading of The Hate Handbook (Lexington Books, $22.95) at a local chain book retailer that’s frequented in mid-afternoons by moms with baby carriages, he was told the book didn’t quite fit…

  • The Winner is…

    Dreams really do come true! Disney On IceSM? is proud to bring you a dazzling tale of hope, heart, heroism and hilarity as Disney On Ice presents Princess Classics. This adventure is an amazing journey to the magical lands of Disney’s classic fairy tales. Travel to a kingdom under the sea, an enchanted palace in…

  • Borough faces tough budget

    Council anticipating higher retirement costs. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — The year is less than a week old and the 2006 municipal spending plan will not be introduced for another two months, but borough officials already are bracing for a difficult budget season in the face of ever-increasing costs, a stagnant ratable base and a…