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Lisa Mathiasen, a registerd nurse at Princeton HealthCare System, adjusts the headgear for Ben Schulman, a student at Village Elementary School. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Township, like Princeton Borough, is trying to decide if continued participation in the state Council of Affordable Housing program makes sense.    ”COAH is a voluntary program and, given my understanding of that condition, it is still an option for Montgomery to withdraw from COAH,” Mayor Cecilia Birge…

By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    ROCKY HILL — The Borough Council authorized the mayor to sign a two-year police contract with South Bound Brook following a closed session Monday.    The contract, which is to provide Rocky Hill with 50 hours of traffic enforcement from the South Bound Brook Police Department each month, is effective April…

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    In a turn of events one supporter called a “miracle,” the Princeton Township family who was facing deportation has been allowed to stay in the country under special conditions set by the immigration authorities who raided the family’s home just last week.    The decision to suspend the deportation was made…

By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    A Princeton University professor is proceeding with a study of inconsistencies in the printouts and back-up tapes of certain electronic voting machines used in New Jersey’s Feb. 5 presidential primary, including Mercer County, despite the refusal of the manufacturer to allow him to examine the machines.    The Constitutional Officers Association…

Montgomery    Somerset County crews will be repairing the bridge on Grandview Road near Hollow Road from Monday, March 31 through April 4. That portion of Grandview Road will be closed to traffic and motorists will be detoured using Fairview Road and Camp Meeting Avenue.    A report of a disabled vehicle led to the arrest of…

By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    More than 100 Princeton High School students huddled around a platform in front of the school Wednesday to protest the war in Iraq.    Led by a student speaking into a megaphone, the demonstrators shouted anti-war chant after chant.    A few pro-Iraq war activists also gathered outside of the school building,…

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    In the ongoing effort to resolve the disagreement over funding for subsidized parking at the Princeton Public Library, Princeton Borough is preparing a proposal to submit to the township that could potentially be approved by council as soon as Tuesday, Borough Mayor Mildred Trotman said Thursday.    The announcement follows the…

Princeton High School students marked the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq with a protest rally on Wednesday. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski