• Use of school should be a voter referendum

    Donald & Shari Black; Constance & Wen Fong; Marianne Grey; Susan Gorden; Charles Heckscher; Ann Helene Iverson; John Kuhithau; John Rassweiler, Princeton To the editor: On plans for the Valley Road School building, let all taxpayers of borough and township beware:    Some of our fellow citizens have a grand vision of tearing down the building…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town issues Irene alert on Nixle
  • ALLENTOWN: Graber looks to build another program

    Football coach is new basketball coach at AHS By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Jay Graber brought a new outlook to the Allentown High School football team last year in his first season as head coach.    Now, AHS is hoping he can do the same for the boys basketball team. Graber was approved as the…

  • VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL: Rescue Squad looking for space to expand

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    If the municipal proposal for the Valley Road School is accepted the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (PFARS) could have a new 20,000-square-foot, $4.5 million home that would be bankrolled by the municipalities and paid back with a capital campaign.    The plan proposes to tear down the old school…

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    Fast Break Basketball still has space available in the girls divisions for grades 2-12. Fast Break Basketball is dedicated to teaching the fundamental skills of basketball and creating a fun and safe environment for all who participate. It is supported by the East Brunswick Division of Parks and Recreation. Interested players should go to the…

  • PGA’s best set to take on Plainfield Country Club

    At The Barclays Tour event The field for The Barclays, the first of four events in the PGATour Playoffs for the FedExCup, got a lot stronger last weekend. At the PGA stop at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., that concluded Sunday, Aug. 21, Padraig Harrington and Ernie Els, both Major tournament champions, played well…

  • Writer still learning about what motivates athletes

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Frank Noppenberger I f you are a regular reader of these pages, you know that our high school athletic teams receive extra special coverage. That is more than enough to keep us busy throughout the year, but when school lets out for summer recess, our attention is shifted to other stories.…

  • Salvatore V. Provenza

    Mr. Provenza, 72, of Sayreville, died Aug. 11, 2011, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he was the owner and operator of Andrew’s Appraisal, Sayreville. Surviving are his wife, Camille La Bosco Provenza; two daughters and their husbands, Camille and David Sivilli and Ann Marie and Nicholas Tsaptsinos; a…

  • Eve M. Clark Van Deursen

    Mrs. Van Deursen, 74, of Spotswood, formerly of East Brunswick, died Aug. 8, 2011, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Van Deursen. Surviving are a son, Richard of Milltown; five daughters, Robyn of Spotswood, Diane Simeone, and her husband, Joe, of Ringoes section of East Amwell,…

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