• PRINCETON: Gen. Petraeus defends Afghanistan policy

       U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus told Princeton University alumni on Saturday that America’s stepped-up military campaign in Afghanistan was important and necessary, despite resulting in an increase in violence and casualties.    ”The reality is that it’s going to be hard,” said Gen. Petraeus, who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as commander of the…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, Montgomery, W. Windsor, Plainsboro

    Princeton Borough     On Feb. 19 at 8:31 p.m. Princeton Borough police cited several men for alcohol offenses of Nassau Street. Steven Kryger, 22, of New Haven, Conn., was charged with providing alcoholic beverages to an underage person for serving alcohol to Colin Etnire, 19, of San Francisco, Calif., and Benjamin Smith, 18, of Melrose, Mass.…

  • Montgomery Twsp. School District’s Credit Rating Upgraded to AA+

    By Margaret Davis Montgomery Township School District’s Credit Rating Upgraded to AA+   Skillman, NJ – Standard and Poor’s, the nation’s leading watchdog of financial stability, has upgraded Montgomery Township Board of Education’s credit rating on its general obligation debt to “AA+” from “AA” . S & P lists the district’s “strong economic and financial profile”…

  • Murder Mystery Performance

    By Debbie        LAWRENCE — Who did it? Come to a murder mystery performance Friday, February 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence High School cafeteria to find out who killed the famous chef Sal Ladd.        Theater To Go, a professional troupe with more than 16 years of experience, will stage an interactive murder mystery…

  • Agatha Christie murder mystery "And Then There Were None" to be presented by Act IV

    By Kathleen Murphy Please include the following information in your events calendar. It would help us the most if it were to appear at least one week before the production, and a month before, for monthly publications. Theater section: Play: "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. Director: Jean Dembaugh Run Dates: Friday, April…

  • MONTGOMERY: MHS girls fencing remains unbeaten

    No. 1 Cougars in state quarters By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The West Morris Central girls fencing team shouldn’t feel bad after falling in the first round of the public state girls tournament.    Nobody else has been able to solve Montgomery High School this year.    The top-seeded Cougars were 19-8 winners over 16th-seeded West…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirates are CJ A champs again

    WW-P South handles Cherry Hill East By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor For the third straight year, the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls swimming team claimed the Central Jersey A Division championship. The Pirates got out to an early lead and kept the pressure on in a 109-61 win over Cherry Hill East on Thursday at…

  • Bridge Named for Fallen Soldier

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders BRIDGEWATER – SSG Andrew T. Lobosco, who grew up in Bridgewater and graduated from Immaculata High School in Somerville, was posthumously honored this month when the Somerset County Board of Freeholders officially named the pedestrian bridge near the high school in his memory.             More than 150 people attended…

  • "Mommy Duck" Book Party

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