• PRINCETON: Council hires attorney to probe alleged confrontation between administrator, rec director

    PRINCETON: Council hires attorney to probe alleged confrontation between administrator, rec director

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Princeton Council has hired a North Jersey attorney to investigate an alleged confrontation that municipal administrator Marc Dashield had in June with recreation director Ben Stentz, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Joseph M. Wenzel, a Clifton-based lawyer, last week received a contract capped at $7,500.…

  • PRINCETON: Palmer Square post office buyer to get series of easements from council

    PRINCETON: Palmer Square post office buyer to get series of easements from council

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The West Coast-based buyer of the Post Office in Palmer Square will receive a series of easements from the Princeton Council to be able to better use the oddly shaped building that sits on municipal land. Officials said this week that they do not know what real estate developer…

  • PRINCETON: Unlikely duo captures Cryan men’s doubles

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Chris Hoeland and Kamala Kannan met for the first time when they were about to play their first doubles match together. Five matches later the two were Men’s Open Doubles champions of the James E. Cryan Memorial Tennis Tournament. “I grew up around the tournament and watched and played a…

  • PRINCETON: Berloco, CP shine at PASDA champs

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Abbey Berloco headed to the YMCA National Championships just days after dominating the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association Championships. Berloco was the Most Valuable Swimmer in the 18-and-under division at the PASDA final when she set three meet records and anchored a meet-record 200 medley relay for the…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Time for some R&R as Rosenblatt, Radigan feted by HHS Hall of Fame

    HIGHTSTOWN: Time for some R&R as Rosenblatt, Radigan feted by HHS Hall of Fame

    By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group The 22nd Annual Hightstown High School Athletic Hall of Fame ceremonies are scheduled to take place on Friday, Oct. 9, complete with the induction luncheon and introduction of the honorees at that night’s football game. The Hall of Fame Luncheon is scheduled for 12 p.m. at The Holiday Inn…

  • HOPEWELL: E-H 14s fall victim to tie-breakers in Babe Ruth regionals

    HOPEWELL: E-H 14s fall victim to tie-breakers in Babe Ruth regionals

    By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group The Ewing-Hopewell Babe Ruth 14-year-old All Stars had a great run end on a high note in one sense, but a low note on the other. On Sunday, E-H won its final game of pool play in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament with a 10-4 win over Piedmont, NY. Unfortunately…

  • PRINCETON: Family fun abounds at annual Community Night Out bash (video and multiple photos)

    PRINCETON: Family fun abounds at annual Community Night Out bash (video and multiple photos)

    PRINCETON – A dunk tank, rock-climbing wall and other family friendly activities highlighted Princeton’s annual Community Night Out celebration Tuesday at the Community Park Pool. The Princeton Recreation Department, Princeton Police Department and Princeton PBA # 130 will host the event. In addition to free admission into the pool, additional activities included a group zumba…

  • PRINCETON: University adds Palmer Square stop on TigerTransit bus that goes to the medical center (Updated)

    PRINCETON: University adds Palmer Square stop on TigerTransit bus that goes to the medical center (Updated)

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton University will help fill a public transportation hole left by NJ Transit by adding a stop at Palmer Square on one of its TigerTransit bus lines that goes to University Medical Center. The school announced Tuesday that starting in September, its Forrestal Campus/Princeton Plasma Physics Lab line would…

  • High tech firms with automaker aspirations

    Speculation is running rampant among industry observers that consumer electronics giant Apple may be preparing to enter the car business, specifically with an electric vehicle that could arrive by 2020. The iPhone maker has reportedly been luring employees away from both electric-car builder Tesla and battery-maker A123 Systems. Fellow high-tech company Google has already announced…

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