A Princeton University freshman with learning disabilities has filed a lawsuit against the university after it denied her request for extra time while taking exams.

   A $5 million lawsuit against Princeton Borough, in which a woman alleged she was humiliated and ill-treated by borough Police Officer Adam Basatemur during a 2007 traffic stop, was settled this past August.

    Following Gov. Jon Corzine’s Tuesday election-day loss to Republican Chris Christie, local Democratic politicians said they had no choice but to forge ahead with their state business in the now-changed political landscape and try to make the best of the situation.

   Upper Freehold and Millstone aren’t the only area towns looking into the feasibility of merging court systems to save precious funding.

Republicans won a big victory in Montgomery on Tuesday, gaining a third seat on the Township Committee as incumbent Mark Caliguire and challenger Thom Carter defeated Democrats Michael Fedun and Keith Hovey. Mr. Carter now joins Mr. Caliguire and Republican incumbent Kacey Dyer on the Township Committee with Democrats Louis Wilson, who is also currently serving as mayor, and Brad Fay.

Polls closed at 8 p.m. The following Central Jersey results are in:

   MONTGOMERY — The status of the United States as a world leader hinges on its ability to manage its debt in the coming century, U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance told a group of high school students Monday.

   WEST WINDSOR — Two women were charged Thursday with promoting prostitution at a West Windsor massage parlor.

   Princeton Township police say they may try to subpoena Western Union in relation to incidents in which someone pretended to be the victims’ grandson and tried to scam them out of money over the telephone.

   It’s not every day that people see a group of high-schoolers walking from class to class wearing pedicure flip-flops on their feet.

    Central New Jerseyans are connected to each other and the region, are educated and financially well off and live in communities with high levels of trust and diversity.

  PRINCETON --  Princeton has begun a very limited administration of H1N1 vaccinations as it, like many municipalities, awaits larger supplies of the swine flu vaccine, which have yet to materialize.

Teen talent took center stage at Princeton High School last week in a production of Menotti's The Unicorn, the Gorgon and Manticore.

   TRENTON -- Gov. Jon Corzine had nothing but encouraging words to offer the governing bodies of Princeton Township and Borough as they passed a resolution endorsing a study of municipal consolidation on Monday night.

   PRINCETON --  The American fiscal system and economy avoided a total meltdown in the 2008 financial crisis, thanks to previously unheard of interventions by federal officials, but full economic recovery is likely to be years away, Nobel Laureate economist Paul Krugman told a large audience at McCosh Hall on the Princeton University campus.

   TRENTON -- Gov. Jon Corzine had nothing but encouraging words to offer the governing bodies of Princeton Township and Borough as they were poised to meet and discuss municipal consolidation on Monday night.

   The Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, which winds through some of the state’s most significant historic districts and areas of natural beauty, has become one of two such scenic drives in New Jersey to be recognized nationally.