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Berrien City history recognized with new marker By Bill Sanservino
Leary Connaughton has emerged as a key two-way midfielder for High School North.
Connaughton’s play at midfield lifts WW-P North girls’ lacrosse By Justin Feil
Leary Connaughton’s roots in lacrosse were on the defensive end, but when she started to play more at the offensive end. As a high school player, she’s been able to use her versatility at both ends as a dynamic two-
way midfielder for the North girls lacrosse team, falling back on her background at either end to excel in both. “I definitely do think so, especially when it comes down to the ground balls and kind of boxing out,” Connaughton said. “I think that the fundamentals
of defense really help me when I’m transitioning into the midfield because I’m not just so attack driven. I feel like I can kind of do both.” As important as she is at either end, she actually does her best work right in the midSee LACROSSE, Page 16
A historic marker recognizing the Berrien City neighborhood in West Windsor was expected to be dedicated May 2 as part of an ongoing effort to document the township’s early development. The cast-metal marker was designed and funded through a collaboration between the Historical Society of West Windsor and members of the Berrien City Neighborhood Association, according to the Society’s website. The dedication ceremony was set to include a ribbon-cutting, remarks from organizers and township representatives, and a display of historic photographs and maps. The event was open to the public. The marker identifies Berrien City as one of the township’s earliest planned residential communities, dating to the 1910s, and is located within the Princeton Junction section of the township near the intersection of Alexander Road and Scott Avenue.
Berrien City, also known simply as Berrien, is an unincorporated community within West Windsor in Mercer County. The neighborhood is located within within walking distance of the Princeton Junction train station and Princeton-Hightstown Road. It is also located nearby West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South and the Windsor Plaza SHopping Center. According to the Historical Society website, the neighborhood developed in three major stages during the 1910s and 1920s as West Windsor began to shift from a rural township to a more residential PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY community. The first phase began in 1916, when Scott Montgomer y Berrien developed “Berrien Heights,” consisting of 72 lots of uniform size centered around Berrien Avenue and Montgomer Gyr Street. and Opening In 1924, his son, Alexander Lawrence Berrien, introduced See BERRIEN, Page 4
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