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  • Warm up with hot chocolate

    By: Maggie Kirwan    During the cold winter days, after returning from an afternoon of sledding, what better way to warm up your spirit than with an authentic cup of rich, velvety hot chocolate made with fresh milk?    Preparing hot chocolate with water, instead of milk, deprives your children not only of the creamy flavor enhanced…

  • Open hearts

    HomeFront brings some holiday cheer in the midst of a challenging climate By: Pat Summers    Under a lighted Christmas tree at the Lawrence library, beautifully wrapped presents, including three spiffy new bicycles it would be a shame to wrap, were mouth-wateringly arranged last week. Each gift was earmarked for a specific child; it was the…

  • Princeton will welcome out-of-district tuition students

    Three-year moratorium to end for cash-strapped district By: Rachel Silverman    After a three-year moratorium, the Princeton Regional School District is now set to begin granting out-of-district students enrollment at Princeton High School.    But at $14,000 a head, registration will not come cheap for what the district refers to as "tuition students."    In fact, as Superintendent…

  • Lambertville OKs COAH obligations

    The state deadline was Tuesday for the third round of regulations. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Under new state guidelines, Lambertville will be responsible for 24 units of low- or moderate-income housing and 27 rehabilitated units in the next 10 years.    But, because of credits earned for housing already built or rehabilitated, the city’s actual…

  • Montgomery prepares to sign NPDC agreement

    A first step toward purchase of property from state for $5.95 million By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee is poised to sign a memorandum of agreement with the state that will provide a framework for the purchase of the former North Princeton Developmental Center, now tentatively known as Skillman Village.    The Township Committee…

  • Managing holiday madness

    Hints for getting it all done By: Carolyn Biondi    The holidays are daunting. On top of our regular responsibilities, we are preparing for special family celebrations in spare time that is already limited by parties with friends, get-togethers with colleagues and volunteer commitments. Lots of merriment, but lots of stress.    So how do we get…

  • Montgomery High choral concert debuts in new venue

    The concert will also be the debut for new choir director By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The first-ever high school choral concert to take place in the new Montgomery Center for the Performing Arts at the high school will be performed tonight.    The MHS choral concert also will be the first for new high school…

  • Balanced North opens hoops season with win

    Knight boys hope to build on start By: Bob Nuse    Eric Becker likes the balance on his West Windsor-Plainsboro High North boys’ basketball team this year.    In the Knights’ opener on Friday, that faith was rewarded.    WW-P North had four players score in double figures and used a strong defensive effort to top Hopewell Valley,…

  • Princeton’s Trinity Church plans Jan. 1 public service

       Trinity Episcopal Church in Princeton invites the public to the annual service of Christmas Lessons and Carols, sung by the Choirs of Trinity Church under the direction of Tom Whittemore, director of music, on Sunday, Jan. 1, at 11 a.m. in the Princeton University Chapel.    The service, led by the clergy of Trinity Church, will…