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Princeton awaits university’s affordable-housing plan
Township and Borough say their plans to meet state regulations are largely complete By: Marjorie Censer Princeton Borough and Princeton Township affordable-housing consultants told planning representatives Tuesday that their municipalities’ plans to meet the new state Council on Affordable Housing regulations are mainly complete though both still await word from Princeton University about how…
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The Greatest Love
A man and his cat share adventures and a bond that transcends all others. By: Susan Van Dongen How does a red-blooded American man a fantasy baseball aficionado, a dater of leggy Danish models, a screenwriter, an author of thrillers and an avowed cat hater come to love a little gray kitty? This…
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SPECIAL REPORT: FROM FARAWAY LANDSReligion
Priest guides area’s faithful followers By: Emily Craighead SOUTH BRUNSWICK The mother goddess, Durga, sits majestically on the back of the lion she rode to the top of a mountain where, according to Hindu legend, she defeated an army of demons. From the far end of the great hall in the Durga Mandir Temple…
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Obituaries for the week of Nov. 25
Mary C. (Jennie) Seitz, Sylva Quijano Arriba, Robert F. Strickler, James P. Kramer, Helen M. Howard Mary C. (Jennie) Seitz TRENTON Mary C. (Jennie) Seitz, 91, of Trenton died Nov. 16 at Mercer County Geriatric Center in Hamilton. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong city resident. Ms. Seitz retired from the State of…
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A transition into gubernatorial succession for Richard C. Leone
Princeton resident returns to state government as director of Corzine transition team By: Emily Craighead Earlier this week, Richard C. Leone was looking forward to spending a quiet Thanksgiving Day at home with his family in Princeton one brief day of rest in a whirlwind of activity that began on election night and will…
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Sensual Songbook
Singer-songwriter Julia Othmer won’t sit still when she performs at Triumph Brewing Co. By:Susan Van Dongen With her flaming red hair, soul-revealing lyrics and undulations behind the piano keyboard, singer-songwriter Julia Othmer is inevitably compared to Tori Amos. But she says the similarities stop there. "It’s just because I don’t sit still when I play,"…
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Laughing All the Way
George Street Playhouse actors Dan Lauria and Peter Scolari do their best to keep from cracking up in ‘Inspecting Carol.’ By:Jillian Kalonick Tiny Tim is not so tiny anymore. Scrooge is a human rights crusader. Bob Cratchit is sleeping with the managing director. Last year, someone died while wearing the Ghost of Christmas Future costume.…
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Device lifts level of care at Rocky Hill group home
By: Jake Uitti ROCKY HILL The Rocky Hill Group Home, a home that cares for developmentally disabled adults and run by The ARC, has received an early holiday gift from Church & Dwight, headquartered in Princeton. The home received a mechanical device known as a Hoyer Lift, which will make moving a disabled resident…
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Rudowitz to play hoops at Stonehill
By: Ken Weingartner A.J. Rudowitz knows making the transition from high school to college basketball won’t be easy, but he figures to get by with a little help from his friends. Rudowitz, a senior at Monroe High School, last week signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball in the future at Stonehill College…
