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  • Hopewell Valley school board awards bid for construction projects

    Voters authorized $10.15 million for the Timberlane and Central High projects in a Sept. 28, 2004 referendum By John Tredrea    A $10 million bid for work at Timberlane Middle School and Central High School was awarded to the Berlin-based firm of Dandrea Construction by the Hopewell Valley school board Monday night.    Voters authorized $10.15 million…

  • Longtime Hopewell Valley Lion lauded by Vigilant Association

    For his volunteer work during the 50 years he has lived on Dublin Road, Bill Kibbel has been named 2005 Citizen of the Year By John Tredrea key efforts with that group has been as treasurer of its Eye Research Foundation. He’s held post for 10 years.    During that time, the foundation has raised $500,000…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 22

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 22 Independent-minded voters merit thanks To the editor:     I would like to thank the 750 other independent-minded voters who cast ballots for me in the election last Tuesday.    There are about 1,700 registered Democrats in Princeton Borough. Jon Corzine got 1,789 votes. Mildred Trotman received 1,747 votes. David Goldfarb…

  • Princeton Junction redevelopment study stalls

    Council delays decision to Dec. 19 meeting By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council late Monday night put off a decision to approve a Princeton Junction-area redevelopment study.    That study, which was unanimously approved by the Planning Board on Nov. 2, instead will be considered at a council meeting on Dec. 19.    If…

  • Tie-tle Time

    MHS girls’ soccer wins state championship By: Justin Feil    EWING — There were plenty of small-sized championship T-shirts handed out to the Montgomery High girls’ soccer team Saturday.    The size of the shirts had nothing to do with the big effort the Cougars put in while tying Moorestown, 0-0, for the Group III state championship…

  • St. Nicholas Bazaar set at Trinity Church

       As the guest of honor at Trinity Church’s annual St. Nicholas Bazaar, which opens on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Nick himself will be on hand to pose for Christmas photos with children and families. And visitors may even catch glimpses of one of St. Nick’s favorite elves.    Trinity Church…

  • Pakistani star rock ‘n’ rolls with punches

    Concert at university highlights plight of quake victims and his own struggles with fundamentalists By: Hilary Parker    One of the first times rock star Salman Ahmad performed in his native Pakistan, the drum set was smashed, the amp was kicked off the stage and the guitarist lost his guitar.    But it wasn’t Mr. Ahmad and…

  • State’s colleges partner on employment site

    Region’s first online employment database aims at helping schools attract and retain workforces By: David Campbell    Twenty-eight New Jersey colleges, including Princeton University, have teamed up to offer the region’s first online employment database aimed at helping schools attract and retain diverse workforces.    The New Jersey Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, which is free to job…

  • Walk the Line

    The paint-by-number script trudges doggedly from one milestone to the next in this biopic about the early career of Johnny Cash. By:Elise Nakhnikian    With his sonorous bass, black garb and obsidian stare, Johnny Cash looked like a hero — or maybe a villain — from a spaghetti western. But if "The Man in Black" was…