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  • Local actresses to star in ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ at Kelsey Theatre

    Andrea Cartagena and Melissa Marschner star in this Tony Award-winning musical. By: Chinenye Okparanta    The promise of a kiss is what sparks the drama in the Tony Award-winning musical, "Bye Bye Birdie."    Two local actresses, Andrea Cartagena of Cranbury and Melissa Marschner of Monroe Township, will be starring in the Pennington Players’ production of this…

  • The Epicurean Palette moves to September

    You’ll find yourself torn between ogling the culinary artistry on your plate and the feast for the eyes in the sculpture park setting at Grounds For Sculpture By: Faith Bahadurian    For those of us devoted to Rat’s Restaurant’s annual Epicurean Palette event, the season has shifted. This year’s event, which raises funds for Grounds For…

  • Township is prepared for floods

    Princeton Township’s flood-mitigation plan gains final approval. By: Rachel Silverman    One of Hurricane Katrina’s many lessons is that when it comes to Mother Nature, you can never be too certain — or too prepared.    On Monday night, the Princeton Township Committee took a major step toward emergency preparedness by adopting a flood-mitigation plan.    The plan,…

  • Locals come to aid of Katrina’s victims

    Monroe and Jamesburg schools make more donations to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. By: Leon Tovey    Students, parents, teachers and administrators in Monroe and Jamesburg schools continued their efforts this week to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.    And more help is on the way, officials in the districts said.    On Sunday, the Monroe Township…

  • PU appoints new head of Pace Center

       Beth Kiyoko Jamieson has been selected as the new director of the Pace Center for Community Service at Princeton University.    Ms. Jamieson, a lecturer in politics at Princeton since 1999, led the center for a year as interim director before being chosen for her new appointment, which was effective July 1.    Princeton Vice President for…

  • Three-car crash kills Stuart student, injures 3 others

    Wet conditions cited as factor in fatal accident on dangerous section of Alexander Road. By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — A Stuart Country Day School sophomore was killed — and three other students injured — in a three-car accident Wednesday evening on Alexander Road.    The victim’s father, William J. Annitto, remembered his 14-year-old daughter, Rebecca,…

  • Senior Center entrance slated for a makeover

    Borough’s Senior Center gets a nose job. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — The borough’s Senior Center is getting a face-lift — or at least, a nose job.    The Borough Council introduced an ordinance Wednesday authorizing $10,500 in repairs to the center, which is housed in the old Baptist Church on Stevens Avenue. The money will…

  • Marvelous Music

    NJSO kicks off the season with Saint-Saens, Haydn and Rachmaninoff. By: Susan Van Dongen    Praise from critics is fine, but pianist Marc-André Hamelin is more pleased when a concert-goer shares firsthand the thrill of hearing his playing.    "You can tell when someone has really been moved, you can feel it," he says.    Notable for his…

  • Friends School expansion plan advances to Planning Board

    Advisory panel expresses some reservations about envirinmental impact. By: Rachel Silverman    A proposal to expand the Princeton Friends School on Quaker Road will now move to the Regional Planning Board of Princeton after its review Wednesday night by the Site Plan Review Advisory Board.    According to project architect James Bradberry, the school plans to build…