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  • Campus Club may be donated to university, with stipulations

    Out of business, eating club wants to see building used as a social venue. By: Marjorie Censer    Campus Club is in talks with Princeton University to donate the clubhouse, at the corner of Washington Road and Prospect Avenue, to the university, on the condition it would be used as a social venue, not an academic…

  • Neighbors band together to ‘Save Jane’s House’

    Harrison Street residents oppose tearing down ‘beautiful house’ for two new homes. By: Marjorie Censer    Roughly a dozen neighbors have formed a group called "Save Jane’s House" in response to the pending purchase of the home at 60 South Harrison St. by developer Barsky Brothers.    Igor Barsky, one of the company’s partners, said his crew…

  • Gallagher donation gives PHS fast start

    Contribution will benefit track, cross country programs By: Justin Feil    Dan Gallagher so thoroughly enjoyed his first season of track last spring that he will compete in three seasons — cross country, indoor track and outdoor track — this year for Princeton High School.    Thanks to a contribution from his family, plenty of his teammates…

  • PACT: Peacemakers and Counselors in Training

    PENNY PATTER, Bettie Witherspoon     PACT is a summer feature at Better Beginnings. The participating youth, ages 8 to 11, add a dimension to life in the preschool classrooms as they perform many duties, with great attention and commitment. Just as an example, one of their duties in the classroom is to help with meals.…

  • For the Sept. 2 issue

    Timothy Paul Eland Jr., Francis J. Mayernik, Harrison Irving Cooper, Joseph N. Welsh, Cora Lee Lewey, Joseph N. Welsh Jr., Sherman Kyle Snook Timothy Paul Eland Jr.    ROBBINSVILLE – Timothy Paul Eland Jr., 22, died Aug. 24 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at New Brunswick.    Born in New Brunswick, Mr. Eland lived in…

  • MEETINGS

    For the Sept. 9 issue    A list of the next meeting of several boards, councils and committees from East Windsor, Hightstown, Twin Rivers and the Board of Education follows. Dates and times are subject to change. School district Board of Education    7:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 12, Hightstown High School, 700 Wing, 25 Leshin Lane. East…

  • Shopping center provides alternatives

    Hopewell area shoppers flock to new strip mall By: Emily Craighead    PENNINGTON — The last buildings will be going up soon at the Hopewell Crossing Shopping Center — and already business is booming at the stores that opened their doors earlier this year.    Although the 54,000-square-foot Stop & Shop supermarket anchoring the shopping center has…

  • Colleges mobilize to help hurricane-displaced students cope

    Tulane University is closed, but other schools, including Princeton, offer help. By: Rachel Silverman    Area students are among those displaced by Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed many of the universities and elementary, middle and high schools in its path.    Princeton High School graduate Zachary Juffe, for example, is back in his native Cranbury after fleeing New…

  • We must learn to use our fuel more efficiently

    EDITORIAL    How much higher does the price of a barrel of oil have to climb before we decide, as a nation, to stop complaining about it and start doing something about it?    Here in New Jersey, we actually have less to complain about than many Americans. In part because our state gasoline tax is among…