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  • Family flees hurricane

    Cranbury family caught in the middle of hurricane chaos. By: Josh Appelbaum    Saturday started off like many often do these days. A family was seeing their daughter off at a Southern college.    But by Sunday, instead of a new student getting to know her surroundings, and a family getting acquainted with the neighbors of their…

  • Borough to celebrate founder with dedication of land

    Buckelew Day will celebrate Jamesburg’s founding father. By: Josh Appelbaum    The borough will celebrate the history of its namesake and founder, James Buckelew, and the ways he shaped the community he helped build, when Buckelew Day is held Sept. 10.    The festival will highlight historic sites in Jamesburg, especially that of Lakeview: Buckelew Mansion, Mr.…

  • Preparing for the first day of school

    Borough’s new teachers are excited, but nervous. By: Melissa Hayes    JAMESBURG — The nine new teachers on Jamesburg’s teaching staff say it was the district’s small size, friendly administrators and community that drew them to the borough.    "I like the small town feel of it," said Leah Urizar, the new English as a second language…

  • Bus tour set of D&R Canal feeder

       To help celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park, a motor-coach tour along the feeder canal will be offered Sept. 24.    The canal is a 44-mile waterway that connected Bordentown and New Brunswick and is now the premier greenway of Central Jersey.    Opened in 1834, the canal was one of…

  • Oral Fixation

    Paul Muldoon and Nigel Smith lead Rackett, a Princeton-based band that brings a new sophistication to rock ‘n’ roll. By: Hilary Parker    It turns out that Paul Muldoon and Nigel Smith are not all that different from the rest of us. Sure, they might be professors at one of the most prestigious universities in the…

  • LETTERS: Forrester withers under scrutiny

    To the editor:     Doug Forrester, 2005 Republican nominee for governor and master of negative campaigning, is used to being on the attack.    So it should surprise nobody that Mr. Forrester doesn’t enjoy playing defense.    But that’s where he finds himself now that his campaign finance record is under scrutiny.    New Jersey’s campaign finance laws…

  • Strengthening community

    For the YMCA and the YWCA, the mission goes way beyond the bottom line By: Diane Landis Hackett    In this town, there is a plethora of fitness and yoga studios that promise to make individuals stronger.    Yet there are two special spots that offer much more than fitness. The Princeton Family YMCA and the YWCA…

  • DISPATCHES: Bill for bad pension decisions is due

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet State is short on money to pay retirees.    There is a crisis facing the state’s employee pension funds.    As several of the state’s largest daily newspapers have reported, there is not enough money in the two main funds — the Public Employees Retirement System and the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System…

  • Two worlds learn important lessons by working together

    Twenty-one Princeton residents aid small Guatemalan town By: Rachel Silverman    Eight computers. A new coat of paint. Dental fluoride treatment.    These may seem relatively ordinary, but for some 400 students at Valle de los Pinos, in Parramos, Guatemala, they make a big difference.    Over the summer, 21 Princeton residents offered these goods — as well…