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  • PHS schedule shift aims to build relationships

    Planning set for Smaller Learning Communities program. By: Marjorie Censer    Princeton High School Principal Gary Snyder rolled out plans for the school’s Smaller Learning Communities program at the Princeton Regional Board of Education’s Program Committee meeting Thursday.    Mr. Snyder said students returning in the fall will now attend a 12-minute homeroom each morning, between second…

  • 3M fields heavy criticism for polluted waters

    Montgomery Township criticizes quarry owner for 80-foot-tall heap of waste By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — With their patience appearing exhausted and frustration mounting, Township Committee members heard a presentation from 3M representatives Thursday concerning recent reports that streams surrounding its quarry near Belle Mead are again looking murky.    With standard promises and alternatives for managing…

  • Barry very good in return

    WW-P grad excels as Richmond Braves starter after stint on DL By: Justin Feil    Kevin Barry has had a flurry of success in his first pro attempt at starting for the Richmond Braves since returning from the disabled list, but the West Windsor-Plainsboro product hasn’t allowed it to go to his head.    "You have to…

  • Contest will decide name of Princeton park

       Regional land trust Delaware and Raritan Greenway is holding a contest to name the active recreation portion of Princeton Township’s newest park, located on The Great Road.    Twenty-two acres on the western side of The Great Road will be opened to the public on Oct. 8.    This land originally was part of Coventry Farm, 165…

  • Katherine M. Parker

       Katherine M. Parker, 98, of Yardley, Pa., died Monday at St. Mary’s Hospital, Langhorne, Pa.    Born in Trenton, she lived there until 1971, when she moved to Morrisville, Pa. For the past five years she was a resident of D’Youville Manor in Yardley, Pa.    A homemaker, she was a lifelong member of Holy Trinity Lutheran…

  • Briefcase

    Issue of August 23, 2005 By: George Spohr Rockwood Holdings now traded publicly    WEST WINDSOR — Rockwood Holdings Inc. went public Aug. 17 with an initial public offering of 20.4 million shares of common stock priced at $20 per share. The shares are being traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol…

  • Arts Council’s home goes contemporary

    Temporary quarters at Princeton Shopping Center to make do while expansion under way. By: Marjorie Censer    The Arts Council of Princeton has dubbed its temporary space in the Princeton Shopping Center the "conTEMPORARY Art Center."    While the council’s current home at the corner of Paul Robeson Place and Witherspoon Street is under construction, the organization…

  • Tragedy, triumph reflected in sculptor’s work

    A stone memorial to those who died at National Scout Jamboree By: Emily Craighead    Sculpting a memory in stone has been a tradition at the National Scout Jamboree in Fredericksburg, Va., since 1993.    This year, in the hands of West Windsor sculptor Pietro Smith, the sculpture became a memorial to the four Alaskan Scout leaders…

  • Historical Society plans Miracle Year Gala

       In honor of the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s "Annus Mirabilis," the Historical Society of Princeton will host The Miracle Year Gala and Antiques Show at the Princeton Airport. On Friday, Sept. 16, from 7 to 11 p.m., guests at the gala will have the first opportunity to buy exquisite antiques while enjoying champagne, caviar…