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  • ‘Godspell’

    Princeton Summer Theater revives the John Michael Tebelak/Stephen Schwartz musical. By: Stuart Duncan    The beginnings of Godspell are well known: How John Michael Tebelak, a student in the master’s degree program at Carnegie Mellon University, was dawdling with his thesis; how he attended sunrise services on Easter Sunday in 1970 at the cathedral in Pittsburgh;…

  • Delay from county means city taxes due later

    Taxpayers won’t have to pay interest unless their bill is paid after Aug. 16. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Third-quarter tax bills will be mailed tomorrow (Friday), but taxpayers won’t have to worry about accruing interest unless they pay after mid-August.    Interest will not be applied until after Aug. 16 because the bills are going…

  • Review continues on proposal to build seven Princeton Township houses

    Group formed to oppose project at Snowden Lane and Van Dyke Road. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Regional Planning Board resumed its hearing Thursday night on developer Joel Schwartz’s proposal to build seven single-family homes at Snowden Lane and Van Dyke Road in Princeton Township, but no action was taken.    The applicant seeks the Planning…

  • On the road, can you hear him now? Good!

    Verizon Wireless technican plies the streets testing his company’s and competitors’ reception. By: Marjorie Censer    As William Madden drives north on Route 206, he can literally see the cell-phone service improve.    And he’s not just watching the little bars on his phone’s screen. As Verizon Wireless’s baseline technician — also known as a real-life "Can…

  • Artist adds touch of grate-ness to downtown plaza

    Tree grates illustrate the atomic symbol in homage to Einstein. By: Rachel Silverman    There’s a bit of Albert Einstein lurking about the new downtown plaza, and if you didn’t know any better, you might just miss it — or step on it.    The plaza’s tree grates, fashioned by artist Francois Guillemin, illustrate the atomic symbol…

  • WW Explorers get small taste of police work

    Teenagers meet for classroom and practical training in law enforcement. By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — Ten teenagers wearing navy-blue uniforms crouched behind two police patrol cars, holding fake metal guns aimed squarely at the front door of a small white house.    "If you guys come in close, I’ll shoot," shouted a voice from inside.…

  • Plainsboro police unit seeking applicants for respone team

       PLAINSBORO — The township Police Department’s Community Outreach, Resource and Education Unit is accepting applications for the third round of Community Emergency Response Team training.    The training will take place weekly from Sept. 2 through Nov. 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel. The department is encouraging members of the…

  • Hrabchak ready to be iron-mom

    Princeton resident will compete in Lake Placid triathlon By: Justin Feil    There was a time when Susan Hrabchak’s family slowed her down.    Her family is one of the things that will keep the Princeton resident going strong when she competes in the Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon on Sunday. Hrabchak knows she’ll see her husband Rick…

  • Narcotics investigation results in arrest of five

    West Windsor, Plainsboro residents taken into custody.    WEST WINDSOR — A two-month narcotics investigation concluded Friday with the arrest of Derek Jackson and Brett Bowers, both 18, and both residents of Fisher Place, as well as a 17-year-old West Windsor resident and two 17-year-olds from Plainsboro.    Mr. Bowers was charged with possession of cocaine with…