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  • Great C-P group exits after pool play

    Comes up short in District 12 LL baseball By: Rich Fisher    BORDENTOWN — There was little mystery as to why Sunnybrae Little League was able to defeat Cranbury-Plainsboro and knock the locals from the 12-year-old District 12 Tournament Wednesday night.    The Hamilton Township crew made every key defensive play it had to. Meanwhile, C-P did…

  • LETTERS: Bush’s lies a breech of faith

    To the editor:     Why does George W. Bush persist in implying that the war in Iraq has anything to do with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001?    The bipartisan 9/11 Commission report concluded there was no direct link between al Qaeda and Iraq. No evidence has been uncovered since America invaded Iraq to…

  • Chess will be king for a day at Princeton Library

    From beginners to masters, something for everyone at Saturday event By: Rachel Silverman    In 1933, two of the greatest minds that ever lived sat down at a table and played a game of chess. In this battle of brain power, renowned physicist Albert Einstein defeated fellow scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who would go on to…

  • Off-Broadway show turns it on in Monroe

    "Picon-Pie" stages two musical performances at Monroe Township High School’s Center for the Performing Arts. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The story of legendary Yiddish actress Molly Picon will come to life in Monroe Sunday when the Monroe Cultural Arts Commission brings the cast of the off-Broadway musical "Picon Pie" to town for two performances.…

  • Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

    The Country Manor of heiress Doris Duke is open for horticultural tours and a peek into her glamorous life.Related Story: Jewel in the CrownRelated Story: Nature Under Glass By: Ilene Dube Doris Duke, jazz composer and musician; student of modern dance; philanthropist and supporter of the arts; designer and horticulturist.    Oh, to have been Doris…

  • C-P moves on with low runs-allowed ratio

    Softball opens 12s Final Four with top seed By: Rich Fisher    A strong start was good enough to overcome a rocky finish for the Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League 12-year-old All-Star team, as the locals had just enough to escape pool play and qualify for bracket play in the District 12 Tournament.    After winning their first two…

  • Princeton 12s bow out after win

    Top West End in Pool B finale By: Justin Feil    WASHINGTON TWP. — Princeton didn’t play its best game of the District 12 Little League Tournament, but the Grover Park 12-year-olds did enough to earn their first win, 15-7, over West End on Tuesday.    Michael Irving belted a three-run home run, one of his three…

  • Celebrating Independence Day

    Fireworks over Brainerd Lake close out patriotic fesitivities. By: Josh Appelbaum    Hundreds dotted the field near the baseball diamond at Village Park on Tuesday night and watched as the vivid colors of fireworks exploded in the air and were reflected in the mirror-smooth surface of Brainerd Lake.    The crowd, composed of Cranbury residents and those…

  • Princeton University prepares to host leadership institute

    Event convenes superintendents, principals and administrators from around the world By: David Campbell    School leaders from throughout the world will gather next week at Princeton University for the Foundation for Educational Administration’s School Leadership Institute.    The weeklong leadership institute, which starts Monday on the Princeton campus, offers school leaders an opportunity to enhance their leadership…