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  • With the toss of a cap, Princeton High School grads say goodbye

    Ceremony on front lawn marks end of high school careers. By: Rachel Silverman    Some — like Mariella Danspeckgruber — will go on to study medicine at prestigious universities.    Others — like second-generation graduate Scott Davison — will attend art schools.    And for still other members of the 267-member Princeton High School senior class — like…

  • Civic group bringing circus to Jamesburg

    Family circus is in town to bring fun and funds to Jamesburg community. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — If you’ve ever wanted to run away to the circus, June 30 could just be your chance — and you could help out the Jamesburg Civic Association in the process.    The civic association is sponsoring a visit…

  • DISPATCHES: Breaking down the real cost of living

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet Minimum wage is not even enough to rent a decent apartment in New Jersey.    Self-sufficiency is a difficult — and expensive — proposition in Middlesex County.    According to a report released Tuesday by the Legal Services of New Jersey’s Poverty Research Institute titled "The Real Cost of Living in 2005: The…

  • PACKET SPECIAL REPORT Not your grandmother’s library

    Shelve that stereotype; one-year-old building is community’s living room. By: Rachel Silverman    It’s 4 o’clock on a balmy Monday afternoon, and the Princeton Public Library is full of commotion.    Coffee cups clang and clatter in the ground floor café, where a group of women greet each other in Spanish and a dutiful father helps his…

  • Close shave encourages reading

    Teachers make bet to get students to read more. By: Melissa Hayes    MONROE — Blond hair fell to the floor as third-grade teacher Judi Sienkiewicz shaved the head of fellow Brookside School teacher Ben Howroyd.    But Mr. Howroyd wasn’t in need of a haircut. The trim was the result of a bet he lost to…

  • Store brings a taste of home to Jamesburg

    Grocery store on West Railroad Avenue is a bittersweet reminder of home for its new owners. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — "Ahora estamos en el 24 West Railroad Avenue, detrás de la farmacia," proclaims a cardboard sign hanging inside the darkened window of the Hispanic Grocery on West Railroad Avenue.    And it’s true; the small…

  • Charles ‘Howard’ Casey

       Charles "Howard" Casey, 93, of Pennington died Tuesday (June 14) at the Capital Health System, Mercer Campus.    Born in Newark, he retired from the Continental Baking Company in Patterson.    He was a member of Union #194, was an associate member of the New Jersey Blind Citizens Association, and was district leader and municipal chairman in…

  • OBITUARIES, June 17, 2005

    John S. Kramer, Carl E. Sherrick Jr., Marius V. Isaila, Mary B. Marshall, Esther Lang, Sylvia P. Chabler. John S. Kramer Attorney, investment manager MONTGOMERY — John S. Kramer died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 75.    Born in Carmel, Pa., he moved to Princeton in 1960, later moving to Montgomery. He…

  • LETTERS: Turner bill best for residents

    To the editor:     The town meeting sponsored by the government relations organization and also sponsored by the Clearbrook Community Association Board was held to explain and clarify Senate bill S-3855, a version of which passed in the state Assembly.    The information received about the Town Meeting was that S-2016, introduced by state Sen. Shirley…