Category: archives

  • Movie Timetables

    Going to the movies tonight? Find out where and when the show you want to see is playing. Movies and times are valid from June 10, 2005 to June 16, 2005. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. Please note: In the event that…

  • Cornel West awarded Lannan Prize

    PU religion professor wins $350,000 for leadership in social justice.    Princeton University Professor Cornel West has been awarded the 2005 Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom.    The Lannan Foundation called Professor West "one of America’s most gifted and provocative intellectuals." The $350,000 award that the prize carries is intended to recognize those who promote and protect…

  • State set to upgrade Route 130

    The state Department of Transportation is planning several changes to make Route 130 safer. By: Josh Appelbaum    The state wants to make Route 130 safer.    To do that, the state Department of Transportation is planning to add a right-turn lane on southbound Route 130 at the intersection of Old Trenton Road and reduce the size…

  • $1 million Shaw Prize for PU mathematician

    Andrew Wiles wins award for solution to Fermat’s Last Theorem, centuries-old math problem. By: David Campbell    Princeton University mathematician Andrew Wiles has been selected to receive the 2005 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences, which carries a cash award of $1 million, the university has announced.    Professor Wiles, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton,…

  • LETTERS: Misreading the electorare

    To the editor:     I read with interest the article in last week’s Cranbury Press entitled "Local GOP looks to rebuild."    Quotes in the article attributed to two prominent local Republicans indicate a fundamental misunderstanding of the Cranbury electorate.    One said, "They want everything for their children so they aren’t bothered with them." It is…

  • MHS enjoyed pleasant surprises

    By: Ken Weingartner    Even though the Monroe High tennis team needed to replace all three of its singles players from a year ago, many people on the squad still expected to have a good season.    Even so, the 2005 campaign was filled with pleasant surprises.    The Falcons completed the year 15-6, good for the second-best…

  • LETTERS: Appreciation for prom party

    To the editor:     We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Princeton and Cranbury communities for helping to make this year’s Princeton High School Post Prom Party a huge success.    More than 400 students attended the "Carnival in Venice" festivities May 20 after the Junior-Senior prom and a great time was had…

  • Wittman to run for GOP

    Write-in campaign earns spot on ballot. By: Josh Appelbaum    A former Cranbury mayor and two-term committeeman will be the Republican candidate for the one Township Committee seat up for grabs in November.    Wayne Wittman, who served two terms on the committee beginning in 1993 and was mayor in 1999, received 23 write-in votes for the…

  • Water, sewer fees hike expected in Pennington

    PENNINGTON COUNCIL UPDATE By John Tredrea    An ordinance that would bring an 8 percent increase in water and sewer fees was introduced by a unanimous vote of the Pennington Borough Council during Monday night’s meeting, which lasted over three hours.    Borough Auditor Robert Morrison, who was on hand for the entire meeting, said the increase…