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  • History lesson

    School wax museum spotlights diverse group. By: Josh Appelbaum    Prominent voices from history were brought to life Wednesday as students passed through a not-so-typical wax museum.    Seventh-graders portrayed figures as diverse as atomic scientist Robert J. Oppenheimer, President Ronald Reagan, Indian social reformer Pandurang Shashtri Athavale and actor Angelina Jolie as part of a project…

  • Monroe softball seeking a big-time victory

    By: Rich Fisher    Every team at every level needs it. That break-through win to get over the hump.    The Red Sox got it in Game 7 against the Yankees, the Eagles got it by beating Atlanta in the NFC championship game, North Carolina got it for coach Roy Williams by beating Illinois in the NCAA…

  • DISPATCHES: Singing of the darkness of the American soul

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet Bruce Springsteen’s new album is a search for redemption and a reconnection with the nation’s soul.    Check your expectations at the door.    That’s the first thing you need to do when you listen to Bruce Springsteen’s newest album, "Devils & Dust." While it has echoes of earlier Springsteen albums — most…

  • Goal-setting sessions begin for key Montgomery tract

    154-acre parcel is located across from Pike Run development. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Master Plan Committee met Tuesday to discuss basic goals for the development of a 154-acre tract across Route 206 from the Pike Run development.    The project is known as the Belle Mead Planning and Design Initiative — and township officials…

  • Monroe voters approve school plans

    Budget approved by a margin of 750 votes. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Despite strong opposition from Monroe’s senior communities, township voters on Tuesday approved the school board’s proposed 2005-06 budget by 750 votes, the widest margin in recent years.    Voters approved the $69.9 million spending plan — which will draw $53.15 million from taxes…

  • ‘Dear Frankie’

    The performances are spot on in this Scottish film, which is guaranteed to bring out the hankies. By: Bob Brown Emily Mortimer’s (left) request for a huge favor from Gerard Butler sparks a possible romance in Dear Frankie.    This wee Scottish film, directed by Shona Auerbach from a script by Andrea Gibb, is a heart-tugger.…

  • ‘The Amityville Horror’

    A series of horror’s greatest hits are paraded out in this tired remake. By: Elise Nakhnikian Ryan Reynolds considers giving his haunted house an extreme makeover in The Amityville Horror.    There are two kinds of horror movies. In the first kind, regular people get stuck in a nightmarish situation and fight to get out. Of…

  • Somehow, some way, Goldberg gets it done

    By: Ken Weingartner    He doesn’t have a powerful serve or a booming forehand, but Darren Goldberg has continually beaten his opponents into submission on the tennis court this season.    Just ask his teammates.    Goldberg was 9-0 at third singles entering Thursday’s match against Sayreville. A junior, he wasn’t even being counted upon to crack the…

  • Bliss dancing to success on track

    Sophomore helps PHS girls to record relay By: Justin Feil    Libby Bliss has some talent in her legs.    In the fall, she goes to daily practices in preparation for traditional Irish dancing competitions. Those practices take up enough time that Bliss doesn’t compete in the fall for Princeton High.    In the winter and spring, however,…