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  • Montgomery basks in Earth Day glow

    Cleanup and beautification efforts have been under way all week. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — Today might be Earth Day, but the people here have been celebrating in an eco-friendly fashion all week. From residents to students to corporate groups, efforts to improve the environment have been widespread for days.    "We’ve gotten a really good…

  • McKenna inducted into Mercer County Hall of Fame

    Montgomery resident was top softball outfielder By: Bob Nuse    Paul McKenna knew the induction ceremony that placed him in the Mercer County Softball Hall of Fame would be special. He just never realized how special it would be.    "It was a real good night," said McKenna, a Montgomery resident who was one of 10 to…

  • Hightstown projects won’t include curbs

    Paving and milling of Rogers Avenue and Stockton Street in Hightstown will not include the construction of curbs. By: Marisa Maldonado    HIGHTSTOWN — The paving and milling of Rogers Avenue and Stockton Street was approved at Monday’s Borough Council meeting — but only after much discussion from business owners and a debate on whether the…

  • Christ Congregation celebrates 50th anniversary

       Christ Congregation, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend with a special Saturday dinner and Sunday service featuring presentations by the two top officials of the denominations with which the congregation is affiliated: The American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ.    On Saturday night, at a dinner being…

  • End of an era on Main Street

    Hardware store closing in June. By: Josh Appelbaum    After nearly 80 years, Cranbury’s neighborhood hardware store is planning to shut its doors.    Cranbury Paint & Hardware, which opened in 1926, will liquidate its inventory over the next five weeks and close shop by June 1.    Owner Rocco D’Armiento of Yardley, whose family has owned the…

  • 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…

  • As Wal-Mart opening nears, residents wait

    New Wal-Mart at Route 130 and Hickory Corner Road in East Windsor is slated to open next month. By: Marisa Maldonado    EAST WINDSOR — While some can’t wait to shop at the township’s newest low-cost entity, Wal-Mart, others in a nearby development say they are the ones paying the price for having the nation’s largest…

  • Van Beusekom good as gold

    PU graduate part of world champion U.S. national hockey team By: Justin Feil    A gold medal has made Megan Van Beusekom a little more popular, but little else has changed for the farm girl from Loretto, Minn.    Van Beusekom, who returned to Loretto after graduating from Princeton University last year, returned to the small town…

  • Princeton poet procures prestigious prize

    C.K. Williams wins Lily Prize worth $100,000. By: David Campbell    Princeton University poet C.K. Williams, the author of nine collections of poetry and recipient of multiple awards, has been awarded the 2005 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, The Poetry Foundation announced this week.    Established in 1986, the prize is one of the most prestigious given to…