Category: archives
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Spotlight shines on McCarter’s rich history
Theater has entertained Princeton with 75 years of drama and fanfare. By: David Campbell On Feb. 21, 1930, McCarter Theatre raised the curtain on its very first opening night. Onstage was a performance by Princeton University’s Triangle Club of its show that year, "The Golden Dog." That year’s Triangle Club Show was the brainchild of…
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Road extension gets the OK
Council adopts two ordinances to extend Forest Court into the Princeton Hills community. By: Joseph Harvie In a move opponents criticized as an open-space giveaway the Township Council adopted two ordinances Tuesday that pave the way for the extension of Forest Court into the Princeton Hills community. When extended, the Forest Court cul-de-sac would provide…
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Voters get say on budget
Voters to hit the polls on Tuesday and vote on the district’s spending plan. By: Melissa Hayes Voters will get their say Tuesday on next year’s school budget and which of six candidates will fill three open school board seats. The candidates are incumbents Marty Abschutz, Barry Nathanson and Matthew Speesler, and challengers Ed Birch,…
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Hinkson’s is moving from Nassau Street, but not too far
Office supply store heading for storefront at Spring Street parking garage. By: Gwen McNamara After a year of searching, it looks like longtime office-supply staple Hinkson’s will not be moving far from its Nassau Street home. If all goes as planned, store owners expect to move into a 1,000-square-foot storefront in the Spring Street parking…
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All New 135th Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Contest has ended
All New 135th Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® at the Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton NJ. Cecelia G. from Princeton Junction, NJ you are our Lucky Grand Prize winner of 4 VIP tickets and an Elephant Painting painted by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Pachyderm Picasso. For more info email: [email protected]
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Plainsboro reassessments bring uncertainty to WW-P budget vote
SCHOOL ELECTIONS 2005 By: Emily Craighead West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education President Hemant Marathe ended Tuesday’s board meeting with a plea to voters in both communities to go to the polls Tuesday. "You know I can’t tell you how to vote, but you know where my heart is," he said. Residents will have the…
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Margaret E. "Peg" Staples Ciesielski
Margaret E. "Peg" Staples Ciesielski, 78, of Pennington died Wednesday at home. Born in Bath, Maine, she had resided in the local area since 1946. She was a credit manager at Valley Oil in Hopewell for 21 years and had formerly worked as a supervisor in the mail room for Lenox China Corp for 32…
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OBITUARIES: Wihelmina Mills
Wilhelmina Mills Wilhelmina Slover Mills, 86, of Jamesburg, died Monday, April 11, at the Clara Maass Continuing Care Center, Kearny. Born in Old Bridge, Ms. Mills lived in the Browntown section of Old Bridge before moving to Jamesburg in 1944. Ms. Mills was employed as an assembly worker for Bankers Box, Cranbury, before her retirement.…
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Plainsboro Mayor Cantu faces challenge from newcomer
Republican Stacey Zieminski to face off against 25-year incumbent. By: Emily Craighead PLAINSBORO Incumbent Mayor Peter Cantu will face Republican Stacey Zieminski in a race for one open seat on the Township Committee in November. Mayor Cantu, a Beechtree Lane resident, is a 31-year-member of the Township Committee and has been mayor for 25…
