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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…
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Township clears way for new liquor store
Bidding for new East Windsor liquor store license starts at $595,000. By: Marisa Maldonado EAST WINDSOR Bidding is now open for a new liquor store license in East Windsor, after the Township Council approved a resolution April 5 that begins bidding at a minimum of $595,000. All pre-bids are due May 13. The Police…
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‘The Ballad of Jack and Rose’
Daniel Day-Lewis infuses his character in this coming-of-age story with customary intensity, charisma and tormented sensitivity. By: Elise Nakhnikian Daniel Day-Lewis (left) and Camilla Belle star in The Ballad of Jack and Rose. Writer-director Rebecca Miller’s first two movies Angela and Personal Velocity illuminated the conflicted inner lives of girls and young women.…
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Letters to the Editor, April 15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 15 Vote for budget, second question To the editor: The Princeton community values education and the Princeton Regional Schools are good value. They maintain a reasonable class size, employ excellent teachers and offer a quality curriculum with programs that address the needs of all students, those who excel and…
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Board OKs new security
Cranbury Board of Education approves the installation of security cameras and card-access doors at the school. By: Melissa Hayes After some disagreement and a closed session discussion Tuesday, the school board approved the installation of security cameras and card-access doors at the Cranbury School. The board began looking for ways to make the school more…
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New affordable-housing rules are portrayed as ‘opportunity’
Experts sound off on third-round regulations at Princeton forum. By: Rachel Silverman The Princeton Public Library drew a packed house Wednesday evening as a group of panelists discussed the future of affordable housing in Princeton and how the latest round of New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing regulations could be applied to the region. COAH’s…
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Women celebrate Seder dinner
Clearbrook women gather for Seder to celebrate female figures in Jewish history. By: Elaine Worden Gathered around tables lined with glasses of red wine and plates of matzah, hundreds of women from Clearbrook and surrounding communities were given an opportunity to celebrate the exodus from Egypt in a different light. The Clearbrook Section of the…
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EDITOR’s NOTE: Picture perfect
EDITOR’s NOTE By Hank Kalet A response to complaints about school photo coverage. A woman whose daughter attends Brooks Crossing School called me last week and told me she was concerned that we were not planning to send a photographer to the school’s play. The woman, Caroline Troncoso, said she liked the paper but believed…
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Biologist tapped for Institute for Advanced Study post
Princeton biologist Bonnie Bassler has been chosen to become a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, one of the highest honors in biomedical research. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a nonprofit medical research organization based in Maryland, selected Professor Bassler to be among 43 of the nation’s most promising scientists who will join the institute’s investigator…
