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  • Anti-American causes, fixes examined

    Three experts in panel discussion at Princeton University. By: David Campbell    Three panelists shared their thoughts on the causes of — and remedies to — anti-Americanism in Europe during a talk Tuesday at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.    The speakers were Brian E. Carlson, former U.S. ambassador to Latvia; Steven…

  • Laptops: Instructional necessity or wasteful extravagance?

    As Montgomery residents decide on a plan to provide every high school student and teacher with computers, other school systems report glowing success. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — Blame it on the Cookie Monster.    A three-ring notebook and a box of Crayolas will no longer keep students at the forefront of learning.    This is a…

  • A healthy lunch is in the cards for students

    School begins new debit-card lunch payment system. By: Josh Appelbaum    Cranbury School students have a new way to get and pay for lunch.    On March 28, the school implemented a new swipe card, debit-based system for the estimated 600 students who buy lunch throughout the year. Students can still use cold hard cash, too.    The…

  • Letters to the Editor, April 8

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 8 Another tree falls in name of ‘progress’ To the editor:     As I walked up Witherspoon Street into town this morning, I paused in the cold shadow of Reed’s Folly to watch a few men with chainsaws dismantle in a day what nature had taken a century to build…

  • Small park could be named for professor who died of burns

    Residents of Pine Street seek memorial for David Bradford. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Borough Council voted Tuesday night to create a special memorial fund for Princeton University economist David Bradford, who died Feb. 22 from third-degree burns he sustained in a fire at his Pine Street residence.    Neighbors and friends of Professor Bradford want…

  • Donating food made easier

    Human Relations Committee dispersing new drop boxes throughout community. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — The borough’s Human Relations Committee, in conjunction with the Jamesburg Area Chamber of Commerce, has placed four new drop boxes for nonperishable food items at locations around the borough.    Food collected at the boxes will be donated to the Jamesburg Presbyterian…

  • Evans Tract sale in jeopardy again

    Organizers need help in order to hold garage sale. By: Josh Appelbaum    A popular springtime Cranbury tradition, the annual Evans Tract garage sale, is in jeopardy once again.    The event was organized last year by Griggs Road resident Anne Way, who recently moved from Cranbury.    The sale’s original organizers, Leo and Betty Fenity, of Evans…

  • 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 April 8, 2005 to April 14, 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…

  • First Presbyterian secures new leader

    Rev. Bryan Franzen becomes the new minister at the First Presbyterian Church in Hightstown. By: Marisa Maldonado    HIGHTSTOWN — Before delivering a sermon, the Rev. Bryan Franzen will spend 20 hours each week reading the passage — both in English and its original Greek or Hebrew — and consulting a number of texts to find…