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  • Colorful dyes mark start of spring

    Hindus gather in celebration of Holi holiday. By: Emily Craighead    PLAINSBORO — The weather was cold and dreary Sunday, but spring was in full bloom inside the library here.    Adults danced and children ran about in frenzied circles, covered from head to toe in splashes of orange, magenta, yellow and indigo.    The pandemonium was part…

  • Mental game up, scores down for Wycoff

    Hun sophomore helps golf team win opener By: Bob Nuse    Jordan Wycoff is one of the new breed of high school golfers who come into the season ready — no matter what the weather has been like.    "I was able to go down to Florida a couple times during the winter and work with my…

  • Township outlines new brush, leaf, log program

    Education campaign launched. By: Rachel Silverman    Princeton Township launched its new leaf-, brush- and log-collection program this week with a live news conference on Princeton Community TV Channel 30.    "It has great implications for the public safety and beautification of our community," Township Mayor Phyllis Marchand said on the live telecast Monday. "We don’t want…

  • April 5, 11:13 p.m. Thoughts on the pope

    A mixed legacy of life, bigotry and peace. By: Hank Kalet    I have been holding off on comment on Pope John Paul II, because I am having difficulty understanding his legacy. I come from the left side of the political world and have been critical of the pope and the larger Catholic Church over the…

  • OBITUARIES, April 5, 2005

    Diana K. Krejci, Howie B. Kiser, Elizabeth MacLaren, Harry P. Stevens, Joanne D. Rumer. Howie B. Kiser Diana K. Krejci Book editor     Diana Kirchwey Krejci of Princeton died Thursday at home. She was 73.    Born in Rye, N.Y., she moved to Princeton with her second husband in 1968.    She was an editor for Macmillan…

  • HomeFront benefit set at West Windsor restaurant

       The Princeton Junction Neighborhoods’ Coalition (PJNC) is presenting a get-together brunch buffet and fund-raiser for HomeFront at noon on Sunday, April 17, at Ganges Restaurant, located in the Ellsworth Shopping Center in Princeton Junction, West Windsor. The event is open to the public.    "We would like to sponsor this event for people in our community…

  • Older, smaller centers find ways to compete

    Center owners prove that bigger isn’t always better By: Mike Mathis    On Central Jersey’s shopping center landscape, bigger isn’t always better — or more prosperous.    Despite the large number of power centers that are under construction and that dominate the sides of major highways in the region, real estate experts say the area’s older, smaller…

  • Flood Photos

    Staff photos by Robyn C. Stein Staff photos by Robyn C. Stein Looking north on Main Street in New Hope on Monday after the Delaware flooded. The Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope on Monday after the Delaware flooded. An alley between stores on Main Street in New Hope filled with water on Monday after…

  • Run With Aimee has new winners

    Newman, Rosen capture cold, wet run By: Justin Feil    The rain and chilly breeze kept some away from the ninth annual Run With Aimee, but nearly 700 still came out for the 1-mile ramble and 5k road race Sunday at Montgomery High.    The Run With Aimee has had only one back-to-back winner, male or female,…