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  • Letters for week of March 31

    By: Candidate wants balance on BOE To the editor:    Reaching consensus is not easy. It is a fine balance of respect and trust. A group must believe that the need to reach compromise is more important than individual opinion, which can be accomplished with respect and trust. That is why I am running for the…

  • A Discerning Eye

    The Travis Gallery exhibits ‘Treasures from the La Salle University Art Museum.’ By: Matt Smith "Lady Elizabeth Foster, later Duchess of Devonshire" by Richard Cosway.    David Leopold is not shy in his opinion of the 19th Annual Byers Bucks Fever Exhibition, Treasures from the La Salle University Art Museum.    "I think this is the most…

  • Princeton forum scheduled on affordable housing

       Princeton Community Housing will present a program on the impact of the new Council on Affordable Housing regulations in Princeton.    The presentation will be 6:45 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, in the Community Room at the Princeton Public Library.    The program is free and open to the public.    While all municipalities must meet a…

  • Oliver W. Horsman

       Oliver W. Horsman, 73, of Ringoes died at Hunterdon Medical Center on Friday.    Born in East Orange, he had been a resident of Ringoes for the past 12 years.    He was a graduate of Yale University, Class of 1953, and Dickinson School of Law, Class of 1992. He served two years in the US Army…

  • Hopewell Township police think Delaware has crested

    Five homes on River Drive and one on Route 29 in Titusville have been evacuated. By John Tredrea    Route 29, which runs along Hopewell Township’s western border within sight of the Delaware River, was closed between Hunterdon County and Hamilton Township due to flooding at noon today.    "The river appears to have crested," said Capt.…

  • Princeton University junior awarded Truman Scholarship

    By: David Campbell    Princeton University junior James R. Williams has been named a 2005 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, the university said.    Mr. Williams is majoring in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He was among 75 students from 65 colleges and universities nationwide who were chosen from…

  • BPA reorganizes, salutes a founder

    Cranbury Business and Professional Association to honor Frank Marlowe. By: Josh Appelbaum    The Cranbury Business and Professional Association met Wednesday night at the Cranbury Inn to initiate new members and honor one of its founders.    Frank Marlowe, the former membership director, was elected president and Kathie Morolda, the association’s president for the last four years,…

  • Low turnout for hearing

    School board approves $15.6 million budget. By: Josh Appelbaum    The Board of Education approved a $15.6 million proposed budget for the 2005-2006 school year that could mean a slight decrease in school taxes if approved by voters.    The proposed budget includes a 1.1-cent tax rate decrease from last year’s budget, even though overall spending is…

  • OBITUARIES: Alice Naar

    Alice Naar    Alice B. Naar, 89, died Wednesday, March 23, at Cranbury Care Center, Monroe.    Born on March 6, 1916, in New Brunswick, she was the daughter of Ellie and Bella Benzilio. She lived in North Brunswick and East Brunswick before moving to Clearbrook in 2001. Ms. Naar graduated from New Brunswick High School, worked…