Category: archives

  • A Mind of One’s Own

    Penelope Scambly Schott is back with a new book of her poems, and in ‘Cool Women Volume Three.’ By: Ilene Dube The Pest Maiden is about the author’s distant cousin, Jean Heuser (pictured), who was afflicted with mental illness in the days before modern medicine could treat it.    It’s a good thing Penelope Scambly Schott…

  • Hunting for hidden treasures

    Bryn Mawr bookworms dig for bounties. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    By Thursday, it was so tranquil you could hear a paperback copy of "The Sound and the Fury" hit the floor.    Very different from a mere 24 hours earlier, when droves of people stormed the Princeton Day School gymnasium in a manner one man likened to…

  • Kidney disease: Many at risk aren’t aware of the symptoms

    The best advice is for people who are at high risk for kidney disease to treat and control their conditions. This can often prevent or slow kidney disease By: Cheryl Baisden with Dr. Grace B. Bialy    While only about the size of an adult fist, kidneys perform a big job — removing waste products and…

  • Falcons don’t miss a beat under Cox

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    It can be scary for a new coach taking over a successful high school sports program. But at Monroe Township High School this winter, the girls’ winter track team came through for first year coach Jim Cox, and continued the Lady Falcon tradition of winning division titles in both the relay…

  • School tax hike prompts reactions

    Board of Education approves East Windsor Regional School District’s $66.6 million budget which includes a 26-cent tax rate hike for East Windsor residents. By: Marisa Maldonado    HIGHTSTOWN — The East Windsor Regional School District’s $66.6 million budget was approved by the Board of Education Tuesday night — but not before more than 70 residents at…

  • Princeton University Press names veteran staffer as director

    Peter J. Dougherty will succeed Walter Lippincott, who will retire. By: David Campbell    Peter J. Dougherty, a 13-year employee of Princeton University Press and with 33 years in the publishing industry behind him, has been named the organization’s new director.    Mr. Dougherty’s appointment is effective July 1. It was approved March 23 by the press’…

  • Montgomery Run with Aimee to fund scholarships

       MONTGOMERY — The ninth-annual Run With Aimee 5K Foot Race and One-Mile Ramble will take place on April 3 at Montgomery High School. Proceeds will benefit the Aimee Eve Polak Memorial Fund.    Ms. Polak, a Montgomery High School graduate, died at the age of 23 in an automobile accident in April 1996. The fund was…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the March 25 issue. ICE officers need support; laws should be enforced To the editor:     Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement should be given support for doing their jobs just as our military personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the world are applauded for their service to this country.    Over the…

  • Refuge, wildlife activist is named Watershed Association director

       HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — James R. Waltman has been appointed the new executive director of Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association. The Watershed’s board of trustees made the appointment at its most recent meeting following a national search.    Mr. Waltman is a Princeton native who most recently served as director of refuges and wildlife at The Wilderness Society,…