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  • Donations to Princeton University fall off in reverse of national trend

    Officials say findings hide year-to-year variability and ignore size differences among schools. By: David Campbell    Contributions to colleges and universities in the United States increased 3.4 percent in the 2004 fiscal year — the first increase in charitable giving since 2001.    The rise was attributed to a spike in gifts made by individuals, according to…

  • Contract ironed out with Princeton Borough, police

    Four-year pact provides 4-percent annual salary hike. By: Jennifer Potash    After more than a year of negotiations, Princeton Borough and the Princeton Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local No. 130 have reached a new labor pact.    Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi said Monday the agreement likely will be presented to the Borough Council for action at its March…

  • Seminary installs its sixth president

    The Rev. Dr. Iain Torrance calls for tolerance and dialogue. By: David Campbell    Princeton Theological Seminary inaugurated the Rev. Dr. Iain Torrance as its sixth president on Friday.    The ceremony, in which Dr. Torrance was invited to sign his name into the presidents’ book and become formally installed as the seminary’s head, was held at…

  • Martial arts program takes aim at special needs kids

    Montgomery resident revising traditional methods of counseling. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — Christine Abrahams is revising traditional methods of counseling for children.    A Montgomery resident and school counselor at Hunterdon Central High School, Ms. Abrahams has created InSpire — a counseling-based martial arts program designed for children with special needs.    InSpire, a 13-week class being…

  • Ira Paul Handwerk Jr.

       Ira Paul Handwerk Jr., 74, died Friday in the Princeton Care Center.    Born in Bethlehem, Pa., he had been a resident of Pennington for the past 35 years.    A graduate of Bethlehem High School, Class of 1948, he also graduated with honors from Lehigh University with a degree in industrial engineering. He served in the…

  • Proposed ‘Quark Park’ melds science and art

    First there was Writers Block, now a new project is in the works for the same location. By: Jennifer Potash    A new experiment involving science and art is afoot in downtown Princeton.    The principals behind Writers Block, the interactive garden of small structures designed by teams of writers, architects and builders held last summer behind…

  • Princeton Packet Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year

    Hilliard finished year strong for Raiders By: Bob Nuse    It took Idris Hilliard a little while to get used to the new surroundings at The Hun School.    But once he did, the sophomore forward played like he’d been around for a long time.    "In the beginning of the year I felt like I started a…

  • Black and White

    August Wilson associate Keith Glover directs ‘Fences’ at Bristol Riverside Theatre. By: Matt Smith Scott Whitehurst (left) as Bono makes a point to Keith Randolph Smith as Troy Maxson in Fences, now playing at the Bristol Riverside Theatre.    As an actor, Keith Glover made his regional-theater debut in August Wilson’s searing drama Fences at Albany…

  • Arts Council plans $5 million fund-raiser

    Executive director assumes new role. By: Jennifer Potash    Before breaking ground on its expanded building, The Arts Council of Princeton plans to embark on a $5 million fund-raising campaign to cover the building costs and create an endowment.    In another major development, Anne Reeves, one of the organization’s founders and its longtime executive director, will…