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  • Tigers fall flat in loss to Chatham

    PHS ousted from states By: Justin Feil    The Princeton High boys’ ice hockey team that faced off against Chatham on Wednesday didn’t resemble the Little Tigers team that had put together a four-game winning streak over the past two weeks.    "We did not," said PHS head coach Paul Merrow after his team’s season ended with…

  • Living history

    Museum projects showcase life during World War II. By: Elaine Worden    Groups of students stepped through the halls of Woodland Elementary School, gazing at models and diagrams of the U.S.S. Nevada, checking out tiny, green plastic soldiers creeping up across Omaha Beach, and admiring an authentic World War II jacket and pictures of Presidents Harry…

  • No apology needed from church coach

    To the editor By:    This letter is in response to the inaccuracies in Linda Yacus’ letter in the March 3 Beacon regarding the conduct of a CYO volunteer basketball coach, a local church, the Diocese of Metuchen.    We were at the CYO game that Ms. Yacus refers to, and were horrified that she could write…

  • Board OKs next school calendar

    By:Emily Craighead    Although dates for parent-teacher conferences remain to be determined, the Board of Education voted to approve the 2005-06 school calendar Tuesday.    The proposed calendar has students starting school Sept. 7, the Wednesday after Labor Day.    Teachers would report to school Sept. 1 for their first in-service day, with a second in-service day Sept.…

  • Wind Songs

    Flutist, poet and storyteller Ulla Suokko will perform ‘Story of the Singing Flute.’ By: Kara Fitzpatrick ULLA SUOKKO    Even as a classically trained flutist with a doctoral degree from Juilliard, it’s not the long object Ulla Suokko holds in her hand that she considers her primary instrument.    She — as herself — is an instrument.…

  • Gala to mark Princeton Symphony’s 25th

       In a 25th anniversary season of blockbuster performances that included "La Traviata," Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and the pops debut of "The Broadway Concert," the Princeton Symphony Orchestra announces a special black-tie gala benefit and auction to be held on Saturday, April 2, at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton.    Mikhail Baryshnikov is honorary chair of the…

  • Historical society readies for auction

    Residents prepare donations for Historical and Preservation Society to help fund projects such as storing and archiving artifacts. By: Josh Appelbaum    Cranbury residents have responded to a call for donations sent by the Historical and Preservation Society.    Ginny Swanagan said Wednesday the society has received new collectibles and antique pieces every day this week, and…

  • Two more area raids look for illegal aliens

    Four alleged illegal aliens were arrested during immigration raids at Deerfield Apartments and a Twin Rivers home. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — Federal immigration agents raided two area homes last week, arresting four alleged illegal aliens, including an entire Twin Rivers family.    Agents from the federal Department of Homeland Security Bureau of Immigration and Customs…

  • DISPATCHES: The trouble with Martha, Michael, et al.

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet The media should be spending more time focusing on Lebanon, Iraq and other issues of real importance.    The average news watcher can be forgiven if he or she didn’t realize there was more going on in the world than the saga of Martha Stewart.    That is, aside from the circus otherwise…