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  • Novak wins 1600, places second in 400 & 800

    By: Sean Moylan    Rob "The King of Group I Track" Novak ran into an opponent even he couldn’t outrace in Sunday’s NJSIAA individual Group I Championships at Jadwin Gym — "Mr. Exhaustion."    Though in the overall picture Novak had a great day — winning the 1600 meter race (a 4:24.94) while placing second in the…

  • ‘The Fonz,’ Henry Winkler, to speak at Jewish Center

       Henry Winkler, star of stage and screen, will be speaking at "Oy Vegas," a fund-raiser for the Jewish Center of Princeton, which will take place on Saturday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the center.    Mr. Winkler’s speech will be followed by a special reception with dessert and dancing.    The event is directed by Lisa…

  • School board member resigns to join watershed association

    Marion Tallon resigned from the Mansfield Township School Board in order to help establish the Crafts Creek Springhill Brook Watershed Association. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — After 14 years spent as a member of the township’s school board, Marion Tallon is stepping down and dedicating her time to protecting the quality of the streams throughout…

  • Girls team ends year as winner

    Hopewell Valley girls basketball By: John E. Powers    A season that could have been so much different ended in a positive way Friday night for the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls basketball team. The Lady Bulldogs knocked off Steinert 52-29 in their Mercer County Tournament consolation game in Hamilton.    The Lady Bulldogs finished the…

  • Body Politic

    Selma Bortner’s prints challenge women’s relationships with their bodies. By: Ilene Dube "Women Running with the Wolves" by Selma Bortner. The Langhorne printmaker recently exhibited at the James A. Michener Art Museum and is currently showing in Princeton.    The front-page picture in The New York Times shows a group of people standing on a balcony…

  • Lawrence council seeks budget cuts

    Open space tax might yield savings. By: Lea Kahn    Searching for ways to trim a proposed 9-cent municipal property tax rate increase, Township Council members suggested using one penny of the 3-cent municipal open space tax to pay for parks maintenance and also eliminating the hiring of a fifth professional firefighter.    The proposals were offered…

  • Plumsted, Washington voters approve fire district budgets

    Spending plan, ballot question defeated in Millstone at the annual fire district elections. By: Lauren Burgoon    Voter turnout at the annual fire district elections was characteristically skimpy, but the news was good for two local firehouses — the Plumsted and Washington budgets were given the thumbs up Saturday.    Millstone’s fire district wasn’t as lucky. That…

  • In the Moment

    Jazz singer Carol Heffler makes it sound easy on her new recording, ‘exactly.’ By: Susan Van Dongen TIME OFF/FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI West Windsor resident Carol Heffler will perform at Lambertville Station Feb. 26 to celebrate the release of ‘exactly.’    As the saying goes, "In youth and beauty, wisdom is rare."    They’re just words from a piece…

  • Town, schools brace for aid cut

    Local officials say they’re feeling effects of state and federal budget shortfalls. By: Melissa Hayes    The township and school board say they’re holding off on introducing spending plans until they learn how much state aid they will receive this year.    In addition, officials from both say they’re working on budgets in anticipation of receiving less…