Category: archives

  • Peddie girls’ basketball tops one of Delaware’s best

    By: Neil Hay    It certainly wasn’t their "A" game that the Peddie girls’ basketball team had on display last Saturday.    Whatever it was, however, it was good enough – if just barely – to defeat St. Elizabeth’s, the number two ranked team in Delaware, by a 43-42 final score. The game was played at Archbishop…

  • Campaign information available for board of education hopefuls

       Board of Education hopefuls take note: Information about campaigning for office is now available in the Princeton Regional, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional and Montgomery board of education offices.    To qualify for the post, candidates must be able to read and write, and must be registered to vote in the district in which they intend to run.…

  • Fun and games

    Students, teachers take a well-deserved break after midterms. By: Rachel Silverman    Before Wednesday afternoon, special-education teacher Renee Szporn had no idea her co-worker, Princeton High School secretary Jane Diaforli, was so darn good at Scrabble.    But after a 40-point, triple-word scoring turn, Ms. Szporn quickly realized she was outmatched.    "She’s killing me!" Ms. Szporn chuckled.…

  • Black History Month is packed with events

    Schedule begins with film screening, read-in. By: Rachel Silverman    Here is a partial list of Black History Month events in the Princeton area for the remainder of the month:    • Feb. 6: Film screening of "Another Brother," a biography of a black Vietnam War veteran, Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding, 86 Olden St., Princeton…

  • ArtFirst! on March 6 to benefit medical center

       ArtFirst! will be celebrating the opening of its third annual show and sale on Sunday, March 6, from 2 to 5 p.m. with an elegant Patrons’ Preview party. The international exhibition and sale of original art and fine crafts by artists with physical and mental disabilities is organized and presented by The Auxiliary of the…

  • Renaissance Red Hot Homes event extended due to popular demand

    Renaissance locations offer state-of-the-art fitness and recreational amenities Depending on the neighborhood, Renaissance locations offer state-of-the-art fitness and recreational amenities like indoor and outdoor pools, exercise facilities, saunas, putting greens, tennis and bocce courts, game rooms, deli’s, great rooms and much more.    "Active adults have really jumped on this terrific opportunity, and we’re delighted to…

  • Few PU students fuming over proposed smoking ban

    New measure would extend to dormitory rooms. By: David Campbell    Under a policy now being formulated, Princeton University undergraduates will not be allowed to smoke in their dormitory rooms starting this fall.    Janet S. Dickerson, the university’s vice president for Campus Life, said Tuesday that she has accepted student recommendations to prohibit smoking in undergraduate…

  • Montgomery deer management program seeks to expand

    Four additional land parcels proposed to be added for bow hunters. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Wildlife Management Committee is asking the township to add four more open-space parcels to its deer-management program. The parcels would be available for bow hunting only.    Wildlife Management Committee Chair Frank Drift said the additional parcels are necessary…

  • Put this law on fast track to trash heap

    EDITORIAL    There’s a historic opportunity to repeal the "fast track" law that developers squeezed out of the state Legislature as a trade for passage of the New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act. But it will require all New Jerseyans to speak up.    When you hear talk about this law, you’ll hear things like…