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  • Holiday concert by Singers Forum set Sunday

       The Singers Forum Princeton Youth Program will hold its third Holiday Concert on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Princeton Arts Council, which is located at 102 Witherspoon St. The concert is free to the public and a reception follows. Reliable sources hint that, as he did last year, Santa may pay a visit to…

  • MOST THINGS CONSIDERED It’s not hard to find magic of holiday season if you try

    MOST THINGS CONSIDERED By Minx McCloud No age limit to experience Christmas magic.    Once upon a time, a teenager told her parents she was not too old to leave cookies out for Santa on Christmas Eve and, as was her custom, she left homemade gingerbread men by the fireplace.    And, as had been his custom…

  • TANGENTS: Serenity is missing in this electronic, plugged-in life

    TANGENTS By John Saccenti You can’t escape the cell phone.    Disney’s new "Twice Upon a Christmas," appears to be basic holiday fare — classic characters, laughs and a great lesson learned.    While it’s nice to see our old friends on the screen once again, I have to admit that seeing them rendered in computer animation…

  • MHS boys stay perfect

    By: James McKeever    Going into Thursday’s match against South Plainfield, it was shaping up as a pretty good week for the Monroe High School boys bowling team.    The Falcons opened with two victories in a tri-match on Monday, beating a potent East Brunswick side 3-1 and Cardinal McCarrick 4-0. On Tuesday they went head-to-head with…

  • Sex assault charges lead to prison term

    An East Windsor man admitted to sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl and is facing a six-year sentence. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    EAST WINDSOR — A township man pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault and theft by deception in two separate cases Monday and will serve six years in prison.    Abdullah K. Lance, 24, of…

  • New law foils planned classes

    District reconsiders goals in light of budget cap law By:Emily Craighead    Spending constraints imposed by the school budget law known as S-1701, and the demands of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) will largely determine how the school district meets its 2004-05 goals and objectives, according to Superintendent Karen Lake’s report to the Board of Education…

  • New conference will let Manville be competitive

    EDITORIAL: Before tearing down programs,let’s try playing on a level field By:    Manville athletic teams endured a very difficult fall sports campaign — particularly the football team, which ended a second consecutive year searching for a victory.    Next week, the Board of Education will vote on moving Manville High School to a different athletic conference,…

  • Woman’s body pulled from Colonial Lake

    Police suspect suicide for Hamilton resident. By: Lea Kahn    A Hamilton Township woman, whose body was found floating in Colonial Lake on Dec. 9, apparently waded into the lake and drowned, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department.    The body of Krystyna Dziekonski, 66, of Azalea Way in Hamilton Township, was pulled from Colonial Lake…

  • Principal takes position at Stony Brook

    Kate Napolitano-Burke, principal of Peter Muschal Elementary School in Bordentown Township, will move to Stony Brook Elementary School. By: Ruth Luse    On Dec. 8, the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education in Mercer County approved the appointment of Kate Napolitano-Burke, principal of Peter Muschal Elementary School in Bordentown Township, to the principalship of Stony Brook…