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  • Putting on his ‘Gameface’

    Board game inventor uses famous faces to entertain. By: Mike Mathis    ON the surface, it would seem Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Leonardo DaVinci have little in common.    Nevertheless, Robert Hurlbert hopes people won’t be shy about inviting these and other historical figures into their home or to their next party.    Photographs or…

  • Princeton library’s ‘Unquiet Friday’ to feature pop band

       The local pop band Bedbug Eddie will perform at the Princeton Public Library 7:30 p.m. Friday.    Named after a character played by Burt Young in the film "The Pope of Greenwich Village," Bedbug Eddie is a five-piece New Jersey-based rock and roll cover band. It was formed seven years ago when Pennington resident Jim Crawford…

  • Neighbors support housing for hospital site

    Princeton Future taps local residents’ opinions during review of Witherspoon Street. By: Jennifer Potash    If the University Medical Center at Princeton decides to move from its Witherspoon Street location, some residents appear ready to support its conversion to housing and locally owned businesses so the street would no longer be a traffic-clogged thoroughfare.    That appeared…

  • Wallace perfect for PU

    Senior center hits charity shots in win over Monmouth By: Justin Feil    WEST LONG BRANCH — Perfection is a state of mind.    Judson Wallace’s free throw shooting is a prime example. The Princeton University senior had shot just under 67 percent from the foul line in the men’s basketball team’s first six games. Following a…

  • Letters to the Editor, Dec. 14

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Dec. 14 Fight lost, but it was worth waging To the editor:     This is an open letter to the thousands of Princetonians who supported the bipartisan Concerned Citizens of Princeton in its efforts to revise and/or stop the borough plans for the garage and new downtown development (46 percent were…

  • Investing in change

    Local residents seek out real estate undergoing redevelopment. By: Gwen McNamara    What does the rebirth of seaside- city Asbury Park have in common with the creation of a mountain resort town in Vernon?    You wouldn’t think very much, but in fact both development projects have caught the attention of numerous area residents looking for a…

  • Stuart earns first hockey win

    Tartans achieve one goal with victory By: Justin Feil    The Stuart County Day ice hockey team takes different goals into every game.    The Tartans met one of their goals when they topped Lansdale Catholic, 3-1, Saturday for its first win of the season.    "My girls played well," said Stuart head coach Greg Buggé, whose squad…

  • Hun ends 11-year drought

    Raider boys’ basketball wins PSIT By: Bob Nuse    The Hun School boys’ basketball team has enjoyed a great deal of success in the four years Jon Stone has been the head coach.    But one thing that has eluded the Raiders is a championship at the Peddie School Invitational. But consider winning a PSIT title achieved…

  • Princeton Packet Football Player of the Year

    Rolle’s first year at Hun was special By: Bob Nuse    Dave Dudeck was quite happy to have Myron Rolle and his 1,498 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns on the Hun School football team this season.    Dudeck was also happy to have Rolle and his smothering defensive play, where he could take over a game from…