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  • Plainsboro’s cable committee searching for volunteers

       PLAINSBORO — The Township Committee is seeking two residents to be members of the township’s new Cable Television Advisory Committee.    "We’re looking for residents who can volunteer their time and expertise to support setting up and running our channel," said Township Committeeman Michael Weaver, who is on the cable television committee. "We know we have…

  • Undersized Montgomery lots focus of hearing

    Grandfather provision would come to an end. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee will hold a public hearing 8 p.m. Thursday to hear comments from residents regarding a proposed ordinance that would amend the current grandfather provision for undersized lots.    The hearing will take place in the courtroom of the Township Municipal Building.…

  • Plainsboro slates seventh ‘Traditions’ festival Saturday

       Local holiday season festivities put an accent on the international with Plainsboro Township’s innovative free event: "Traditions." In its seventh year, this winner of the New Jersey Recreation & Parks Association Special Event Award is back, with a whole new tour showcasing the globe’s festivals, cultures and holiday celebrations.    "Traditions 2004" will take place Saturday…

  • Bag to basics

    Inventor combines functionality of a hamper with the convenience of a backpack. By: Melinda Sherwood    Every inventor has that "lightbulb" moment — the moment he realizes an obvious solution to one of life’s perennial problems.    For Jeremy Kestler, that moment occurred at Princeton University, where he was studying English.    "I had a window out onto…

  • Blazing the paperless trail

    Ardem helps companies create an ‘electronic filing cabinet’ By: Melinda Sherwood    A paper trail might be good on Election Day, but for the other 364 days of the year, the problem is not too little, but too much paper — in our offices, personal filing cabinets and mailboxes.    With so many company stockrooms overflowing with…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 30

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 30 Holiday Fund kicks off new campaign To the editor:     In 1947, Dan D. Coyle and Donald C. Stuart conceived of an idea of neighbors helping neighbors in Princeton. It was ignited by the economic plight of a single woman trying to raise two children on her own. Imagine…

  • Lots of green on Black Friday

    Downtown Princeton merchants laud a business turnaround. By: Jennifer Potash    Several downtown merchants were grateful for a new holiday recipe on Friday — add a dash of sunshine and 500 more parking spaces and the result is more customers and sales.    Unlike a year ago, when Black Friday was nearly rained out, merchants found a…

  • PU on to Final Four

    Women’s soccer’s Pillion no stranger to national semifinals By: Justin Feil    Tina Frimpong may have been wearing the purple Washington jersey, but she might as well have had on Elizabeth Pillion’s white Princeton University uniform.    Frimpong spent almost two hours of her Friday night trying to get away from the draping defense of Pillion. She…

  • Schools’ new swimming pool makes a splashy debut

    Eight-lane indoor facility was in planning stages eight years. By: David Campbell    Princeton Regional Schools officials and students opened the new district pool at the John Witherspoon Middle School with a big splash.    At a commemorative ceremony held Monday afternoon at the pool, a ribbon was cut and then captains from the high school’s boys’…