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  • Jazz Messenger

    The Eric Mintel Quartet offers ‘A Jazz Holiday’ at Bucks County Community College. By: Matt Smith TIMEOFF/MATT SMITH Eric Mintel tickles the ivories in his Morrisville studio.    Eric Mintel is more than an accomplished pianist and bandleader — he’s a jazz messenger.    The 37-year-old Upper Black Eddy, Pa., native leads the Eric Mintel Quartet, a…

  • PU women enjoy second-round revenge

    Tigers outplay Villanova, advance with overtime win By: Justin Feil    In the course of Sunday’s NCAA tournament second-round game against Villanova, Esmeralda Negron couldn’t help but think back to last year’s NCAA tournament loss to the Wildcats.    "In the last minutes of the game, I thought if we walk away having lost after having outshot…

  • PU men knocked out of CvC by Orange

    Schafer shot helps Tigers tie Syracuse before hairy end By: Justin Feil    Max Schafer is carrying himself differently at the start of his sophomore season with the Princeton University men’s basketball team.    It’s not just the hairdo that makes him resemble a seasoned sumo wrestler when Schafer wears it up. It’s a more confident court…

  • Fire up the barbie!

    The founders of Red River BBQ think they’ve got a hot restaurant franchise concept – southern cooking for northern palates. By: Gwen McNamara As a kid, Montgomery resident John Warms used to help toss pizzas at his father’s restaurant.    Today, with the help of his wife Peg and an award-winning chef, Mr. Warms is again…

  • Despite tough economic times, university presidents’ pay rising

    Chronicle of Higher Education reports big spike in executive salaries in academia. By: David Campbell    Earnings by college presidents are rapidly rising despite tough economic times for both private and public institutions of higher learning, according to an annual survey conducted by The Chronicle of Higher Education.    The heads of private institutions are among the…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 16

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 16 All our children deserve our attention To the editor:     Several recent incidents have served to remind us in Princeton that we are not immune to the ugliness and violence that afflict so many American cities and towns as they struggle to overcome the long history of racial and…

  • PU football frustration continues

    Tigers hope to finish .500 after fourth straight loss By: Justin Feil    The Princeton University football team will look frustration in the face when it hosts Dartmouth on Saturday with a .500 season on the line.    The Tigers won’t have a chance at what would have been their second winning season in seven years after…

  • MHS football runs over North

    Hyncik helps Cougars control line of scrimmage By: Bob Nuse    If Zoran Milich needed any reassurance of just how hard his players have worked to make the Montgomery High football program a success, he need look no further than Chris Hyncik.    A year ago, Hyncik was simply a big kid playing center for the Cougars.…

  • ‘Monster homes’ behind proposal to amend zoning on vacant lots

    Montgomery considers plan to eliminate "grandfather" clauses in areas zoned for residential development. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — Due to swelling environmental difficulties and an increasing size of average homes, the Montgomery Township Committee introduced an ordinance amendment Wednesday that would eliminate existing "grandfather" clauses for vacant residentially zoned lots in five township zoning districts.…