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  • School superintendent may be chosen tonight

    Two candidates, one from New Jersey, remain in race for Princeton post. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Regional Board of Education could reach a decision tonight on who it wants as the school district’s next superintendent.    Last month, the board met with its search consultant in closed session and was presented with recommendations for five…

  • SPECIAL ISSUE: HEALTH & MEDICINE – A ‘gold standard’ for gyms

    The ‘new’ Gold’s Gym aims to be a ‘country club’ for the health conscious. By: Melinda Sherwood    For nearly 40 years, Gold’s Gym has been the gold standard for people serious about fitness, the heart and soul of the bodybuilding movement. Muhammad Ali, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Hulk Hogan all trained here at one time or…

  • Unorthodox orthodontics

    A Princeton doctor’s discovery may give people who wear braces a reason to smile. By: Melinda Sherwood    People who need braces may one day have local orthodontist Jonathan Nicozisis to thank for their beautiful smiles.    A staff member of the University Medical Center at Princeton who runs a private practice with partner Louis J. Russo,…

  • Beat goes oompah-pah at Oktober Family Fest

    Montgomery Center for the Arts holds the first of what is expected to be an annual affair. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — With rainy weather barely holding off, the first Oktober Family Fest at the Montgomery Center for the Arts kicked off on Saturday.    Held on the leafy grounds of the 1860 House on Montgomery…

  • William S. Borden Jr.

       William S. Borden Jr., 82, died Sept. 29 at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born and raised in Trenton, he lived in Titusville from 1948-1982 and had lived in Ewing and Princeton.    A graduate of Trenton High School, the Blair Academy and Princeton University (cum laude), Class of 1945, he served as an artillery…

  • Richard H.F. Edling

       Richard (Dick) H.F. Edling, 66, of Hopewell died Sept. 30.    Mr. Edling lived his entire life in Hopewell, where his love of animals was nurtured by Dr. Amos Stults. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and vegetable gardener.    Before his retirement he was a research assistant at Cynamid Laboratories    A part-time resident of Forksville, Pa.,…

  • Like Father, Like Son

    Promoting Indian classical music, Hidayat Khan upholds his family’s legacy. By: Santosh Prakash HIDAYAT HUSSAIN KHAN    Adorned with elegant silver trimmings and decorative designs chiseled through its rich teak wood, the physical beauty of the sitar — an instrument once cherished in the royal courts of Indian kings and emperors — has the ability to…

  • Oct. 2, 9:07 p.m.: Back after a long absence with some postings, including 3 weeks of Dispatches

    OK. So I missed a couple of weeks. By: Hank Kalet    OK. So I missed a couple of weeks. We’ve some staff issues and we’ve been interviewing candidates for South Brunswick Township Council, Jamesburg Borough Council and Cranbury Township Committee as part of our endorsement process.    That doesn’t mean I haven’t been thinking of you…

  • PU unbeaten after ugly nailbiter

    Tigers tame Lions, 27-26, in overtime By: Justin Feil NEW YORK – Better to win ugly, than to lose pretty.    That’s how the Princeton University football team felt after a less-than-spectacular 27-26 overtime win over Columbia on Saturday.    Princeton, which defeated the Lions 27-24 in overtime in 2000, survived 11 penalties that cost them 101…