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  • Princeton HS students plan to help close learning gap

    School system hosting national conference. By: David Campbell    Student delegates from Princeton High School to the Minority Student Achievement Network’s annual national conference, which is being hosted by Princeton Regional Schools and kicked off Thursday, hope to work to bridge the learning gap for students of color — and make new friends in the process.…

  • Cantor, with kith and kin, to visit Israel and sing his songs

    Cantor Eli Perlman of the Jewish Congregation of Concordia set to bring stuffed animals and music to Israel with some of his congregation. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Cantor Eli Perlman of the Jewish Congregation of Concordia will travel to Israel from Oct. 10-22 with nearly 60 members of his congregation, his wife, his father…

  • Designing Woman

    An exhibit at the Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation recognizes the merits of modern artist Ilonka Karasz. By: Jim Boyle A painting of the exterior of Ilonka Karasz’s home in Java, where she lived in 1930 with her husband, William Nyland. Below, a cover design for the Oct. 10, 1925, edition of The New…

  • For the Oct. 1 issue

    Helen Cornwell Jones, Elizabeth "Betty" Septer, Eunice A. Matheson. Helen Cornwell Jones    HIGHTSTOWN — Helen Cornwell Jones, longtime Princeton resident, died Saturday.    Born in St. Louis, a resident of Princeton from 1961 to 1998, and since then residing at Meadow Lakes in Hightstown, Mrs. Jones was educated at Sweet Briar College in Virginia. Known for…

  • Halloween fun set for Stults Farm

    Farm begins 15th season of hay rides and pumpkin picking By:Josh Appelbaum    Stults Farm will be kicking off its 15th season of hay rides and pumpkin picking this Saturday as it takes visitors into Henry’s Halloween Forest and lets them pick the orange gourds, ripe to become jack-o-lanterns, straight from the vine.    The Cranbury Neck…

  • Student-raised butterflies begin long trek to Mexico

    Mexican expert on preserving habitat visits West Windsor school. By: Shanay Cadette    WEST WINDSOR — Unlike the monarch butterfly, Jose Luis Alvarez isn’t planning on migrating here. But he certainly came a long way to tell its story.    Since 1998, Mr. Alvarez has talked about the quest of the Michoacan Reforestation Fund and the La…

  • PHS doubles, North singles provide MCT tennis highlights

    Bhatt, Applequist share first second-doubles crown By: Justin Feil    The Hun School girls’ tennis team was strong from top to bottom in winning a fourth straight Mercer County Tournament while Princeton High’s bottom flights and West Windsor-Plainsboro North’s top flights highlighted other area teams’ performances at Mercer County Park on Wednesday.    The Little Tigers’ second…

  • Young Falcon squad showing improvement

    GIRLS SOCCER By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The preseason prediction that competition among girls’ soccer teams in the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division was going to be very tight this fall is coming true. There have been few blowouts, with most games decided by a goal or two, and many games have gone to overtime.    "We’re…

  • Residents have their say on plans for new Senior Center Building

    Senior Center users urge more space and nice location at proposed center. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The construction of a new free-standing Senior Center is still in the preliminary stages, but some local seniors already know what they want to see when it’s completed.    Tuesday found John and Penny North attending a performance of…