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  • Borough Council looks to put damper on false fire alarms

    After four unnecessary alarms, registration fee would more than double. By: Jennifer Potash    Property owners with sensitive fire alarms may want to consider getting them adjusted.    The Princeton Borough Council will consider an ordinance tonight that requires property owners to register their alarms and imposes stiff fees for more than four false alarms in a…

  • Judge may admit new claims in university lawsuit

    Robertson suit regarding use of major endowment not expected to go to trail for a year. By: David Campbell    A Superior Court judge is expected to decide by the end of the week whether to permit the Robertson family to bring new claims against Princeton University, including charges that the school improperly diverted $100 million…

  • Princeton Planning Board delineates growth areas

    Designations under state’s smart growth plan aimed at reflecting reality on the ground. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Regional Planning Board approved recommended changes to Princeton’s designations under the State Plan, New Jersey’s blueprint for smart growth, that would re-categorize some areas for growth.    Officials stressed that the proposed changes, should they be formally integrated…

  • Art for autism

    Barbara Piasecka Johnson Foundation auctions treasures to benefit children. By: Christian Kirkpatrick    On a day like this, it was hard to believe there is anything as heart-wrenching as autism. Jasna Polana was at its best on Sunday, its fairways a gently rolling sea of green under September-blue skies.    Around 250 guests had gathered at its…

  • OBITUARIES, Sept. 28, 2004

    Helen C. Jones, Maureen B. King, Iris E. Scarff, John C. Edgar, Ursula G. Shaw, Helen G. Rowland. Helen C. Jones Active in Presbyterian Church     HIGHTSTOWN — Helen Cornwell Jones died Saturday.    Born in St. Louis, she was a resident of Princeton from 1961 to 1998 before moving to Meadow Lakes in Hightstown.    Mrs.…

  • Take a ‘time out’ to count our blessings

    GUEST OPINION, Sept. 28 By: Jaymee Alpert    "Rabbi, is there a blessing for the Czar?" This famous line from "Fiddler on the Roof" makes me chuckle, and at the same time, it gives me pause. After all, who would want to bless the Czar? However, the Jewish tradition does seem to have blessings for just…

  • Chronicling the Blues

    Ellarslie teams up with McCarter Theatre for ‘Blue Notes.’ By: Susan Van Dongen Zora Neale Hurston’s play, Polk County, will be performed at McCarter Theatre Oct. 12-31. Blue Notes will be on view at Ellarslie Oct. 2-Dec. 5.    With her recently discovered play Polk County, Zora Neale Hurston captures a way of African- American life…

  • Pradhan, PHS look to stay the course

    Sophomore is nice addition to Little Tigers girls’ cross country By: Justin Feil    If John Woodside had any final concerns about how Sheena Pradhan would handle the jump from the mile on the track to 5k courses for cross country, they were answered Tuesday.    Pradhan was part of a pack that veered off course at…

  • PDS soccer proves toughness in comeback

    Langdon, Panthers unbeaten after five games By: Justin Feil    Keely Langdon is tough.    It takes all of 30 seconds of a Princeton Day School girls’ soccer game to notice it, about a half a second after a game to realize the degree of toughness. And she’s not the only tough defender for the Panthers.    Langdon…