Category: archives
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Char
"Char," a playful, 3½-year-old spayed female cat, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Char" or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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‘Flying High’ benefit supports The Arts Council of Princeton
"Flying High" is the theme of this year’s Dining by Design benefit for the Arts Council of Princeton. Invitations for this event, which takes place Saturday, Oct. 2, are designed as airline tickets to dinners centered around the culinary and cultural arts that will be served in the comfort of private homes in and around…
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La Fontana
This haute Italian palace sustains the style of an earlier generation, which equated fine dining with rich cuisine and Broadway extravaganza. By: Kate and Tom O’Neill La Fontana 120 Albany St. New Brunswick (732) 249-7500 Food: Some hits, some misses Service: Polished, thoughtful, gracious Prices: Generally expensive, with moderate prices Sun.-Mon. and weekdays at the…
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Celebration to mark birthday of township Senior Center
East Windsor Senior Center on Lanning Boulevard celebrates the first anniversary of its opening on Sept. 26. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval EAST WINDSOR The township will celebrate the East Windsor Senior Center’s first birthday on Sept. 26. A celebration will take place at 2 p.m. at the center on Lanning Boulevard. Members of the…
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West Windsor gears up for revaluation
Under orders by county, tax bills expected to be affected in 2006. By: Shanay Cadette The first few days of school ran rather smoothly despite a few hiccups, officials told the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education on Tuesday. "I can report, we, the administrative staff, think we had a successful opening of school," said…
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Councilman rocks
Hightstown Borough Councilman Patrick Thompson has recorded an 11-track CD titled "5 Winter Afternoons." By: Michael Ross HIGHTSTOWN Rock ‘n’ roll fans and political pundits will have an opportunity to watch Borough Councilman Patrick Thompson perform songs from his new CD Saturday night at the Slowdown Cafe in downtown Hightstown. The 33-year-old Democrat will…
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Force of Will
George Hagen’s debut novel combines love, loss and lots of laughter. By: Ilene Dube Former Pennington resident George Hagen will return to the area to read from his much-heralded new novel ‘The Laments’ at Writers Block Oct. 2. George Hagen’s first novel, The Laments (Random House, $24.95), is being compared to The World According to…
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Township Taco Bell to host 7th Taco Eating Contest
Eaters will try to unseat reigning champ Big Taco Mazzella at the East Windsor Taco Bell on Saturday, Sept.18. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval EAST WINDSOR Fifteen people will try to eat as many tacos as they can at the seventh annual Taco Eating Contest at the township Taco Bell. Contestants will have 15 minutes…
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Montgomery to state: Finalize deal on NPDC
Committee and a newly-formed citizens’ group consider legal action. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY Tired of failed negotiations over the sprawling mess of dilapidated buildings on the state-owned North Princeton Developmental Center site, the township has submitted its last offer to the state before it weighs its other options, including possible legal action. At the…
