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  • Gourgaud to show scenes of Cranbury

    Museum to shows works by local residents By:Sarah Winkelman    The rain was just picking up, changing over from a mist to a torrential downpour. Large raindrops splashed as they hit the ground and the sun was nowhere in sight.    But inside the Residence at Forsgate, the place was jamming.    A crowd of more than 35…

  • Former President Clinton to make two area appearances

    To attend Hopewell Township fund-raiser and West Windsor book-signing on Wednesday. By: Jennifer Potash    Former President Bill Clinton will make two stops in Mercer County Wednesday.    He will campaign for Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) at a fund-raiser in Hopewell Township at noon. Mr. Clinton, who was president from 1993 to 2000, will sign copies of…

  • Fund-raiser aimed at youth

    KerryCore holds Democratic gathering at the City Streets Café in East Windsor. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    EAST WINDSOR — For the many who were unable to make it to Boston for the Democratic National Convention, City Streets Café was the place to be Wednesday.    The café, located in the Royal Plaza on Route 130 South,…

  • El-Nokali happy with return to court

    Leads Merrill Lynch team to Princeton hoop semis By: Bob Nuse    After four years of playing basketball at a high level for Princeton University, Ahmed El-Nokali was ready for a break.    But not a long one.    "I basically took a year off from playing basketball," said El-Nokali, who last played at Princeton in 2002, concluding…

  • Foreign-born seniors learn American culture

    Plainsboro program aims to help mostly Chinese residents, many over 65, make a difficult social adjustment By: Shanay Cadette    PLAINSBORO — These Plainsboro residents long to shop on their own, make doctor’s appointments and even communicate with the repair man.    Thanks to a new program called "America: A New Home," the foreign-born seniors may soon…

  • Program turns science teachers into researchers

    Partners in Science at Princeton University aims to transfer the excitement of lab work to the classroom. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University chemistry Professor Stefan Bernhard thinks scientists often speak in a language few outsiders can understand.    And he thinks Princeton High School science teacher Timothy Anderson can bridge the gap between the laboratory and…

  • Pantry is in desperate need

    Deacon’s pantry low on supplies By:Allison Busacca    "It’s contagious," said Susan Schneider-Baker said about local food pantry shortages.    Over the past three months, the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church Food Pantry has served a growing number of families, causing the food pantry to become dangerously low on supplies.    "Though we get an onslaught of food in May,…

  • LETTER:Environment at stake in election

    Bush administration caves into corporate interests To the editor:    In his continuing effort to appease corporate interests, George Bush has compiled the worst environmental record of any president in U.S. history.    His administration has dismissed 50 Clean Air Act lawsuits against polluters, reneged on a campaign promise to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, refused to endorse…

  • In Montgomery, the lion speaks tonight

    REALTY CHECK Dawn Cariello    A mountain lion has been spotted by various Montgomery Township residents over the past few weeks. In an exclusive, The Princeton Packet snared an interview with the elusive cat.    PP: Mountain lions are secretive; why are you granting this interview?    ML: Even though sightings have been reported, there are those who…