Category: archives
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Jazzy ending to Sunday hours
By: Joseph Harvie MONROE The library is suspending Sunday hours for the summer, but not before it treats its Sunday patrons to an afternoon of free bluegrass-oriented jazz music this weekend. On Sunday, jazz band Ron Kraemer and the Hurricanes, will bring their unique blend of jazz, blues and West Coast swing to the…
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Key high court rulings seen soon on terror suspects
55PLUS hears talk by Christopher Eisgruber, director of the Program in Law and Public Affairs at Princeton University. By: Jennifer Potash With a host of cases on the docket stemming from the post-Sept. 11 war on terror, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to make several key national security rulings this summer, according to Christopher…
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Newly unveiled Gulick house featured in house tour
May in Montgomery highlighted by restoration of Van Harlingen Historical Society’s headquarters. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY More than 30 officials and township residents attended the unveiling of the newly restored 1752 Dirck Gulick house Tuesday, which will open to the public on Saturday as one of a handful of historic homes featured on the…
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Tree loss at site for senior housing vexes Princeton panel
Environmental Commission members concerned about proposed 140-unit project on Bunn Drive. By: David Campbell The Princeton Environmental Commission expressed concern Wednesday night about extensive tree loss and other environmental impacts from a proposal by developer K. Hovnanian to build 140 units of age-restricted housing off Bunn Drive on the Princeton Ridge. However, commission members said…
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The Edge of Medicine
Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Jonathan Weiner tackles the subjects of ALS and family relations in ‘His Brother’s Keeper.’ By: Amy Brummer Buckingham resident Jonathan Weiner will talk about his Pulitzer Prize-winning science writing at the Free Library of New Hope and Solebury June 1. In early March of 1997, Princeton University biologist Lee Silver addressed…
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Parade marshal denies hero status
World War II veteran George Smudin will be the parade grand marshal at this year’s Hightstown Memorial Day Parade. By: David Pescatore EAST WINDSOR Get one thing straight; George Smudin is no hero. At least that’s what he says. Sure, he parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944 but he was hit…
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Guiding lights
University Art Museum docents play a vital role. By: Pat Summers Scenes in, and for, the Princeton University Art Museum: As a visitor studies two menacing tomb guardian figures, a woman approaches and talks comfortably about them their purpose, the culture in which they played a prominent role, the value of the pair on…
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EDITORIAL: If we build it, will spectators visit ballpark?
Minor league baseball appears to be thriving in New Jersey and Middlesex County wants to get in on the action. The county Improvement Authority, which is headed by Monroe Mayor Richard Pucci, is looking into a proposal to construct a minor league park on Route 33 in Monroe on about 25 acres. The site would…
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Under the Stars
Thomas Sweet and Princeton Rep bring outdoor summer cinema to Princeton. By: Jim Boyle Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski Victoria Liberatori, artistic director, Princeton Rep Shakespeare Festival, surveys the amphitheater in Pettoranello Park, where the Thomas Sweet summer cinema series will be held. Once a week for the next few months, the amphitheater at Pettoranello…
