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  • Master architect to help redesign Morven site

    Rafael Vinoly to prepare master plan that includes building for lectures, events and administrative offices. By: David Campbell    Historic Morven has brought in architect Rafael Viñoly to prepare a master plan for its Stockton Street property that will include a new building for lectures, events and administrative offices.    Martha Leigh Wolf, executive director of Morven,…

  • PHASE THREE: Mother’s Day…ageless memories

    PHASE THREE By Arnold Bornstein: Mothers’ love examined. By: Arnold Bornstein    My father died when I was 10, and I hardly knew him because the last few years of his life he was ravaged by Lou Gehrig’s disease, which also affected his ability to talk. My mother, however, lived until I was 34.    Like all…

  • WW-PN a shot away from MCT golf title

    PDS finishes fourth By: Bob Nuse    The West Windsor-Plainsboro High North golf team played well Wednesday, but as so often happens in golf the Knights needed to have one more shot to go their way.    WW-P North finished in a tie with Princeton for the low team score of the day at 321 in the…

  • DISPATCHES: Why sacrifice preserve for an illusion

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet: Supporters of route 92 do not see the enironmental impact the raod will have. By: Hank Kalet    Jim Jeffers is worried about Route 92.    The Plainsboro resident, who is vice president of the Plainsboro-based Walker-Gordon Lab Co., has heard all the reasons why the road is supposedly needed. He’s heard the…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Adjusted O’Brien means trouble for PDS opponents By: Bob Nuse    When Dan O’Brien first arrived at Princeton Day School, head baseball coach Bruce Devlin knew he was a player. But after a couple of months of watching his talented newcomer, Devlin has come to realize O’Brien is better than he imagined.    "He is a good…

  • PDS organizes second Walk for Open Space

    May 16 event hopes to raise $100,000.    Two years ago, eight high school students from Princeton Day School raised $50,000 by organizing the first ever Walk for Open Space.    This year, 13 PDS students are hoping to raise $100,000.    The 13, belonging to the school’s Environmental Action Club — EnAct — are putting their education…

  • Astronomy club to explore stars

    Astronomy Club of Concordia to share their knowledge of the night sky with members of the community. By: Joseph Harvie    MONROE — The Astronomy Club of Concordia will share its knowledge of the night sky in a class being co-sponsored by Adult Education of Monroe.    The one-night class will be held May 13 at the…

  • Equity of Elm Court lease disputed

    Pact with Princeton Township approved, but not before objections over fairness. By: Jennifer Potash    A routine lease agreement between Princeton Borough and Princeton Community Housing turned into a disagreement Tuesday over how the borough and Princeton Township share jointly owned facilities.    Princeton Community Housing, which builds and manages low- and moderate-income housing in the borough…

  • Rossmoor club has dreams of flying

       Two years ago the residents formed the Hanger Flying Club. By: Joe Harvie    MONROE — Man has dreamed of flight for centuries. DaVinci worked on blueprints for a flying machine, and astronomers like Galileo and Copernicus dreamed of reaching the heavens.    Dreams of flight and a passion for the skies still prevail today, and a…