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  • Tax day ‘penny poll’ aims at U.S. budget

    Military spending doesn’t get much support in effort by Coalition for Peace Action. By: Jeff Milgram    Out of every federal tax dollar, less than two cents goes toward the environment.    If Verdi Farman of Princeton had his way, the environment would get 60 cents out of every tax dollar.    "If we don’t help the environment,…

  • Refried Beans

    The Lentil Soup Boys reunite for the 30th New Jersey Folk Festival. By: Jillian Kalonick Related Story: Poetic Beacon The Lentil Soup Boys: from left, Peter Anick, Kathy DeAngelo, Alan Pagliere and Dennis Gormley.    If the rock lifestyle is beer and cold pizza, folk music is definitely lentil soup.    The Lentil Soup Boys — Kathy…

  • Marie R. Neher

       Marie R. (Carro) Neher died Tuesday, April 6, at the McCarrick Care Center in Somerset.    Born in Elizabeth, she lived in Chatham before moving to Whittingham at Greenbriar in 1987. She had been a real estate broker for several years until her retirement.    Her sister, Dorothy Sarto, died last week. She is survived by her…

  • WW-P board hopefuls face off in town forum

    Two seats in West Windsor and one seat in Plainsboro are being contested. By: Shanay Cadette    The five candidates for seats on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education spoke their minds and faced off at a public forum Wednesday.    Sponsored by the Princeton Area League of Women Voters, along with various parent and student groups,…

  • West Windsor takes first big step toward a transit village

    Township Council votes to define preliminary boundaries of a redevelopment area. By: Shanay Cadette    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council took a giant step Monday toward possibly making the transit village concept a reality in Princeton Junction, but there’s still a mighty long way to go.    Monday’s affirmative vote to define the preliminary boundaries for…

  • A Latin American in Paris

    Patrick Wood along with pianist Holly Chatham will give a recital featuring music composed in 20th century Latin America as well as contemporary music from the Parisian school of the early 1900s at Taplin Auditorium. By: Susan Van Dongen Violinist Patrick Wood and pianist Holly Chatham will combine Latin American and Parisian music for a…

  • Township’s affordable-housing sets positive example

    Office receives queries from all over the country. By: David Campbell    Princeton Township’s affordable-housing program has a reputation that precedes it.    According to Affordable Housing Coordinator Christy Peacock, her office receives queries from towns in other states asking to learn more about the township’s program, which predates the system established under state-mandated affordable housing.    "Princeton…

  • Community sale benefits schools

    Borough-wide yard and sidewalk sale to benefit PTO scholarship fund. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Jamesburg will turn into a bargain hunter’s paradise Saturday as the townwide yard and sidewalk sale opens for business.    Sponsored by the Jamesburg Chamber of Commerce, the sale seeks to help residents meet while doing their spring cleaning, said Borough Council…

  • Township Committee election takes shape

    Unopposed in primary, candidates eye November. By: Roger Alvarado    Local Democrats have tapped Paul Drake and Mike Goldberg to represent them and run against Republican incumbents Tony Gwiazdowski and Anthony Ferrera in the November race for two open Township Committee seats.    The candidates will be unopposed in the Democratic and Republican primaries on June 8.…