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  • Princeton Township open-space plan aired

    Long-range plan pushed following ‘exponential’ acquisition of property. By: David Campbell The Princeton Township Committee got a first look at the township’s new Open Space and Trails Strategic Work Plan during its regular meeting Monday night.       The "exponential" acquisition of open space by the township in the last decade, township Open Space Manager Greg O’Neil…

  • Collectors descend in droves on book sale

    Zero hour on opening day likened to the running of the bulls. By: David Campbell    "You’ll see it, it’s going to move in fast," Princeton Township Police Sgt. Tom Murray said at about one minute before zero hour. "It’s like the running of the bulls."    Zero hour was 10 a.m. Wednesday, the moment the doors…

  • Town taxes on the rise

    Council to vote on $28.2 million municipal budget on Monday. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — The Township Council will conduct a public hearing and vote on an amended proposed $28.2 million 2004 municipal budget, Monday.    The Township Council meeting, scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m., will be held in the council chambers of the Municipal…

  • William Reddan Jr.

       William G. Reddan Jr., 57, of Monroe, died Friday, March 19, in New York City.    Born in New York City, Mr. Reddan was a resident of Monroe for more than 25 years. He was the chief information officer and senior vice president of Parsons Brinckerhoff in New York City for more than 15 years. Mr.…

  • Austin-tacious

    The South by Southwest Film Festival has a laid-back atmosphere that fits its Texas setting. By: Elise Nakhnikian Anjan Bacchu (above) says good-bye to his wife Harshini and their daughter Amita at the airport.    Austin has always been almost painfully self-conscious about safeguarding the things that make it special. The catchword when I first moved…

  • Mr. Morris’ Opus

    ‘A Jazz Celebration’ with the Paul Morris Big Band, hosted by Bob Perkins, helps build support for music programs in Neshaminy, Pennsbury and Centennial school districts. By: Daniel Shearer Staff photos by Daniel Shearer Newtown resident Paul Morris (above) rehearses with his jazz band at Sandburg Middle School in Levittown, part of the Neshaminy School…

  • Photographer captures the unexpected

    Cranbury photographer finds patterns of beauty in the ordinary. By: Matthew Kirdahy    An office wastebasket, a red leaf floating on water, a solar system on a frozen Brainerd Lake — all images captured through the lens of a Cranbury resident.    Daniel Goldberg of North Main Street is a psychologist by trade and when he least…

  • Hess has 57 girls to get team off on the right track

    By: Neil Hay    When the new spring season begins on April 1, the Hightstown High School girls’ track team certainly will not be lacking in numbers.    In fact, one of the main challenges facing head coach Don Hess and assistant coach Sam Turner is finding enough events to accommodate his squad of 57 girls.    The…

  • The quick-draw collector

    Concordia toy man Eli Drapkin has worked with Roy Rogers. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — For Eli Drapkin of Concordia, his years in the toy business had the fun side of knowing and working with western movie and television stars such as Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and Nick (Johnny Yuma, the Rebel) Adams.    The…