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  • March 1, 2:05 p.m.: A passionate rebuke to ‘The Passion’

    Here’s one critic that does not mince words. By: Hank Kalet    Christopher Hitchens rarely pulls any punches in his opinions. He doesn’t pull any here in writing about Mel Gibson’s film, "The Passions of the Christ." He calls the film anti-Semitic and Gibson a liar, an anti-Semite, a homophobe and a fascist.

  • Local skaters head to synchro nationals

    Medvin and Sosinski hope team finishes in Top 5 By: Bob Nuse    When Mallory Sosinski and Emily Medvin got involved with synchronized skating just over a year ago, they had no idea just how far the sport would take them.    Beginning today, the sport is taking the pair of skaters across the country to San…

  • Wolinski and Cosgriff

    Anne M. Wolinski    Anne M. Wolinski, 86, of Hopewell died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital.    Born in Trenton, Mrs. Wolinski had lived in the Hopewell Valley area most of her life.    A practical nurse who did private duty work for many years, Mrs. Wolinski and her husband owned and operated the former Joe’s Tavern in…

  • The Once and Future Pinelands

    Magic awaits down every lane, grove, seep, bog and graveyard. By: Carolyn Foote Edelmann Staff photos by Carolynn Foote Edelmann There may be no there there, but there’s still plenty to see. Above: A flooded bog south of Chatsworth with white water lilies. Reflected in the water is the Cranberry Bog Water Control building.    The…

  • YWCA Princeton’s Tribute to Women honors 15

       Fifteen women from local businesses, organizations and educational institutions will be honored at the annual YWCA Princeton’s Tribute to Women awards dinner, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Princeton on March 4, beginning at 5 p.m.    Honorary chair of this year’s awards, and an honoree herself, is Carmen Twillie Ambar, Esq., dean of Rutgers…

  • Princeton Temperature Record – February, 2004

    By: Tom Lederer The Princeton Temperature Record is based on readings from a Nimbus Ultra digital thermometer with an accuracy of 0.2 degrees F. Readings, taken in Princeton Township near the Princeton Shopping Center, are rounded to the nearest degree. DATE HIGH LOW February 29, 2004 64 26 February 28, 2004 59 28 February 27,…

  • HHS wrestlers roll to district championship

    Mangini, Detsis, Jastrzebski, Lavoie win titles By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High wrestling team clinched the District 18 team title early in the championship round Saturday afternoon and captured four individual crowns to add a little icing.    Freshman 112-pounder John Mangini maintained his perfect record with an 8-7 decision over Pingry standout Max Shanaman. Fellow…

  • South Brunswick truck crash ignites blaze

    BREAKING NEWS: Two-truck collision causes fire at Route 1 gas station.    Two tractor-trailers collided Friday morning sending one into a gas station, setting the truck and station on fire.    The collision took place in the southbound lanes of Route 1, just past north of Deans Lane at 2:50 a.m.    Both drivers and two gas station…

  • Quirky, Timeless and Human

    American Repertory Ballet, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company and Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company share a bill at the State Theatre. By: Matt Smith    Although dubbed Dances From the Garden, the upcoming evening of dance at the State Theatre in New Brunswick will not feature any green-thumbed dancers, carrot-hungry bunnies or a single garden gnome.    Rather, the…