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  • Democratic candidates to speak at Princeton forum

       The Princeton Community Democratic Association invites the public to get to know some of the Democratic candidates running for office this year at a forum Sunday.    The session, which starts at 7:30 p.m., will be held at the Suzanne Patterson Center, located behind Princeton Borough Hall.    The invited candidates include U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12)…

  • Professor gives rare texts to Rutgers

    Princeton resident Karl Morrison’s donation valued at $100,000. By: Jeff Milgram    A Princeton resident who teaches in the Rutgers University history department’s medieval studies program said "thank you" to the state university with a special gift — 10 rare books and manuscripts.    The objects, which spanned the 12th through the 18th centuries, including some of…

  • ‘Starsky & Hutch’

    Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller team up for a reverent big-screen visit to the land of ’70s television. By: Bob Brown Owen Wilson (left) and Ben Stiller unite to clean up the crime-ridden streets in Starsky & Hutch.    Way back when men with big hair drove cars with big engines — in other words, the…

  • WW-P South faces Hun for MCT tonight

    Pirates’ Katz ready for final chance at county hockey crown By: Justin Feil    Jeff Katz remembers few of the details of his first Mercer County Tournament final with the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South ice hockey team.    He knows it was close. He remembers some calls going against the Pirates. And he remembers not playing a…

  • West Windsor skate park plan under consideration

    No location or design has been chosen, but plan is to use about $200,000 from a trust fund for financing. By: Shanay Cadette    WEST WINDSOR — There’s been talk of building a $200,000 skate park in the township, but the mayor says more financial details are necessary before the proposal is considered for a green…

  • There she is, our lovely and talented First Lady

    REALITY CHECK. Feb. 27 By: Dawn Cariello    The uninformed think the presidential campaign should be about issues such as the economy and Iraq. The cognoscenti can only smile at this naiveté because while those things are important, another area of national interest deserves more attention and analysis — the women who would be First Lady.…

  • Borough plan approved

    Voters elect Dina Walker to Board of Fire Cmmissioners and approve budget. By: Al Wicklund    JAMESBURG — Jamesburg voters elected Dina Walker to another term on the Board of Fire Commissioners and approved the fire district’s 2004 budget of more than $380,000.    A total of 32 voters — 14 fewer than last year’s turnout of…

  • Princeton schools plan kindergarten registration

       Registration for Princeton children entering kindergarten in September 2004 is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9; 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10; and 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 11.    To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must reach 5 years of age on or before Sept. 30,…

  • Pioneer recognized by council

    East Windsor Township honors the tireless volunteer efforts of Twin Rivers resident Liston Abbott. By: Lauren Burgoon    EAST WINDSOR — If there is a community project or volunteer opportunity in Hightstown or East Windsor, chances are Liston Abbott is involved somehow. Not that the self-proclaimed modest activist would ever let on to that.    Though Mr.…