Category: archives

  • Back to his roots

    Princeton architect brings a bold vision from the West Coast. By: Dara-Lyn Shrager    When Jon Drezner moved back to his hometown of Princeton in August, he had no idea how many people would be delighted to hear the news of his return.    Old friends, neighbors, Princeton Day schoolmates and fans of his work as an…

  • Princeton math professor wins geometry prize

       Princeton University mathematics Professor David Gabai has been awarded the 2004 Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry.    The prize, one of the highest distinctions for work in geometry, is presented every three years by the American Mathematical Society.    Professor Gabai was honored for his work in geometric topology, particularly the topology of three-dimensional manifolds.    "For the…

  • Schools may hire teachers, clerks

    Increased enrollment could lead to the hiring of additional faculty and staff in the East Windsor Regional School District. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — More students equal more money.    That was the message at Monday’s Board of Education meeting as district Business Administrator David Shafter delivered presentations on many areas of the proposed 2004-2005 school…

  • Area jewel thief nabbed by police

    20-year-old resident caught with stolen property. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A Monroe woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with burglary and theft of jewelry stolen from homes on Ashmall Avenue and Drexel Terrace.    Police arrested Shannon Hesdra, 20, of Monmouth Road, and charged her with possession of stolen property. After questioning Ms. Hesdra, police…

  • ‘The Son’

    The Second Chance Film Series screens this award-winning French film about a carpentry student and his teacher. By: Bob Brown    Rarely does a film with so few filmic trappings have such a powerful impact. It’s as if the filmmakers, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (The Promise, 1996), want to strip everything away that stands between the…

  • Carduner happy to be back in counties

    PHS junior’s return aided by swimming rehab By: Justin Feil    Just happy to be here sounds like a defeatist attitude, but that’s not the way that Melissa Carduner is treating her return to swimming this year.    Carduner, a junior at Princeton High, really is thrilled to be participating with the girls’ swim team. In that…

  • Budget surplus could be used to fix High School South

    An $800,000 windfall is a big step toward meeting $1.9 million project goal. By: Shanay Cadette    An $800,000 windfall could lessen the financial impact of capital outlay needs in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District’s 2004-2005 budget proposal, and jumpstart renovations at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South.    The school board was told Tuesday that the…

  • Princeton Public Library to fund exterior artwork

    $20,000 approved for text artist’s creation. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Public Library plans to incorporate art inside and outside the new $18 million downtown building.    On Tuesday, the trustees discussed and approved a new proposal for an outdoor conceptual piece for the building’s northwest wall.    An array of art from sculptures, paintings, textiles and…

  • A Doctor Shares his Personal Experience as a UMCP Patient

    It’s nice to know that you’re being cared for people who really do care about you. By: Dr. H. Stephen Farmer    I’ve been an ENT specialist and surgeon for 37 plus years in private practice and working at the University Medical Center of Princeton. As a surgeon, I’ve felt that it was a real privilege…