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  • Feb. 2, 5:05 p.m.: Some reviews

    Some reviews from Pop Matters. By: Hank Kalet    Some reviews — by me — from Pop Matters:    Josh Turner offers a good first effort, "Long Black Train," which shows a lot of promise.    A capsule review of John Gorka’s "Old Future’s Gone," a listenable affair, but nothing special.

  • Feb. 2, 5:08 p.m.: The return of Monday music

    In the CD player this week. By: Hank Kalet    What I’m listening to: The Return of Monday Music.    Several things in the disc player this week:    A great new compilation of alt-country music from the magazine "No Depression," called "No Depression: What It Sounds Like (Vol. 1)." The disc mines the rough edge that separates…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Andrzej Skowronski, 22, Knopf Street, was charged with driving an unregistered vehicle, driving with fictitious license plates and failure to obtain insurance at 7:54 a.m. Jan. 19.    The charges followed a motor vehicle stop on North Arlington Street. Mr. Skowronski was released after the charges were filed. ***     Omar Ghanim, 23, of South…

  • Triumph Brewing gearing up to celebrate milestone

       Triumph Brewing Company, located on Nassau Street, welcomes those of legal drinking age to stop by Wednesday to celebrate its 1,000th brew.    With the help of Princeton Borough Mayor Joseph O’Neill, the brewpub will tap a traditional wooden keg of the rare Blonde Double Rock lager, brewed in December.    The celebration kicks off at 7…

  • Foray into Fashion

    Shirley and Celina Fang weave together the threads of their heritage. By: Ilene Dube /local/Z/ZWIRE1091/zwire/images/ Staff photos by Mark Czajkowski Lotusa Vice Presidents Shirley (left) and Celina Fang model jackets in the Silk Box clothing line.    Mist rises from the streams and waterfalls of the Yandang Mountains in China. Yandang — literally translated, the word…

  • No one could do it better – or longer – than Joe Logue

    By: Rich Fisher You can talk about Kevin Bacon and his six degrees of separation, but when it came to Joe Logue and Mercer County scholastic sports, it was one degree of separation.    The athlete, and Joe Logue.    You would be hard pressed to find a boys’ soccer, basketball or baseball player from Mercer in…

  • Free tax assistance available for seniors in Princeton

       The Princeton Senior Resource Center will sponsor free tax assistance for low-and moderate-income senior citizens in the Princeton area.    Trained volunteers from AARP will be available beginning Mondays and Fridays from Feb. 2 through April 15.    Assistance will be available Mondays from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at Spruce Circle, and on Fridays from 9 a.m.…

  • For the Jan. 30 issue

    Elizabeth Lane O’Malley, LaTonya T. Teague, Anne C. Metzheiser, Cathy J. Gaddis, Kathryn L. Cullen Bozowski. Elizabeth Lane O’Malley    HIGHTSTOWN — Elizabeth Lane O’Malley died Jan. 23 at Meadow Lakes in Hightstown after battling Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for many years.    Born in Bethlehem, Pa., she grew up in Johnson City, N.Y., and moved to…

  • Town may condemn Fischer

    Cranbury will bond $2.17 million to acquire Fischer parcel. By: Matthew Kirdahy    The township will bond $2.17 million for the acquisition of the 53-acre Fischer parcel on South Main Street.    The township will acquire the property through condemnation.    Township Attorney Trishka Waterbury is preparing the paperwork to pursue the condemnation, but she said the township…