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  • Guilty pleas in fatal crash

    Sentencing set for Monroe man. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A township man will be sentenced March 26 after entering guilty pleas to several charges, including vehicular homicide, in state Superior Court Jan. 9.    Daniel R. Blizniak, 24, pleaded guilty to charges of driving while intoxicated, driving after his driver’s license had been suspended and…

  • Talks must occur before sale of farms

    Guidelines for Wright and Barclay must be agreed upon prior to advertising. By: Matthew Kirdahy    Cranbury Township could start advertising the sale of the Wright and Barclay farms by February, and hopes to sell the lots by the fall.    But before that, the Township Committee has several things to discuss, including the type of farming…

  • Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic appoints NJ director

       PLAINSBORO — James R. Marhold of Manalapan has been named executive director of the New Jersey Unit of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic.    Mr. Marhold brings over 10 years of nonprofit management experience to RFB&D, including positions as director of mental health services for Volunteers of America of Greater New York and director of…

  • Planning panel begins Arts Council review

    Traffic, parking impacts discussed. By: Jennifer Potash    The first review of The Arts Council of Princeton’s revised expansion plan focused more on external issues than the building itself.    The Site Plan Review Advisory Board of the Princeton Regional Planning Board took up the proposed doubling of The Arts Council’s building Wednesday.    Since the advisory board…

  • PU stadium to host medical center’s next June Fete

    Soaking rain, mud and rutted fields will be a thing of the past under structure’s covered concourse. By: David Campbell    University Medical Center at Princeton Auxiliary plans a new venue for its upcoming 51st annual June Fete: the Princeton University football stadium.    Traditionally, the auxiliary’s daylong summer fund-raising event has been held at the university’s…

  • It’s time we confronted hypocrisy

    Let’s attack hypocrisy in the media and government before it does real harm. By: Arnold Bornstein    We have obviously become so numbed by our politicians that we are too rarely surprised or outraged by them. Hypocrisy, however, pervades so much more than the political arena, often in areas that are unexpected, unknown or undetected.    It’s…

  • Lions plan to save Updike potato barn

    Cranbury Lion’s Club will save historic potato barn and use it for storage. By: Matthew Kirdahy    The Cranbury Lions Club will save the historic potato barn on the Updike property and use it for storage, the club’s president said Wednesday.    The barn is one of three owned by Sharbell Development Corp. located on the Updike…

  • PU donates historical books on Princeton to library

    Duplicate copies to become part of Princeton Collection in new library building. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University has given a little bit of history to the Princeton Public Library.    Over the winter holidays, the university’s Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library donated 45 books about Princeton — the school and the town. The books are duplicate…

  • Letters to the Editor, Jan. 16

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Jan. 16 By: Arts Council must respect history To the editor:     There was a community in Princeton that comprised seven streets that were perpendicular to Witherspoon and John streets. Between Jackson (now Paul Robeson Place) and Green streets a building was constructed for the sole purpose of providing a meeting…