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  • ‘Night Tree’ at the Cotsen Children’s Library

       Families are invited again this year to the Cotsen Children’s Library to decorate trees on the Princeton University campus with treats for the forest animals. The "Night Tree" celebration, named for the picture book story by Eve Bunting, will take place Saturday, Dec. 13 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.    The Cotsen event is a seasonal…

  • Old cell phones needed by domestic violence unit

       The Princeton Township Public Works Department in conjunction with the Princeton Township Police Department has established a cell phone recycling program to benefit the residents of Princeton Township and the police department’s Domestic Violence Unit.    Princeton Township Recycling Coordinator Janet Pellichero has initiated the program with RecycleFirst, based in Dover, N.H., to collect and recycle…

  • Toys needed for annual drive

       The Monroe Senior Center and Rossmoor Kiwanis need toys for the needy By: Al Wicklund    Editor’s note: Part of an occasional series focusing on issues of hunger and financial need in the Jamesburg, Monroe area. Al WicklundStaff Writer    MONROE — The time is drawing near for the Senior Center to pack its bags of toys…

  • KIDS AND COMMUNITY: Learning about asthma will help us breathe easier

    KIDS AND COMMUNITY by Judy Shepps Battle: A cure needs to be found for this all-too-common ailment. By: Judy Shepps Battle    I missed writing this column last week because my daughter was in the intensive care unit of our local hospital with a severe asthma attack. She is a young adult who has been struggling…

  • Griffin resigns to become vice principal

    By: Ken Weingartner    Jim Griffin knows the Monroe High football team accomplished much over the past three seasons. Still, he wishes he could have done more.    Griffin announced last week that he is leaving the sidelines to become vice principal at MHS. During his three seasons at the helm, the Falcons went 12-18, including 3-7…

  • Alex Johnson is 70 and still going strong

    By: Matthew Kirdahy    Cranbury resident and track and field coach Alex Johnson laced up a pair of running shoes at age 55, not knowing where they might take him.    That was 15 years ago. In that time, Johnson, 70, has won more than 300 medals from competing in track and field tournaments worldwide.    But he…

  • The hidden Princeton

    PU students hear of life of blacks beyond the gates. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University senior Yuvon Mobley may be from Florida but she knows a lot about the John-Witherspoon area.    "I’m a member of Mount Pisgah Church," Ms. Mobley said.    She was unaware, however, that the 1832 Methodist church, at the corner of Witherspoon…

  • Gala slated in honor of departing borough mayor

       Several organization will fete Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed, who is stepping down from office next month.    The Borough of Princeton, Princeton University and Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a gala reception in honor of Mayor Reed Dec. 16 at Rockefeller College on the university campus.    The cost for the buffet dinner is…

  • AIDS worker receives Rhodes Scholarship

    A Harvard Medical School student, Pooja Kumar, is the second student with a Princeton connection to receive the honor. By: Jeff Milgram    The word "impressive" doesn’t do justice to Pooja Kumar’s resume.    The same can be said of her life.    A second-year Harvard Medical School student, Ms. Kumar, 23,was the Angier B. Duke Memorial Scholar…