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  • ‘Puffy Cheek Bandit’ sentenced in Newark

    A Princeton bank was among the 27 banks Cazzie L. Williams robbed in five states. By: Jennifer Potash    A bank robber known as the "Puffy Cheek Bandit," who robbed a Princeton Borough bank in 1999, was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison and ordered to repay $105,797 stolen from 27 banks in five states.…

  • Deacon’s Food Cupboard needs 60-plus turkeys

    POCKETS OF NEED By: Rebecca Tokarz    Editor’s note: Part of an occasional series focusing on issues of hunger and financial need in the area.    Local food cupboard officials want to provide holiday meals for families in need, but they’re having trouble getting together enough food.    The Deacon’s Food Cupboard of the Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg…

  • Committee sets tentative price of police station

    Plans are to open $2.8 million building in May 2005. By: Matthew Kirdahy    Architects say the township could break ground on a new police station in May and Cranbury’s 16 officers could be working inside the new $2.8 million building by March 2005.    The Township Committee approved a preliminary budget and design for the new…

  • Montgomery, Rocky Hill win planning grants

       Montgomery Township has received a $19,000 grant for a Route 206 corridor planning initiative and Rocky Hill Borough has received a $6,750 grant for village center design guidelines and a historic preservation district implementation ordinance.    The two grants were part of a total of $199,750 awarded by the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders in…

  • New Web service helps curb high school plagiarism

    Teachers in West Windsor-Plainsboro district use online tool to fight back against cheating. By: Gwen McNamara    The Internet provides easy access to tons of information — information a growing number of students may be tempted to plagiarize.    But teachers in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District are wise to the problem and have found their…

  • Painted with Light

    The meticulous work of Sunflower Studio stained-glass makers will be on view during the Covered Bridge Artisans Studio Tour. By: Ilene Dube Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski Above, detail of a beveled glass design using Czechoslovakian crystals. At right, a windcatcher and glass hummingbirds by Geoff and Karen Caldwell. Facing page, a view of the…

  • Bush is unanimous choice in GOP straw poll

    GUEST OPINION, Nov. 21 By: Paul Budline    In a show of party unity, Princeton Republicans have unanimously endorsed President George W. Bush for a second term. The Princeton GOP held its annual meeting this week, at which time both members of the party offered their support for the president. The gathering was held in a…

  • Plainsboro holiday festival Dec. 6 to have cultural theme

       PLAINSBORO — Get ready for a multi-cultural holiday celebration.    The Township Recreation Department’s award-winning "Traditions" festival will take place Dec. 6 from 12:30 to 5 p.m. in the Municipal Complex, located off Dey and Plainsboro roads.    Now in its sixth year, this winner of the New Jersey Recreation & Parks Association Special Event Award is…

  • PU’s C.K. Williams wins National Book Award

       Princeton University faculty member C.K. Williams has won the 2003 National Book Award in poetry for his most recent collection, "The Singing."    The award was announced at a dinner Wednesday in New York.    A lecturer with the rank of professor in the Council of the Humanities and the Program in Creative Writing, Mr. Williams has…