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  • Tourney wins mean busy week for PDS girls’ soccer

    Upset Peddie in preps, knock off South to advance in MCT By: Bob Nuse    For the last few years, the Peddie School has had the dominant girls’ soccer program in the prep school ranks.    Thanks to Princeton Day School, that domination won’t continue this year.    The Panthers topped Peddie, 1-0, last Thursday in the quarterfinals…

  • Candidates Forum, Oct. 28

    CANDIDATES FORUM, Oct. 28 By: Alan Hegedus Princeton Party candidate, Princeton Borough Council     In a recent political advertisement, local Democratic candidates for office in Princeton Borough lauded their efforts in controlling taxes. Specifically, candidates O’Neill, Benchley and Karcher compared borough tax rates to the county and school’s increases for the past four years, taking…

  • PDS, Stuart field hockey meet in prep semifinals

    Both also advance in MCT By: Bob Nuse    Both Missy Bruvik and Jill Thomas know this could be a very busy week for their respective field hockey teams.    They also both realize that a busy week beats the alternative.    "If we’re playing, it means we’re winning," said Bruvik, whose Stuart Country Day School team advanced…

  • Ah, comfort food: ‘An Ode to Meatloaf’

    Someone should write an ode to meatloaf. Actually, more than one person has, as a quick Internet search reveals. By: Faith Bahadurian    Someone should write an ode to meatloaf. Actually, more than one person has, as a quick Internet search reveals. From the cute ("Meatloaf, I love you so; meatloaf, oh oh oh") to the…

  • Opera Festival in financial trouble

    Organization may consider closing down for good. By: David Campbell    Trustees of the struggling Opera Festival of New Jersey are expected later this week to begin to deliberate on the festival’s fate. Options on the table include closing down for good.    Festival Trustee Markell Shriver said the board of directors will consider other, less drastic…

  • OBITUARIES, Oct. 28, 2003

    Madelyn P. Hymerling, David Der Arakelian, Dilip V. Kane, The Rev. Konrad Kaltenbach, Judith A. Paredes, Pauline V. Johnson, Richard Swann. Madelyn P. Hymerling Active Princeton volunteer     POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Madelyn P. Hymerling, a former resident of Princeton, died Sept. 28. She was 89.    Born in Philadelphia, she was a graduate of the…

  • Newcomers challenge 16th District GOP

    Republican incumbents face nominal opposition. By: Jennifer Potash    The Republican incumbents in the 16th Legislative District, faced with nominal opposition, appear poised for re-election in one of the most staunchly GOP districts in the state.    In the Assembly race, Republican incumbents Christopher "Kip" Bateman and Peter Biondi face a challenge from Democrat Robert Mack and…

  • Junction commuters hit by delays

    Disabled Amtrak train and body on tracks in Pennsylvania cause Monday morning complications. By: Jeff Milgram    A disabled Amtrak train between Princeton Junction and Hamilton and a body found on the tracks outside Bristol, Pa., complicated Monday morning’s commute to New York and Philadelphia.    Amtrak spokesman Dan Stessel said a New York-bound Clocker, which was…

  • Rocky Hill names new fire official

       ROCKY HILL — A new fire prevention official has been appointed by the Borough Council.    Douglas M. Campbell will serve the remainder of the year.    His responsibilities include smoke-detector and fire inspections and code enforcement throughout the borough, according to Mayor Brian Nolan.    "He’s very familiar with all the regulations and inspections and code requirements,"…