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  • Women’s gyms are a fat success

    Looking more like a coffee klatch on adrenaline than a typical gym. By: Melinda Sherwood    "You go, Mom!" shouts 16-year-old Breanna Olsen, as her mother, Patricia, does the twist.    No, the Olsens are not at a dance competition — they’re putting in a hearty workout at Curves, a new health club for women that recently…

  • Oct. 21, 6:59 p.m.: Tuesday Top Ten on the comics

    Newspaper comics throughout the ages. By: Hank Kalet    Today’s top 10 is on Newspaper comics. The criteria, as always, is completely subjective. I am excluding strips like "The Far Side," because they are not multi-panel story strips. I also have included only a couple of older strips — those that I’ve had access to and…

  • Traffic safety, open government top issues in Rocky Hill

    Four candidates seek two seats on council. By: Paul Sisolak    ROCKY HILL — For the four candidates running for Borough Council this year, traffic safety is the campaign’s key issue.    Democrats William O’Brien and Joanne Sherry, as well as Republicans Ed Zimmerman and incumbent George Morren, agree that keeping borough roads safe is the top…

  • PHS mounts good defense in near win

    Little Tigers control Ewing playmakers, but can’t score By: Bob Nuse    EWING — There was no denying the Princeton High defense was magnificent on Friday night at Ewing.    The Little Tigers, who have gotten better and better each week, limited Ewing to just 43 yards in total offense in the game. Unfortunately for Princeton, 41…

  • Montgomery names new tax assessor

    By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — A new township tax assessor was appointed Thursday evening by the Township Committee.    The committee named Eleanor Blake to replace former tax assessor Neal Snyder, who left Montgomery last month to become the assessor of Princeton Township and Princeton Borough.    Ms. Blake was formerly the tax assessor in Berkeley Heights,…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 21

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 21 By: County should have a health department To the editor:     The following letter was sent to the candidates for Mercer County Executive and Mercer County Freeholder:     I write on behalf of the Princeton Regional Health Commission to urge you to support during your campaigns the formation of…

  • Author probes terrorists’ minds

    Harvard lecturer asks why religious militants kill. By: Jeff Milgram    When Jessica Stern, a senior official in the Clinton administration’s National Security Council, wanted to interview terrorists for a book, she simply reached out called them on the telephone.    And, as surprised as she was to find them so easily, she was just as surprised…

  • Oct. 21, 6:55 p.m.: R.E.M. on Pop Matters

    Reviewing R.E.M. live. By: Hank Kalet    Check out my official review of the Oct. 3 R.E.M. show on PopMatters.

  • Candidates Forum, Oct. 21

    CANDIDATES FORUM, Oct. 21 By: Ginger C. Gold Democratic candidate, Plainsboro Township Committee     Deputy Mayor Neil Lewis and I have decided to seek re-election because we remain committed to Plainsboro’s future. I grew up here. Neil and his wife came here 20 years ago to begin raising their family. Our history in town gives…