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  • Letters to the Editor, Aug. 12

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Aug. 12 D-2 alternative will do the job To the editor:     It is good that William Wolfe (Letters to the editor, Aug. 5) has proposed a design for a roadway alternative for addressing the Penns Neck area congestion problems.    However, I wish he had come to some of the Roundtable…

  • Aug. 12, 9:54 p.m.: Top Ten, the writers part 1

    A literary list of American fiction. By: Hank Kalet    In reviewing my recent Top Tens, I’ve come to realize a surprising lack of literary focus. So this week, I offer my Top 10 living American fiction writers. Assume this to be the first in a continuing series on my own personal literary canon.    The basic…

  • ‘Bare Bones’ party to benefit Morven

       Historic Morven will throw a "Bare Bones" Party at Morven, Richard Stockton’s house, on Sunday, Sept. 14, from 4 to 8 p.m. to benefit the house’s restoration.    Co-chairing the event are Mikle King and Vicki Trainer, both of Princeton.    Guests will see the progress of Morven’s interior restoration and tour the mansion in its unfurnished…

  • PU below average in use of work-study funding

    Spends only half the national average on community service work. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton and other elite universities spend only about half the national average of their federal work-study funds on community service, a new study by the Center for Higher Education Support Services, a consulting firm, says.    While most colleges and universities spent 14.5…

  • Summer hours?

    School officials say there’s no longer a slow season. By: Jeff Milgram    Don’t tell the top administrators in the Princeton Regional School District they have cushy jobs that give them the summer off.    They say their daily routines are not much different in July and August, but at least the men can take off their…

  • Cortina scores one for ‘little guy’ at JO meet

    Montgomery resident third in shot put By: Bob Nuse    Brian Cortina isn’t a little guy. But when he goes to national track and field meets, well, that’s another story.    "I was outweighed by about 100 pounds by some of the other guys in the meet," said Cortina, a 16-year-old Montgomery resident who competed in two…

  • CANDIDATES FORUM – Steven J. Syrek

    Green Party candidate, Princeton Borough Mayor     Election season is nearly upon us, and despite claims that the primary has already decided everything, Princeton Borough’s voters yet have a chance to throw a wrench into the creaking cogs of our "democracy."    Last year, the Green Party ran alone against the incumbents. This year, I am…

  • The Cafe/Dr. V erases bad memories with title

    Hatchell is MVP for rec basketball champions By: Bob Nuse    Chris Hatchell has had a hard time getting last year’s Princeton Recreation Summer Men’s Basketball League playoffs out of his mind.    "When we were in the semifinals last year I went to the free throw line with a chance to win the game against SMB,"…

  • Local doctor helps fight war of the minds

    West Windsor psychiatrist counsels soldiers returning from Iraq. By: Gwen McNamara    War is traumatic, but not just in the physical sense.    Whether shipping out or returning home, soldiers face myriad mental challenges, concerns and anxieties.    But they don’t have to go it alone. Throughout the military, qualified mental-health experts are on hand to help.    One…