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  • Just wild about Harry

    Kids grill "experts" during second Harry Potter trivia quiz. By: Jennifer Potash    The password for the Gryffindor House common room?    How many whacks of a dull ax did it take to kill a certain character?    What is Harry Potter’s middle name?    These questions were among those lobbed at a panel of teen-age "experts" by Harry…

  • Community and senior center opens in Montgomery

    Ribbon cutting precedes official grand opening. By: Paul Sisolak MONTGOMERY — The township’s new community and senior center opened its doors Monday to an eager and excited group of senior citizens.    An inaugural ribbon cutting preceding the grand opening of the Otto Kaufman Community Center, located at the former TrueTech building on Skillman Road, was…

  • Aug. 5, 4:30 p.m.: RIP, Sam Phillips

    Bidding farewell to an innovator. By: Hank Kalet    I neglected yesterday to mention the passing of the great Sam Phillips, whose Sun Records in Memphis helped bring the world rock and roll and the voices of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and so many others.    Rest in peace.

  • OBITUARIES, Aug. 5, 2003

    Hugh D. Wise Jr., Joseph L. Hagan, Stephen Finley, Joseph P. Nestor, Irene Kennedy, Jane H. Voss, Jessica-Anne Duman, Anna Cuomo. Hugh D. Wise Jr. Founded Princeton law firm     Hugh D. Wise Jr. of Princeton died Sunday at home. He was 91.    Mr. Wise continued his affiliation with the law firm he founded in…

  • Shotgun starter

    Women warm to firearms at Citizens Rifle and Revolver Club. By: Gwen McNamara    WEST WINDSOR — Annie Oakley would have been proud.    Nearly 50 women from as far away as New York and Pennsylvania came out to the Citizens Rifle and Revolver Club’s fourth-annual Women’s Day at the Range on Saturday.    The free event took…

  • Aug. 5, 4:40 p.m.: Tuesday Top Ten, the columnists

    The best newspaper columnists not named Hank Kalet. By: Hank Kalet    This week’s Top Ten is centered on the oft-maligned art of the newspaper column.    Writing a weekly — or in some cases, semiweekly — column can be a difficult task, requiring an ability to gather information quickly, process it and present to the reader…

  • Eden opens home for autistic in Rocky Hill

    The ninth area location for an Eden ACREs residence. By: Paul Sisolak    ROCKY HILL — The autistic now have a home of their own in the borough.    Noonan House, a group home on Princeton Avenue, opened on July 26 and makes Rocky Hill the ninth area location of an Eden ACREs residence. ACRE (A Community…

  • School board member apologizes for comments

    James Logothetis criticized outgoing Montgomery High School principal. By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — A Board of Education member issued a public apology last week to former Montgomery High School Principal Anne Marie Weber for comments he made about her at a stormy June board meeting during which her replacement was appointed.    Board President Linda Romano…

  • Restored Morven to be a showcase

    Ready to begin new life as a gallery for New Jersey culture and arts. By: David Campbell    Morven has had a distinguished and varied history since it was built in the 1750s. It has been home to five New Jersey governors, two United States senators, one of the first recognized female poets in the country…