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  • ‘The Spirit of Jane Rodney’

    Komen ‘Race for the Cure’ to honor governor.    The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation New Jersey Race for the Cure announces that The First Annual Spirit of Jane Rodney Award will be presented to Governor James McGreevey for his long-standing commitment to the battle against breast cancer in New Jersey.    This event will be…

  • PARENTING 2003

      Paint, Create and Celebrate!. ..Page 14 Soothing activity is loads of fun at That Pottery Place. Double Duty.. .Page 3 Parents share the joys and challenges of raising twins. Weighing in on Childhood Obesity. . . Page 13 AND MUCH MORE!  DOWNLOAD THE PDF MARKETPLACE: View All Our Display Ads

  • Westminster graduation set for university chapel

       Westminster Choir College of Rider University will hold its 74th annual commencement ceremony 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Princeton University Chapel.    Undergraduate and graduate degrees will be awarded to 120 students.    Noted piano teacher Robert Pace will deliver the commencement address and Jay Kawarsky, professor of music composition, history and theory, will deliver the charge…

  • South baseball swinging for it all

    Mauro homers as Pirates knock PHS from MCT By: Justin Feil    Anthony Mauro looks as though he’s swinging for the fences every time he’s at bat. Saturday, his big cut delivered a home run in a five-run first inning as West Windsor-Plainsboro High South topped Princeton High, 9-0, in both team’s Mercer County Tournament opener.…

  • Author deplores bias against Asian Americans

    "Rape of Nanking" author Iris Chang gives talk at Princeton University. By: Brooke R. Stoddard    Author Iris Chang claimed Wednesday evening that the United States government has mistreated Asian Americans for over a century and continues its oppression today.    "If there’s one lesson I’d like to get out to my readers, it’s that democracy is…

  • Pair seriously hurt in motorcycle crash

    Driver apparently lost control, West Windsor police say. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — A man and woman were seriously injured Sunday morning when the motorcycle they were riding went out of control and hit a guardrail on Route 571, police said.    Cesar Banegas, 34, of East Windsor was operating the Suzuki motorcycle with Jenny…

  • Letters to the Editor, May 6

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, May 6 By: Arts Council must pay heed to neighbors To the editor:     A small group of well-intentioned investors in the proposed Arts Council expansion needs to reconsider whether and how to better direct their funds. They need to understand and heed the origins of the open letter to the…

  • Windows to the Soul

    Seeing and being seen are themes of a photography exhibit at the Lawrenceville School. By: Susan Van Dongen "Dubuffet’s Eye," by Bill Brandt.    Vietnam, 1966. A medic kneels in a field of mud, his face bandaged from an injury, feeding a wounded comrade Army-issue canned peaches. He looks up through the bandage and one shrouded…

  • HomeFront offers special Mother’s Day fund

       Mother’s Day is a very difficult time for homeless mothers in Mercer County.    While other mothers reflect on their accomplishments, homeless women are painfully aware of their inability to provide a stable, happy life for their children. The homeless use what little money they have to buy food and provide basic necessities; they can’t afford…