Category: archives

  • Marathon moms are on their mark

    Five Montgomery women take long-distance running very seriously. By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — Like many women, they are busy juggling their responsibilities and managing their time as both full-time mothers and wives. But what this unique group of five township residents identifies most with is belonging to a sisterhood of runners.    If you ever walk…

  • While students go to work, workers go back to school

    Teacher sees stigma in taking children to work, so she brings workers to school. By: Jeff Milgram    When Mary Demarest was a child, her father worked as a cook at Princeton University and her mother was a stay-at-home mom.    So if "Take Your Child to Work Day" existed back then, she wouldn’t be able to…

  • Princeton Arts Council to hold open house May 3

       The Arts Council of Princeton invites the entire community to attend its second Open House on Saturday, May 3, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., for an afternoon of free performances and activities, featuring Princeton University’s Ballet Folklórico and a Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May) festival.    The staff and faculty of the Arts Council welcome…

  • Soonja’s Restaurant

    Pad thai, assorted sushi and Korean specialties, and a décor straight out of a Feng Shui decorating magazine make this Princeton restaurant a favorite. By: Michelle and Justin Feil Soonja’s Restaurant 244 Alexander Road Princeton (609) 924-9260 Food: Good to excellent Service: Good Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai Ambiance: Relaxed, low-light atmosphere…

  • Uncovering East Windsor’s tribal history

    Archeologists find artifacts from at least 4,000 years ago in the township. By: David Pescatore    EAST WINDSOR — People lived in East Windsor long before the municipal building was covered with dirt and long before the opening of Twin Rivers. They were here long before there even was an East Windsor, a United States or…

  • Plainsboro approves Comcast’s franchise

    By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — The Township Committee unanimously approved an ordinance Wednesday renewing Comcast Cable’s franchise agreement with the township.    The 15-year agreement calls for Comcast to provide the township, within 12 months of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ approval, a dedicated governmental access channel and a $100,000 technology grant to purchase production…

  • Local fireman ready for Navy

    Monroe firefighter gets a call from the military. By: Matt Kirdahy MONROE — The Kotora men of Monroe Fire Department Station 23 are born firefighters and public servants, and now one of them was called to do even more service — in the military.    Joe Kotora Jr., 28, a part-time Monroe firefighter and volunteer firefighter…

  • Insurance, salary hikes focus for Princeton joint budgets

    Princeton Borough and Princeton Township officials review spending plans. By: David Campbell    It was a recurring leitmotif in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township’s joint budget talks Tuesday night: insurance, salaries and wages.    During a year of unprecedented belt-tightening by local and state governments, these are what are driving budget increases for Princeton’s 16 joint agencies,…

  • Cambodian author relates harrowing tale to students

    "I had a lot of hatred when I came to America; I had a lot of issues and scars to deal with," said Loung Ung. By: Gwen Runkle    Loung Ung was only 5 when Pol Pot’s genocidal Khmer Rouge overran Cambodia in 1975, forcing the entire population into the countryside and turning her childhood into…