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  • Gifts of the Soul

    An exhibit on outsider art at Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Gallery looks at the inner worlds of self-taught artists. By: Ilene Dube    Where did the time go? You were looking at an untitled 1918 Adolf Wolfi colored-pencil illustration and a good 18 minutes slipped by. The grid-like design incorporates musical staffs and notes; something that looks like…

  • Manhunt in woods ends in arrest

    Kendall Park man charged after 2-hour search. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    A Kendall Park man threatened suicide, cut himself and fled into the woods near Woodlot Park on New Road on Monday, police said.    Andrew Bullen, 42, slashed his arms with a kitchen knife following a dispute with a resident of his home, said Detective Jim…

  • BOOMER VISITS

    BOOMER, the mascot for the Trenton Thunder baseball team, visited the Princeton Packet newspaper in Princeton today on "Take Your Kids to Work Day." By: Daphna Bemaman, Emily Bruinooge and Daniel Sobel. PHOTOS BY MARK CZAJKOWSKI / Edith Klein    The kids of Princeton Packet employees asked Boomer questions about himself, he signed autographs, and gave…

  • Monday, April 21, 2003

    Richard G. Thornton    Richard G. Thornton, 65, died April 17 at home after a three-year battle with cancer.    A lifelong resident of Hopewell, he served in the National Guard and was a longtime member of the Colonial Sportsmen’s Club and Sohiwe Deer Club.    He was retired, having been employed by Hunt and Augustine Builders and…

  • Grandeur and Minutiae

    The Stover Mill Gallery showcases artists Betty Jacobsen and Sheldon Strober. By: Amy Brummer Above, "#3 Charmed," by Betty Jacobsen.    The verdant sea of a summer landscape rolls like a quiet wave. Hidden to the eye are the individual grasses, flowers, bugs and bees in this tranquil scene. Whether it is the magnificence of a…

  • Gifts of the Soul

    An exhibit on outsider art at Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Gallery looks at the inner worlds of self-taught artists. By: Ilene Dube Above: An untitled colored pencil-on-paper illustration by Adolf Wolfi from 1918. Mr. Wolfi, a Swiss asylum patient of psychiatrist Walter Morganthaler, is among the most well-known of the outsider artists.    Where did the time go?…

  • Journalists, scholars judge Bush presidency

       Leading scholars of the U.S. presidency and journalists will gather for a conference on "The George W. Bush Presidency: An Early Assessment" Friday and Saturday at Princeton University.    The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in Room 104 of the Computer Science Building.    "The…

  • The Writers

    Kids help to wite the Bommer interview.

  • From Lava to Life: Author Jennifer Morgan visits the kids of the Princeton Packet.

    Children’s book author Jennifer Morgan visited the Princeton Packet today on "Take Your Kids to Work Day," and she came with a lot of props. By: By: Michael Girandola, Steven Mutek and Nestor Pacheco. PHOTOS BY MARK CZAJKOWSKI    Before she read from her new book From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth Story,…