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  • Court backs garage

    Concerned Citizens’ suit is dismissed by judge. By: Jennifer Potash    Concerned Citizens of Princeton suffered a severe setback Monday as a Mercer County Superior Court judge dismissed the organization’s lawsuit to halt the downtown parking garage development.    Superior Court Judge Linda R. Feinberg issued a 72-page opinion that found Princeton Borough properly designated the two…

  • Letters to the Editor, April 1

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 1 By: ‘Elderly’ is in eye of beholder To the editor:     Concerning the word "elderly" — the dictionary definitions include "somewhat old," "between middle and old age," "past middle age" and "approaching old age." Clearly there is no defined age at which a person becomes "elderly."    I believe one…

  • Panera Bread gets OK for sidewalk tables

    A first for central business district. By: Jennifer Potash    Panera Bread patrons will now be able to eat outside as the Princeton Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment, in a 6-1 vote, gave the eatery permission to add five sidewalk tables.    The zoning board approved the sidewalk dining at the end of a lengthy session that…

  • March 1-March 31, 2003

    Hank Kalet Back from the precipice March 31    Never got to update the Web log last week — a bit busy and I was down with a cold. So now that I’m healthy — or at least it seems that I’m healthy — it’s back to work. Not so super(intendent) March 31    The South Brunswick…

  • Magazine: 2003 Spring Home & Garden

    INSIDE:   Seedling Savvy . . . Page 3 Starting seeds indoors offers the promise of a prolific summer garden. Arbor Day . . . Page 15 With its notable trees and historic gardens, Philadelphia’s Morris Arboretum makes a fine destination for a spring day trip. A Cut Above . . . Page 20 Whether…

  • Artists of the River Towns

    Author Doris Brandes celebrates the history of artists living and creating in the Delaware River region. By: Christian Kirkpatrick    Homeowners often complain they don’t have enough space. In the case of Doris Brandes, it’s not enough walls. The walls she has are just about filled.    Ms. Brandes is a working artist, as well as a…

  • Pictures Tell the Story

    The Eye of Memphis: Photographer Ernest Withers captured unflinching portraits of Southern black life during the civil rights era. By: Amy Brummer Ernest Withers captured the civil rights movement in Memphis, Tenn., from the inside. Above, "Daddy, I Want To Be Free Too," is part of a retrospective exhibit of work by the photographer. At…

  • Making their pitches for improvement

    Batting practice pitchers are a treasured asset for baseball teams By: Bob Nuse    You can’t watch a Major League baseball game these days without hearing about the pitch count. It’s the third inning and the starter has already thrown 49 pitches. This guy can’t go over 100 pitches or that guy fades when his pitch…

  • Committee to change plans for Barclay land

    New application being sought for property By: Matt Kirdahy    The Township Committee wants to make changes to an application to Middlesex County asking for the Barclay properties to be preserved as farmland.    Committee members approved a motion to withdraw and resubmit a Farmland Preservation application with the county for the two parcels by a vote…