Category: archives

  • Author’s odyssey inspires Witherspoon School students

    From African war refugee to Harvard graduate and beyond. By: Jeff Milgram    At 26, Selamawi "Mawi" Asgedom has lived several lives already.    So far, he’s been a war refugee, lived on welfare for 12 years and gone to Harvard on a full scholarship, where he delivered the commencement address when he graduated in 1999.    He’s…

  • School budgets OK’d by boards, ready for voters

    Princeton Regional, Montgomery and West Windsor-Plainsboro boards approve spending plans. By: Jeff Milgram, Paul Sisokak, Gwen Runkle Princeton Regional    Now it’s up to the voters.    The Princeton Regional Board of Education unanimously adopted its 2003-2004 $58.8 million "maintenance" budget Tuesday night.    There was no public comment during the budget hearing. The budget must now be…

  • Journey Work of the Stars

    Pianist Fred Hersch and his critically acclaimed ensemble present ‘Leaves of Grass,’ a musical and visual tribute to Walt Whitman, at the Peddie School in Hightstown April 4. By: Susan Van Dongen "Emerson and Thoreau wrote about these same ideas (as Whitman)," says Fred Hersch. "It’s about slowing down and looking at a blade of…

  • DISPATCHES: Dissent is supremely American

    Dispatches by Hank Kalet:Intolerance of protesters is dangerous for democracy By: Hank Kalet    Dissent is as American as apple pie. It is the seed from which our democratic republic was born.    But there are Americans who apparently feel that dissent is unpatriotic.    Seth Goldberg of Cranbury has learned that unfortunate reality firsthand. During a recent…

  • YMCA offring swimming classes

       The Princeton Family YMCA is offering swimming classes to help prepare families for the upcoming outdoor pool season. The YMCA offers classes for all ages at two facilities: the Princeton YMCA on Paul Robeson Place and the Princeton Theological Seminary Pool on Emmons Drive, off Route 1 in West Windsor.    The seminary pool is an…

  • Giving care

    McKnight School students are sending packages to troops. By: Mark Moffa    EAST WINDSOR — A little piece of home is headed to the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division.    Stationed in Afghanistan, the troops in the division soon should be receiving packages from students in the Ethel McKnight School Kidcare program. It is not too late, however,…

  • Fees to increase at Suzanne Patterson Center

    But borough retreats from earlier rate proposal. By: Jennifer Potash    The cost for community groups to use the refurbished Suzanne Patterson Senior Center will increase, but not quadruple as had been proposed earlier.    Tuesday night, the Princeton Borough Council unanimously approved a fee schedule and use policy for the center, located behind Borough Hall.    The…

  • LETTER: Stand with president against Anti-Americans

    To the editor:     Do you remember how we cried, mourned, and despaired on Sept. 11? Do you remember how the people of the Arab countries around the world rejoiced? Do you remember how many Arabs in this country, in New Jersey, celebrated in the streets as the World Trade Center crumbled?    The war was…

  • Watching war and waiting

    Families of South Brunswick soldiers are proud, but pensive as war with Iraq enters second week. By: Melissa Morgan    Kendall Park resident Cheryl Confalone last heard from her son two weeks ago, and she remains unsure of his whereabouts.    An e-mail she received on Monday from a gunnery sergeant in his Marine Corps unit provided…