Category: archives

  • RANDOM NOTES: Stardust memories … kinda

    I’d been chasing down taxis for about half an hour. By: Scott Morgan I needed to get to Radio City Music Hall for a Bowie show, but no one seemed to know where it was. Crossing the park-lined highway, I somehow stumbled upon the place on time and made my way to the back lawn.…

  • Ben Shahn remained true to self

    For more about Mr. Shahn’s exhibit at the Zimmerli, please see Time Off inside The Messenger-Press. By: Scott Morgan    ROOSEVELT — Bernarda Shahn remembers the days when her husband came under fire. They comprised much of his life.    "People tried to discredit him while he was alive, but he was too strongly attuned to his…

  • In school or out — Election Day is Tuesday

    By:Alec Moore    With the bulk of their campaign efforts behind them, the four candidates seeking election on Tuesday to the Township Committee now leave the decision as to who will serve on the committee for the 2003–2005 term in the voters’ hands.    Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov.…

  • PHS field hockey falls just short of states

    By: Bob Nuse    Whether the schedule said it was or not, Friday’s field hockey game between Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro North had the look and feel of a state tournament game.    Princeton, which started the season with six losses in its first eight games, had battled back to be in position where a win over…

  • Timing is right for SBHS volleyball to get hot

    By: Rich Fisher    Timing is everything, and the South Brunswick High volleyball team has certainly picked the right time to get hot.    As the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament approaches, the Vikings are playing their best volleyball of the season. South Brunswick had won five of six matches entering Wednesday’s game at East Brunswick, raising its…

  • New Egypt field hockey clinches title

    Avenge only Freedom Division loss with victory over Maple Shade. By: Kyle Moylan    The New Egypt High School field hockey team officially won the Freedom Division with its 5-0 win over Riverside last Thursday. New Egypt Coach Patti Nicholson and her players, however, are well aware of the fact that the division was probably settled…

  • Blood drive Nov. 11 at Princeton Ys

       The Princeton Family YMCA and YWCA Princeton have joined forces with Community Blood Council of New Jersey to host an emergency blood drive to help local hospitals critically strapped for blood supplies.    The drive will be held at the YMCA/YWCA facility on Paul Robeson Place from 1 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11.    "We…

  • Washington or Robbinsville?

    Voters to give opinion whether township should change its name in the future. By: Ken Weingartner Ken WeingartnerManaging Editor    Voters in Washington Township on Tuesday will be asked if the municipality should change its name to Robbinsville.    Results of the nonbinding referendum will be used to gauge sentiment for a possible change.    For the name…

  • Hillsborough students lead statein collecting voting pledges

    Advocacy group’s Web state may add student’s movie encouraging voters By:Sally Goldenberg    Hillsborough High School is leading the state in pledge collections from registered voters promising to cast their ballots on Tuesday.    Students are collecting pledges throughout the state and nation as part of Freedom’s Answer, a non-partisan organization formed in the wake of Sept.…