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  • The Victorian Wycombe Inn

    Under new management, this quaint establishment in Wycombe, Pa., works its magic with a varied Continental menu and personable service. By: Judith Norkin The Victorian Wycombe Inn 1073 Mill Creek Road Wycombe, Pa. (215) 598-9600 Food: Excellent Service: Gracious and congenial Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Interesting selection of excellently prepared dishes, good-sized portions Ambiance: Victorian dining…

  • Blaze of Glory

    Russian playwright Grigory Gorin delivers a modern interpretation of Greek tragedy that is brought to life at Bristol Riverside Theatre by Armenian director Armen Khandikian. By: Amy Brummer Above, Edward Keith Baker and Chandler Vinton in Forget Herostratus at Bristol Riverside Theatre.    A temple burns to the ground. The city is devastated, the people terrorized.…

  • Agreement in works to limit rent increases in Plainsboro

    Voluntary system to impose a ceiling of 5 percent a year over five years. By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — Renters here soon may not need to worry about being hit with hefty rent increases, township officials say.    A voluntary rent-control agreement limiting rent increases to 5 percent a year over five years is expected to…

  • Dorothy Albrecht Vragel

       GLEN ARM, Md. — Dorothy Albrecht Vragel, 81, formerly of East Windsor, died Monday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Maryland.    Born in Rochester, N.Y., she graduated from Eastman School of Music as a conservatory-trained violinist.    She moved to Pennsylvania and played with the Lancaster and Main Line (Philadelphia) Symphony Orchestras. She retired after 20…

  • HEALTH MATTERS

    Health Matters appears Fridays in the Lifestyle section of The Princeton Packet. It is contributed by the University Medical Center at Princeton and prepared in collaboration with Gloria N. Beck.

  • PRESS FORUM

    Should U.S. Sen. Robert Toricelli have removed himself from the campaign? Should U.S. Sen. Robert Toricelli have removed himself from the campaign?

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Adams has MHS soccer on a roll By: Bob Nuse    Kristina Adams is more relaxed on the soccer field this year. And because of it she’s become an even more dangerous scoring threat than in her first three years at Montgomery High.    "I feel more confident this year," said Adams, a senior who has been…

  • EDITORIAL: Seniors need to lend support to school plan

    Seniors may not like it, but enrollment issues need to be addressed – quickly    The Monroe school board has a difficult job ahead.    With enrollment continuing to rise and the need for additional classroom space approaching crisis proportions, the board is faced with the prospect of selling what is essentially unsellable.    And the reason is…

  • Now not the time for talking

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    There have been several letters from members of the Princeton-based group Coalition for Peace Action in our local papers recently like the one from one of your readers in the Sept. 27 Windsor-Hights Herald ("War with Iraq will not solve any problems," Page 12A) asking for a non-violent…