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  • Awadagin’s Choice

    Excelling in violin, piano and tennis, Awadagin Pratt made the decision to follow in the footsteps of Glenn Gould. By: Susan Van Dongen Pianist Awadagin Pratt will perform Beethoven, Bach, Liszt and Gibbons at the Mount-Burke Theatre in Hightstown.    Through the long distance telephone connection, classical pianist Awadagin Pratt is a man of few words,…

  • Hun has ‘Wright’ stuff

    Raiders, transfer hold off MHS girls’ tennis By: Justin Feil    A year ago, Ann Wright took to the court 16 times with Erika Matsumoto for Montgomery High and 12 times they came away with victories as second doubles partners, including a win in the Central Jersey Group II girls’ tennis championship-clinching match.    Wright and Matsumoto…

  • District refinances debt

    Monroe looks at debt By: Nick D’Amore    MONROE — The state approved the school district’s proposal to refinance over $28 million in debt from past bond referendums.    Business Administrator Wayne Holliday said a district plan to refinance debt from the 1997 and 1999 bond referendums was approved by the state Sept. 13.    The move means…

  • Borough shifts deadline for real estate tax bill

    By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton Borough will give taxpayers some more time to pay their third-quarter tax bills.    The tax payments, usually due Aug. 1, were delayed because the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders did not approve its 2002 budget and the county tax rate until August.    The Princeton Borough Council recently extended the deadline…

  • Emily A. Reilly

       Emily A. Reilly, 92, of Monroe, died Thursday, Sept. 12, at home.    Ms. Reilly was born in Clifton, where she lived until moving to Rossmoor in 1988 and later Monroe Village.    A registered nurse, she received nurse’s training at Passaic General Hospital, graduating in 1931. Ms. Reilly worked there and as a private duty nurse…

  • Beauty in Common Objects

    The Phillips’ Mill Art Exhibition continues its tradition of rigorously selecting paintings and sculpture. By: Daniel Shearer "Mozart’s Legacy," oil painting by Langhorne, Pa., Elizabeth Ruggles.    As the crow flies, 25 miles is a lot of territory. For example, consider the quiet town of Solebury, Pa., just north of New Hope along the Delaware River.…

  • Mohs procedure preferable for skin cancer

    HEALTH MATTERS By: Dr. John E. Vine    During the 1930s, Dr. Frederic Mohs of the University of Wisconsin developed the Mohs surgical technique.    Mohs micrographic surgery is a specialized, precise method of skin cancer removal that is recognized as the treatment with the highest cure rate. Its precision makes it useful for treating tumors in…

  • Princeton Temperature Record – September, 2002

    By: Tom Lederer The Princeton Temperature Record is based on readings from a Nimbus Ultra digital thermometer with an accuracy of 0.2 degrees F. Readings, taken in Princeton Township near the Princeton Shopping Center, are rounded to the nearest degree. DATE HIGH LOW Sept. 30, 2002 79 50 Sept. 29, 2002 73 52 Sept. 28,…

  • Sikhs trying to educate public

    A year after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, the local Sikh population has found a new way to view itself in the larger society. By: Scott Morgan    WASHINGTON — Sept. 11, 2001, changed more than America’s perception of its security. It changed how some religious groups see their roles in the larger society.    "Sept.…