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  • Danahy, Rust triumph in competitive Fete race

    More than 500 run in 25th annual 10k in Princeton By: Justin Feil    Neither Michael Danahy nor Tiffany Rust was even born when the first June Fete 10k was run in Princeton, but the two were plenty alive in pulling away from their competition in the race’s 25th annual running Saturday.    Danahy, a 23-year-old Princeton…

  • Feast for a King

    Hogback hoagies are outstanding in size — and they taste pretty good, too. By: Rich Fisher    The first thing that strikes you about a hoagie from the Hogback Deli is its width.    Most hoagies are talked about in length and people tend to brag about their sub-shop discoveries like personal triumphs. They hold their hands…

  • The bagel’s the same, but ownership is new

    Abel Bagel owner Alfred Kahn sells his Witherspoon Street business. By: Jennifer Potash    There’s a new mix at Abel Bagel, the longtime Witherspoon Street eatery, which recently changed owners.    Alfred "Alfie" Kahn sold the business April 20 to Max and Florence Deetjen of West Windsor.    The grind of running a small business for more than…

  • Feder hasn’t missed a beat after heart surgery

    Princeton runner sees benefits after having increasingly common procedure By: Justin Feil    A year after coming in second at Princeton’s June Fete 10k, Dan Feder was fifth in the 25th annual race Saturday against a much more competitive field, and his finishing time of 33 minutes, 53 seconds, a pace of 5:27 per mile, was…

  • Boychoir School hit with class-action suit

    Former student alleges sexual abuse during 1970s. By: David Campbell    A former student at the American Boychoir School filed a class-action lawsuit Friday alleging sexual abuse by a former choirmaster and others.    The school’s vice president for institutional advancement issued a statement Friday expressing regret upon learning of the allegations, calling actions by the former…

  • Cotsen Library closed for summer spiff-up

       Come fall, entering the Cotsen Children’s Library in Firestone Library at Princeton University will be like stepping into the pages of a beautifully illustrated storybook.    The Cotsen gallery, a space for intergenerational reading, programs and exhibitions in the Cotsen Children’s Library, has closed for refurbishing. When it reopens in October, the gallery will have been…

  • Princeton Borough sewer fee may be on hold

    New data suggests lower water consumption and thus lower costs. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton Borough may not need to increase sewer rates after all.    Princeton Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi proposed a rate increase to the Princeton Borough Council last week to counteract a decline in revenue expected in 2002.    But new data from Elizabethtown Water…

  • A wet Fete

    Soggy weather can’t dampen fairgoers’ spirits By: Gwen Runkle    Raincoats, galoshes and umbrellas were standard gear for anyone who ventured over to Princeton University’s athletic fields on Washington Road for the 49th annual June Fete on Saturday.    The Fete, sponsored by the Auxiliary of The Medical Center at Princeton to raise money for the hospital,…

  • Post 218 has postive outlook

    Princeton’s Begin ready for next challenge By: Bob Nuse    Robby Begin knows a little something about summer baseball success.    It was just a year ago that Begin was part of the Princeton-Cranbury team that captured the District One 15-year-old Babe Ruth championship. This summer, he and many of his former teammates from that team hope…