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  • On his toes

    Montgomery student heads for top ballet school. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Sebastian Royer’s fellow high schoolers are pondering careers in science, management and liberal arts, but he just wants to dance.    And come September, when other Montgomery High School seniors are cramming for the SATs and taking last-minute college tours, the lanky 17-year-old will…

  • Princeton Temperature Record – May, 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 May 31, 2002 90 63 May 30, 2002 88 58 May 29,…

  • Save early, save often

    Consultant helps youngsters learn the basics of building wealth. By: Jeff Milgram    For 48 years, financial consultant Jack Halberstadt told clients how to make their money grow.    Today, his "clients" are growing as well — elementary and middle school students in the Princeton Regional School District. Mr. Halberstadt, 76, is semi-retired from Halberstadt Financial Consultants…

  • Living stone

    Under a cloud, Zimbabwean sculpture returns to Princeton. By: Michael Redmond    In a once-empty boutique space on Palmer Square, close by Mediterra, Peggy Knowlton is in her glory. Crates of Shona sculpture have arrived from Africa, containing some 500 stone carvings. Some measure in inches; they fit in the palm of one’s hand. Others require…

  • Montgomery to dedicate veterans memorial site

       The site of the Montgomery Township Veterans Memorial in Montgomery Park will be dedicated Thursday with an evening program of picnicking, music and ceremony. On hand for public viewing will be a model of the memorial.    At 6 p.m., picnicking is invited. Food may be brought from home or purchased at park concessions. At 6:30…

  • Watershed’s garden tour set June 8

       The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association will sponsor its annual Garden Tour on Saturday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s self-guided tour features gardens in Belle Mead, Rocky Hill and Blawenburg.    Unlike previous tours, this year’s tour spotlights a variety of more informal country gardens, all designed and nurtured by their gardeners.…

  • The Peaceful Warrior

    Sensei George Graham give a lesson in Kendo, "The Way of the Sword." By: Jodi Thompson    It’s every 13-year-old’s dream: to face off his mother with a sword. Don’t panic. We’re not Bucks County’s answer to the Osbournes. The swords are blunt-edged bamboo, and we don protective gear. He’s not pierced, tattooed and his hair…

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  • Summer offers full plates for students

    By: Angel Chen    As the spring season spills into summer break, area high school students are beginning to plot out their long vacation.    And those plans are a diverse — running the gamut from caddying to retail to working as a camp counselor to traveling around the world.    Princeton High School senior Michael Chester, who…