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  • Form and Passion

    The Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition celebrates its 10th year. By: Daniel Shearer    Several generations of artists have come to view Phillips’ Mill with a reverence usually reserved for religious shrines. Perched at a tricky bend on Route 32 in Solebury, Pa., the quaint stone structure started life as a water-powered gristmill in 1756, then took…

  • Montgomery planners OK clustering concept

    Proposal designed to encourage preservation of more open space By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — A proposed conservation design ordinance that would allow construction of homes at a higher density in order to preserve open space has received a seal of approval from the Planning Board.    The board unanimously adopted a resolution Monday to recommend the…

  • Stabbing suspect indicted

    Christopher Michael Lennon faces a series of charges, including first-degree attempted murder. By: Chris Karmiol    TRENTON — A man accused of stabbing his estranged wife on Exeter Road in East Windsor in January was indicted Wednesday by a Mercer County grand jury.    Christopher Michael Lennon, 24, was indicted on charges of first-degree attempted murder, two…

  • Consultant to issue historic preservation recommendations

    Plan designed to strike balance between the past and the future. By: Casha Caponegro    The township hopes to strike a balance between history and future development.    It will come a step closer to that goal on Monday when historic preservation consultant Shelly Mastran presents a report that recommends ways to protect Cranbury’s historical aspects as…

  • Teen’s summer job effort really pays off

    Career move aided by Princeton Human Services Department. By: Jeff Milgram    Last summer, Princeton High School freshman Shana Bartels spent the summer answering phones, greeting people and doing odd jobs at the Bonner Foundation on Mercer Street.    She got the job through the Princeton Human Services Department’s summer jobs program and she showed so much…

  • Peddie teams keep advancing

    LACROSSE: The boys and girls teams advanced in the state Prep A tournaments with victories this week. By: Neil Hay    It may not have been their most impressive win of the season. But the 10-5 victory over visiting Hun Monday in the boys’ State Prep A lacrosse semi-finals Monday certainly was Peddie’s most important.    With…

  • Township, store celebrate Bike Month

    The Bike Rack on Route 33 is hosting an antique bike show and the township is sponsoring a bicycle safety program. By: Chris Karmiol    Perhaps Leonardo da Vinci invented the bicycle in unrealized notebook sketches in the 1490s, or maybe the Michauxs, French carriage makers, developed the vehicle, then known as a velocipede, in the…

  • Nursing aide pleads guilty to sexual assault

    Incident took place at The Medical Center at Princeton’s behavioral-health unit. By: David Campbell    A former nursing assistant at Princeton House pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of sexual assault against a 17-year-old patient.    David R. Koch, 23, of East Windsor told Superior Court Judge Paul T. Koenig Jr. the patient at the Princeton Township…

  • Peddie student to study in Prague

    Veronika Bederkova’s journey from the Czech Republic is going to take her back there this fall to study Western and traditional Chinese medicine. By: Chris Karmiol    One might find it difficult to decide which is more interesting — Veronika Bederkova’s past or her future.    The 17-year-old senior at The Peddie School came here from the…