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  • Women Who Run With the Fauves

    Wild colors and bold strokes take center stage in the paintings of Hetty Baiz. By: Ilene Dube    Daughters are often told they look like their mothers, but how often is a daughter told her paintings resemble her mother’s? Above, "Pears, Apple, Kiwi."    It all began in the 1950s when Hetty Baiz was growing up in…

  • Police tie Princeton graffiti to New Brunswick gang

    There was no evidence of actual gang activity in the borough, officials say. By: Jennifer Potash    Gang insignia sprayed on buildings and post boxes in Princeton Borough’s downtown last year did indeed come from gang members, but street gangs are not on the rise in the borough, according to law enforcement officials.    "We have no…

  • A day of bargains at Evans Tract sale

    By: Melissa Morgan    CRANBURY — It’s time for bargain hunters to collect their cash and get ready for some serious shopping.    The 14th annual Evans Tract neighborhood garage sale, organized by Cranbury residents Leo and Betty Fenity, will be held this Saturday.    Mr. Fenity said that as of Tuesday afternoon, 41 people had signed up…

  • Montgomery schools mull future grade alignments

    Facilities panel makes recommendation for sequential schools. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Before the new high school opens for the 2004-2005 school year, district officials will have to decide how to use the present high school, as well as the rest of the district’s three buildings. A report presented to the Board of Education on…

  • Time Traveling

    The History Channel Time Machine is a hands-on tour making its only stop in New Jersey during Princeton’s Communiversity 2002 April 27. By: Bill Bodmer The History Channel Time Machine is a hands-on interactive tour to "take the past and make it come alive," says Judy Klein Frimmer, director of brand enhancement for the History…

  • WW hopes fee hikes will soften tax bite

    Township Council has been trying to find ways to cut costs and increase revenues. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — In an effort to thwart a proposed 7-cent spike in the municipal tax rate, the Township Council is trying to increase revenues by hiking fees for everything from building permits to sewer connections.    On Monday,…

  • Viking baseball team faces key stretch

    By: Rich Fisher    It’s early in the season, but an important stretch has already arrived for the Cranbury School baseball team.    Beginning with Wednesday’s game against Millstone, the Vikings began a stretch of three Tri-County Conference games in seven days.    "It’s a big week for us, that will make us or break us," coach Frank…

  • MHS softball deals Belividere first loss

    Totaro’s addition helps Cougars to 7-1 start By: Justin Feil    Renee Totaro’s arrival to the Montgomery High softball team had been anticipated highly when we was a middle schooler, but that arrival hit a major delay in her freshman year. She was starting goalkeeper as a freshman for the Cougar girls’ soccer team when a…

  • Hightstown working hard to turn year around

    BOYS TRACK AND FIELD: The Rams fell to Steinert and Nottingham Wednesday to fall to 3-5-1 on the season. By: Neil Hay    The Hightstown High School boys’ track team fell to 3-5-1 Wednesday, losing both ends of a double dual meet at Steinert.    The Rams lost to the Spartans, 91-41, and to the Northstars by…