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  • Post offices gear up to beat tax deadline

    Two area locations will remain open until midnight Monday. By: David Campbell    How does Dan Quinn, a local spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service, describe tax night, the night when many post offices around the country stay open until midnight to allow tardy tax filers and extension seekers to have their returns postmarked by the…

  • Borough waives fee for parades, rallies

    Vote follows objection by American Civil Liberties Union, representing Women in Black. By: Jennifer Potash    Parades, vigils, protests and rallies on public property in Princeton Borough no longer require a $25 fee to the borough — at least for now — though permits still will be necessary.    In an unusual 3-3 vote Tuesday, broken by…

  • WW-P team takes state science title

    The Community Middle School Science Olympiad team recently knocked out seven-time state champion Montgomery Middle School to win first place in the state Science Olympiad. By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — In just its second year of participation, the Community Middle School Science Olympiad team recently knocked out seven-time state champion Montgomery Middle School to win…

  • DISPATCHES: Random thoughts on music and radio

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Corporate radio is the pits. Radio is a sound salvation Radio is cleaning up the nation They say you better listen to the voice of reason But they don’t give you any choice ’cause they think that it’s treason. So you had better do as you are told. You better listen…

  • Council hopefuls selected in Jamesburg

    Incumbent Sam Cline, twice elected to the council and a former council president, said he won’t seek another term. By: Al Wicklund    JAMESBURG — A Democratic incumbent has decided not to run for re-election, while a former Republican councilman will seek a return to the Borough Council in November’s general election.    Sam Cline, twice elected…

  • Contractor parking permit debated

    Borough Council hears complaints about too many tickets being issued to workers whose tasks take them beyond the two-hour limit. By: Jennifer Potash    Faced with growing complaints from contractors, plumbers and electricians ticketed by the police for parking too long on residential streets with two-hour limits, the Princeton Borough Council is considering a permit system.…

  • Borough Council primaries uncontested

    The primary elections for two open seats on the council feature two Republicans and two Democrats. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — The race for Borough Council this year will be a crowded one. Four women, including one incumbent, will run uncontested for their parties’ nominations in June’s primary elections.    This year is the last of…

  • Scout: Project will aid walkers

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    I am a Boy Scout in Troop 5700 of the VFW in Hightstown and I live on Clinton Street in Hightstown. I am writing in response to the plans for the revitalization of Hightstown.    I enjoy walking downtown and I am glad to hear that they are trying…

  • Fiancée of Feeling

    Buena Vista Social Club’s Omara Portuondo and her 13-piece orchestra bring the sounds of Cuba to Princeton. By: Susan Van Dongen    There is a scene in Wim Wenders’ 1997 film, The Buena Vista Social Club, where Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer stands behind the microphone for the first time in years. Recording in Havana’s Egrem Studios,…