Category: archives

  • Giving voice

    Poets reflect on the meaning of words in our lives By: Linda Arntzenius    In times of trouble, it seems natural to turn to a favorite poem for solace and comfort. Poetry, says Seamus Heaney, is "the imagination pressing back against the pressure of reality." Billy Collins, Poet Laureate of the United States, describes poetry as…

  • Princeton school candidates night set for Monday

    By: Jeff Milgram    The Princeton Regional School District’s Special Education PTO has scheduled its 12th annual school board candidates night beginning at 8 p.m. Monday.    It will be held in the John Witherspoon Middle School library and may be the only opportunity for voters to see all six candidates together at the same time.    Under…

  • Morgan hopes Instinet is timely

    Two-time event champion looking to play better in defense By: Justin Feil    The Instinet Classic may come just in time for Dr. Gil Morgan.    Morgan is off to an uncharacteristically slow start to the 2002 year, with his best finish being a third place at the SBC Senior Classic the first week of March. Prior…

  • New Hun boys’ head coach faces tough standards

    Kingston follows legendary father’s footsteps into tennis By: Justin Feil    As new head boys’ tennis coach, Chris Kingston brings a very familiar name to The Hun School. Kingston was a singles player as a post-graduate when the Raiders won their last state prep title in 1994. After serving as an assistant last season to 17-year…

  • Director of university’s office in Washington plans to retire

       Princeton University’s voice in Washington will retire in December.    Nan Wells, director of Princeton’s Office of Government Affairs in the nation’s capital, will remain as a senior consultant in government affairs until the end of 2003.    "I would include among the successes of the Office of Government Affairs establishing and maintaining strong support for the…

  • Letters to the Editor, April 2

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 2 By: Plane traffic is a blessing … right? To the editor:    I can’t understand why so many of my neighbors object to the excessive air traffic gracing our lives. I refuse to see anything other than the metal frames — oops, I meant to say silver linings — in…

  • Montgomery sees RCN as a cable horror show

    Company will seek renewal of franchise agreement on Wednesday. RCN renegotiates debt, says it’s on profit course By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Down-on-its-luck area cable provider RCN will come before the Township Committee on Wednesday night to request renewal of its franchise agreement.    The company has been the subject of numerous complaints from customers about…

  • Homeless will find assistance at Trinity Church

    Families to be housed in church buildings. By: Gwen Runkle    In an effort to reach out to homeless families in Princeton and the surrounding area, Trinity Church on Mercer Street has joined the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Mercer County.    Founded in 1998, the nonprofit organization is dedicated to helping homeless families get back on their…

  • Library’s fund-raising effort gets a new leader

    Judy Feldman faces the challenge of wrapping up an $18 million capital campaign and building a $10 million endowment. By: Jennifer Potash    Judy Feldman, the newly appointed development director for the Princeton Public Library, has quite a to-do list — wrap up the $18 million library capital campaign and build a $10 million endowment for…