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  • Five developers eye garage project

    Borough officials were pleased with the response. By: Jennifer Potash    Fewer developers than anticipated responded to Princeton Borough’s requests for qualifications for its downtown garage project. But officials were pleased with the quality of the responding developers.    In other borough developments, the Borough Council on Tuesday discussed the squeeze on parking spaces during the construction…

  • Purim holiday marks liberation of Jews from Haman

    The Chabad of the Windsor will hold a celebration Tuesday night at the Marriott in West Windsor. By: Chris Karmiol    On Tuesday people of the Jewish faith will celebrate Purim, a holiday among the most joyous of the Jewish tradition.    The holiday traditionally involves eating, drinking, celebrating and reading from the Biblical Book of Esther.…

  • Library walls come tumbling down

    Demolition delay not expected to affect schedule. By: Jennifer Potash    With the swipe of a huge mechanical claw attached to a crane, the walls of the Princeton Public Library began to crumble Wednesday morning.    The long-awaited demolition of the exterior began at about 8:15 a.m.    Seasons Contracting Corp. of North Bergen, the demolition contractor, had…

  • Irene Manco

       Irene A. Manco, 99, of Lawrence died Thursday, Feb. 21, at Princeton Nursing Home.    Born in Burlington, Vt., she had resided in Newark for many years and Lawrence for 15 years.    She was a member of St. Paul’s R.C. Church in Princeton.    Daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Generow Hall and wife of the…

  • Shifting Gears

    Violin virtuoso Jaime Laredo plays from the heart in five performances with the New Jer­sey Symphony Orchestra. By: Susan Van Dongen    Denizens of Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, meet the Frank Sinatra Fan Club. The cultural elite might be surprised to learn that many of the classical artists they so admire have great respect for…

  • Williams gives Pirate girls lift going into states

    WW-PS will face Steinert in CJ IV opener Monday By: Justin Feil    When Beth Fitzpatrick was trying to figure out how her West Windsor-Plainsboro High girls’ basketball team had won by 20 points over rival Hamilton in Monday’s Mercer County Challenge, one thing jumped out.    Lindsay Williams scored a career-high 15 points.    "I thought it…

  • PU men host ‘Kings’ of Ivy League

    Bulldogs, then Brown visit Tigers at Jadwin By: Justin Feil    Hosting Yale with the chance to tie the current Ivy League leaders atop the standings would be motivation enough for the Princeton University men’s basketball team. The Bulldogs have been alone in first place since their sweep of Princeton and Pennsylvania two weeks ago, but…

  • Grant means trees for Woods Road park

    A grant from the state will allow the township to plant 40 trees in the park, which opened last year. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — The Township Council this week accepted a grant for $7,425 from the Division of Parks and Forestry and the state Department of Environmental Protection for a tree-planting project in…

  • Scholarship named for Sept. 11 victim

    James P. White, a member of the Hightstown High School class of 1985, died in the World Trade Center Sept. 11. A scholarship at the school has been named in his honor. By: Chris Karmiol    An annual scholarship has been established at Hightstown High School for a graduating senior who pursues life’s challenges with passion…