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Halloween for pets
Friends of Homeless Animals will be hosting a Pet Halloween Parade and Pet Costume Contest at Rosedale Mills, Route 31, Pennington, on Oct. 27. Categories for the pets in costume are: Scariest, Most Original, Funniest and Most Huggable. Registration is at 1:30 p.m. and the parade begins at 2 p.m., rain or shine. The $5…
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Valley YMCA offers parade
Attention all ghouls, goblins, witches and monsters! The Hopewell Valley YMCA will hold its 20th annual Halloween Parade, featuring the Central High School Marching Band, on Oct. 28 at 1:45 p.m. Meet at the YMCA gym, 425 S. Main St., Pennington, dressed in a costume. Follow the band along the Main Street parade route. Then…
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Omniscient Eye
American Realist: Thomas Eakins, one of America’s great realist painters, had his own set of quirks. An exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art puts it into perspective. By: Daniel Shearer "Starting Out After the Rail," 1874, by Thomas Eakins, is on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through Jan. 6. Legendary poet Walt…
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Big Promotion
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn will read at a special arts event at Middlesex County College in Edison, Oct. 28. By: Susan Van Dongen Since he won the Pulitzer Prize last May, poet Stephen Dunn has been invited to make television and radio appearances and do countless readings of his works. The most curious invitation,…
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Garage, seniors top Princeton candidates’ issues
Candidates for Borough Council and Township Committee take part in forum. By: David Campbell and Jennifer Potash Princeton Borough’s proposed parking garage and Princeton Township’s new municipal building as well as senior housing in both towns were among the prime topics at a forum for municipal candidates on Tuesday. Held at The Jewish…
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Long’s goal lifts Stuart field hockey
Streaking Tartans set for states By: Justin Feil HIGHTSTOWN It was just what the Stuart field hockey team talks about, what it practices and what won it another game Wednesday. Peddie had its fair share of good shots and good looks and was controlling action in the Stuart end when the Tartans regained…
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Princeton football loses on missed field goal
Harvard defeats Tigers 28-26 By: Steve Craig BOSTON – Stunned. Princeton senior kicker Taylor Northrop stood, hands on hips, staring at the spot where his field goal attempt had landed, not believing that it hooked wide left. Northrop’s miss from 49 yards with seven seconds remaining allowed Harvard to survive uncharacteristic turnovers and critical injuries…
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New head of troubled police force likes what he sees
Michael Beltranena says the Montgomery Police Department had fewer problems than what was widely perceived. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY On July 1, veteran police officer Michael Beltranena got an early look at his new command. The 50-year-old former director of the New Brunswick Police Department was slated to take the helm of the troubled…
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Anthrax scares keep Princeton area police busy
Law-enforcement and health officials have responded to more than three dozen claims of suspicious mail. By: David Campbell Area police and emergency services teams have been on high alert since the FBI issued a warning last week of imminent terrorist attacks against the United States. Since news broke that letters containing anthrax bacteria sent to…
