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  • Families mourn for dead, missing

    One dozen Princeton area lives appear lost. By: Jennifer Potash and Gwen Runkle    Some families are still hoping for word of loved ones missing in the World Trade Center tragedy. Others have begun to say goodbye to family members who perished in the terrorist attack.    As of Monday night, 5,422 were listed as missing, with…

  • Thousands, seeking solace, gather to reflect

    On Princeton University’s campus and on Palmer Square, words of comfort, prayers for peace. By: Jennifer Potash    For an hour Sunday evening, Palmer Square, from the green turf below to the apartments above, was awash in candlelight as the community turned out to mourn those lost in the attacks on the World Trade Center and…

  • From Soup to Abstraction

    An exhibit at the Zimmerli Museum in New Brunswick traces the history of fine art printmaking. By: Matt Smith    As Dr. Dorothea Dietrich meanders through the Zimmerli Art Museum’s new printmaking exhibit, it seems difficult for her to restrain from talking about each and every one of the 130 works — from 87 artists spanning…

  • Elm Court expansion set for court hearing

    Judge will hear arguments Wednesday on whether proposed affordable housing in Princeton for the elderly and disabled can go forward. By: Jennifer Potash    Mercer County Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg is expected to hear arguments Wednesday on whether the proposed Elm Court expansion for affordable housing for the elderly and disabled can go forward.    The…

  • Painted Lady

    Part 3    Family members ate in the dining room, however, when Fritz and Edna Kuser took over the mansion they had an eating booth built in the kitchen and they ate there, Ms. Zemlansky said. Edna and Fritz Kuser hosted gourmet suppers in the massive kitchen.    "Everyone pitched in with the chopping and peeling and…

  • A can-do guy’s last good deed at trade center

    William F. Fallon Jr., longtime Rocky Hill resident and former borough councilman, was a victim of last week’s terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. By: Steve Rauscher    ROCKY HILL — Knowing Bill, he was probably helping somebody.    That is what friends and family of William F. Fallon Jr. — longtime Rocky Hill resident, former…

  • Shops, outdoors serve as weekend respite for residents

    By Saturday, the sun was out and the shops and restaurants of downtown Princeton were thronged with patrons. By: David Campbell    Princetonians took a time-out this weekend from the round-the-clock live coverage of the terrorist attacks that kept many glued to their TVs since last Tuesday.    Around 7 p.m. Friday, many residents emerged from their…

  • Running schools seen as thankless job

    Former Princeton superintendent Paul Houston explains the crisis in school leadership. By: Jeff Milgram    "My name is Paul Houston and I’m a recovering superintendent," deadpanned Paul Houston, executive director of the American Association of School Administrators.    Tall, white-haired and sounding every bit like the preacher’s son he is, Dr. Houston, superintendent of the Princeton Regional…

  • Catch the Educational wave, become a Newspapers in Education Booster Club member.

    Would you like to be a charter member of a great new organization? Become a Newspapers in Education Booster Club member and help put local newspapers in the hands of every child in your community. By:Newspapers in Education Would you like to be a charter member of a great new organization? Become a Newspapers in…