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  • PHASE THREE: Back pain leads to thoughts about the ‘sandwich generation’

    By:Arnold Bornstein I recently discovered a possible option for purgatory or temporary punishment. It’s commonly called back pain. I don’t mean the typical aches and pains of sports or aging, but the knock-down-and-drag-out excruciating kind that can put you on the floor with severe muscle spasms.     What fools these aging mortals can be; for…

  • Students go on an odyssey of learning

    By: Amanda Bok    Children were bustling at the Upper Elementary School last week, checking their props and whispering in preparation.    It was almost show time.    The occasion was the first competition tier of Odyssey of the Mind – a program the school has participated in for as long as Upper Elementary school officials can remember.…

  • ‘Eat, Drink, Man, Woman’

    Tea expert to provide commentary and libation at Chinese banquet By:Cynthia Cannon    Good fortune rests at the bottom of a teacup.    Attesting to that are regulars to Princeton’s Holsome Teas and Herbs on Nassau Street.    Holsome’s owner, Paul Shu – he’s a tea guru – is there daily, brewing tea for those seeking to please…

  • Back to Berlin

    Birthday visit helps sons find their mother’s roots By:Rick Sinding    To mark the occasion of my mother’s 85th birthday, my brother and I recently took her to the place of her birth: Berlin. It was meant to be our gift to her.    It turned out to be her gift to us.    We are not, by…

  • Gibens is a Mercer threat

    North sophomore improving quickly By: Justin Feil    With every cross country meet she runs, Vanessa Gibens gets more impressive.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro High North sophomore joined the team for its third meet. In her first meet she got lost and finished ninth in 24 minutes, 31 seconds.    Gibens may have turned in her most impressive…

  • Facility for mentally ill gets nod

    The final site plan for a 20-bed residential health care facility was approved last week. By: Nick D’Amore    JAMESBURG – The final site plan for the SERV Center to be built on East Railroad Avenue was approved last week, but construction will not start until well into the new year, according to Margaret Sala, director…

  • Traffic, NPDC hot debate topics

    By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY – Plans for the former North Princeton Developmental Center and traffic were two issues that rose to the forefront at a forum for Township Committee candidates Tuesday at Montgomery High School.    About 50 people braved the cold and rain to attend the 90-minute session, during which Republican incumbents Sondra Moylan and…

  • Thieves hit six cars in one night

    By: Brian Shappell    Police believe a spree of two car thefts and four vehicle break-ins during the same night last week are related.    The thefts and break-ins occurred overnight Oct. 12 and 13. Police Chief Harry Kleinkauf said several officers are investigating but, at press time Thursday, they had no substantial leads.    "Obviously it wasn’t…

  • $48,000 to help create small-school feel

    By: Amanda Bok    Students learn better in smaller groups.    So, to off-set increased enrollment, South Brunswick high school sought and won a $48,000 planning grant to help create smaller learning communities in the high school.    The grant is part of the federal Department of Education’s Smaller Learning Communities Program, which this year awarded grants to…