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  • Slam poet performs at Cranbury Library

    By:Brian Shappell    Gayle Danley has plenty rhyme and reason, and it shows whenever she tells her life story through poetry.    Ms. Danley will be performing her “slam poetry” twice in the area on Oct. 11, a 10 a.m. performance and poetry workshop at the Middlesex County Youth Shelter and a 7 p.m. performance at the…

  • Town narrows manager hunt to two

    CRANBURY — The search for a new township administrator is one step from completion. By:Brian Shappell    The search for a new township administrator is one step from completion.    The Township Committee and Interim Administrator Fred Jahn have narrowed the field of applicants to two.    The final stage includes a meeting with the committee, Mr. Jahn…

  • Rabbi’s visits helpelderly shut-ins

    Outreach program rekindles childhood memories for many By: Michael Arges    EAST WINDSOR – Visiting elderly Holocaust survivors is a meaningful experience of reliving memories and enriching his own identity for Rabbi Sholom Leverton, director of the Chabad of the Windsors in East Windsor.    As he has visited area Jewish shut-ins to bring them a "mini-high…

  • President pays another visit

    Clinton kicks off P.U. conference on Progressive Era By: Jeff Milgram    President Clinton used the keynote address for a Princeton University conference on the Progressive Era on Thursday to sum up his almost eight years in office by linking himself with the early American presidents of the 20th century.    "I always felt that the work…

  • A place where friendly service is always in style

    By:Brian Shappell    Eileen and Mary Kotter are spending a Wednesday out in Cranbury.    Eileen Kotter tries to take “Grandma,” Mary Kotter, out for lunch at Teddy’s a couple of times a month. But the most important stop of this day is a return trip to Village Haircutters for a new hairdo.    “We were in the…

  • Mayor critical of university’s master plan

    By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University officials came before the Princeton Regional Planning Board on Thursday night to talk about the university’s master plan.    But when it came time for questioning from the board, it was something that wasn’t on the master plan that got the most attention – at least from one member, Borough Mayor…

  • Like Buckingham Palace in Princeton

    A behind-the-scenes look at getting ready for the Historical Society gala at Drumthwacket By:Christian Kirkpatrick    Hosting a dinner for 250 cannot be easy. But Ruth Winters, the residence manager of Drumthwacket, and Lisa Paine, the executive director of the Drumthwacket Foundation, do not seem flustered.    On Saturday, Oct. 14, the governor’s mansion will welcome at…

  • Third-party candidates enliven congressional race

    Green Party candidate Carl Mayer, Libertarian Party candidate Worth Winslow and Conservative Party candidate John Desmond will appear on the ballot By: Jennifer Potash    While their campaigns may be under the radar of most voters in the 12th Congressional District, three candidates from lesser-known political parties are running for the seat.    Green Party candidate Carl…

  • Dandeline closes its doors

    CRANBURY — A staple of the shopping district in the village has closed after more than three decades in town. By:Brian Shappell    A staple of the shopping district in the village has closed after more than three decades in town.    On Sept. 15, the Dandeline Shop on North Main Street closed its doors for the…