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  • Bordentown Township passes fire budgets

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer Bordentown Township voters passed both budgets in Saturday’s election. In Bordentown Township Fire District 1, Fire Commission incumbents Richard Rosall and Thomas Dwier secured two three-year seats. Mr. Rosall received 63 votes, and Mr. Dwier recieved 65 votes. The $624,440 budget was approved 59-11. The new tax rate will be…

  • Dorothy O. Burns

    Acorn Glen resident     Dorothy O. Burns of Princeton died Friday at the Acorn Glen assisted living residence. She was 92.    Born in New Kensington, Pa., Mrs. Burns resided in New Brunswick and Montclair before moving to Princeton 10 years ago.    She was a member of the Central Presbyterian Church, Montclair, Montclair Women’s Club and…

  • Arthur R. Sykes

       Arthur R. Sykes, 68, formerly of the Hightstown-East Windsor area, died Feb. 16 at the University Medical Center of Princeton.    Born and raised in Trenton, Mr. Sykes graduated high school from Trenton Boy’s Catholic in 1957; earned a bachelor’s of science degree in pharmacy from Fordham University in 1961, and received his master’s degree in…

  • Unbought and Unbossed

    Originally published July 3, 2007 By Anthony Stoeckert Watch Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed and you can’t help but wonder if Shola Lynch, the film’s director, knew something we didn’t. Did she make the 2004 movie about Shirley Chisholm, an African-American woman who ran for president in 1972, because she knew a woman and a…

  • PCDO workshop start moved up

    The Princeton Community Democratic Organization’s “Ready, Get Set, Run!” workshop on Thursday, Feb. 21, will now occur an hour earlier than scheduled — from 6:30 until 8 p.m. — due to the Democratic Presidential debate that night. The workshop, for those interested in becoming involved in local politics, will take place at McCaffrey’s Café, the second…

  • 29 Days: James Baldwin

    29 Days: James Baldwin

    "I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all." —James Baldwin, writer and activist (1924-1987) Source: www.theotherpages.org

  • James A. Cipriano

    Human resource consultant     CRANBURY — James A. Cipriano, 54, died Friday at home. He was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in January 2007 and had the most progressive form. He was 54.    Born in Hazleton, Pa. he and his wife lived in Philadelphia, Tampa, Fla., Chicago before moving to Cranbury 23 years ago.…

  • Garden Club meeting on Monday

    The Garden Gate Garden Club of Lawrenceville will present "Landscaping for Butterflies," by David Moskowits at 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church, 1039 Lawrence Road. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Carol Nicholas at (609) 895-1520.

  • Time changed for PDCO workshop Thursday

    The Princeton Community Democratic Organization’s "Ready, Get Set, Run!" workshop on Thursday will now occur an hour earlier than scheduled — from 6:30 until 8 p.m. — due to the Democratic Presidential debate that night. The workshop, for those interested in becoming involved in local politics, will take place at McCaffrey’s Café, the second floor…