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  • Her art is elementary

    Elementary school art class had a big impact on Glynnis Kearney. By: Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Glynnis Kearney with artwork from students at Princeton’s elementary schools. —>    So much so that the former Littlebrook Elementary School student — now a senior at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart…

  • East Windsor police getting a four-year deal

    Health co-pays added with 3.75-percent pay hikes By: Vic Monaco    EAST WINDSOR — The Township Council next week is expected to approve a four-year contract for police that grants annual pay hikes of 3.75 percent and, for the first time, requires township employees to contribute to their health benefits.    That was the word Wednesday night…

  • PU engineer given award

    Princeton University chemical engineering professor Pablo Debenedetti has been named the 2008 recipient of the Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids.    The American Chemical Society has given the award annually since 1981 to recognize "distinguished contributions to the understanding of the chemistry and physics of liquids."    Professor Debenedetti, the…

  • Piquant’s multicultural palate

    Ms. Rahi trained at the Natural Gourmet School in New York, but her food at Piquant is uniquely her style By: Pat Tanner Photo by Pat Tanner At Piquant Bread Bar & Grill in New Brunswick, Elizabeth Stelling, proprietor of CookAppeal, and Kirti Rahi, Piquant’s owner/chef, are clearly delighted by the success of their recent…

  • A mother reflects on her baby’s amazing year

    A mother reflects on her baby’s amazing year

    Jake Whitenight recently celebrated his first birthday By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    One year ago after her son, Jake, was born, Lynn Whitenight spent most of her days pacing the halls at St. Peter’s University Hospital.    She’d wake up around 5 a.m., stay at the hospital until 11 or 11:30 p.m., come home, sleep, and…

  • New year and career

    He moves from securing safety to securing future of students By: Matt Chiappardi    HIGHTSTOWN — On Wednesday, copy machines were humming, desks were scraping the floor as they were arranged, and pieces of chalk were lying in wait to be used during the upcoming year at Hightstown High School.    A new school season was about…

  • MTHS football out to prove it has staying power

    By: Ken Weingartner     Monroe Township High’s football team won 15 games the past two seasons and reached the state sectional playoffs in 2006, proving it was a program on the rise.     Now, the Falcons want to prove they’re here to stay.     Monroe opens its season at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hugh Walsh…

  • A tree on Liberty Street shows support for Iraq-bound airman

    A tree on Liberty Street shows support for Iraq-bound airman

    By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    The yellow ribbons on the Kaminskis’ tree in their front lawn now go from the bottom to top in support of Liberty Street resident Kimberly Kaminski, a senior airman in the U.S. Air Force preparing for her deployment to Iraq.    Her father, Bob, hosted a send-off get-together Friday night…

  • Aug. 30 truck accident highlights Princeton’s concerns

    A final decision affecting the future use of Princeton’s roadways by large trucks is still pending from the state Department of Transportation but a recent accident on Route 206 dramatizes the concerns cited by local officials. By: Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Staff photos by Mark CzajkowskiA New Jersey State Trooper, left, examines the underside of…