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  • Hand in hand

    Couple reunites ‘in sickness and in health’ By: Olivia Tattory    "All You Need is Love" is a title that resonates with many. The familiar and poignant song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney is a clear message that love can conquer all. And that it did for Wilma and Norman Ruskin.    After meeting at…

  • OBITUARIES, June 26, 2007

    Maurice C. Oldham Jr., Bonnie W. Taft, Raymond S. Papszycki, Leslie B. Nash Maurice C. Oldham Jr. Grew up in Princeton     LOS ANGELES — Maurice Clifton Oldham Jr. died May 17. He was 48.    Born in Princeton, he graduated from Princeton High School in 1977 where he played varsity basketball all four years, becoming…

  • Write on

    ‘Handwriting Without Tears’ program seeks to resuscitate atrophying practice of good penmanship By: Allison Musante    In this digital age when children seem to know more about computers than adults, the skill of handwriting seems to be on its way to extinction. However, occupational therapists have sparked a renewed interest in handwriting that has local educators,…

  • Princeton Summer Theater to present ‘Biloxi Blues’

       Princeton Summer Theater will continue its 35th season of performances with Neil Simon’s wartime comedy, "Biloxi Blues," opening Thursday at the Hamilton Murray Theater on the Princeton University campus.    "Biloxi Blues" is the poignant, comedic and topical story of a young man’s coming of age during World War II. Drafted into the Army in 1943,…

  • Letters to the Editor, June 26

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, June 26 Recreation Board’s Shakespearean reply To the editor:     On behalf of the Joint Recreation Board, we are writing to address the recent negative articles (The Packet and Town Topics) pertaining to our supposed mistreatment of the Shakespeare Repertory Company with regard to the use of Pettoranello Gardens. The gist…

  • Pair arrested in massive burglary spree in Montgomery

    Police charge two township youths, 18 and 17 By: Greg Forester    MONTGOMERY — Two Montgomery residents were arrested by Montgomery police last week following a two-month investigation into a rash of burglaries in Montgomery, Hillsborough, and Franklin townships during May and June.    Bryant Crawford, 18, and a 17-year-old juvenile, both of the Blawenburg area of…

  • NEWS UPDATE: Father of abandoned boy in Italy; police search apartment

    By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — Law enforcement officials say Rosario "Roy" Digirolamo flew to Italy after his baby was recently abandoned at a Delaware hospital and his girlfriend, Amy Giordano of Hightstown, disappeared.    "Records indicate Mr. Digirolamo flew from Newark to Milan, Italy, on June 14," said Casey DeBlasio of the Mercer County prosecutor’s office.…

  • School districts get nearly $1 million for history education

    Montgomery district to oversee federal grant By: Greg Forester    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township School District received a grant of nearly $1 million last week to improve the quality of history education as the leader of a consortium of eight public school districts in Mercer and Somerset counties.    The moneys provided in the federal Nathanael…

  • Salcido adjusts quickly to new role

    Former assistant is new PU softball coach By: Justin Feil    Trina Salcido’s first days as head coach of the Princeton University softball team were a lot like her days as assistant coach for the Tigers.    "They’ve been great," said Salcido, who was named Maureen Barron’s successor last week. "I haven’t had the opportunity to let…