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  • Holy Spirit

    From the Trinity to today’s Supreme Court decisions, playwright Emily Mann finds meaty issues for her plays. By: Anthony Stoeckert    Where writers get their ideas from is one of life’s great mysteries. For Emily Mann, they can even be found in a crossword puzzle. About two and a half years ago, Ms. Mann needed an…

  • OBITUARIES, April 27, 2007

    Bohdan Paczynski, Sister Dorothy Holmes, Elizabeth W. Samuels, Leslie B. Ultan Bohdan Paczynski Princeton University astrophysicist     Bohdan Paczynski, Princeton University astrophysicist and Princeton resident whose insights into the nature of celestial phenomena guided many developments in his field, died April 19 after a three-year battle with brain cancer. He was 67.    His pioneering efforts…

  • Mayor’s media tour has him Fox-trotting

    Undocumented immigrants remain issue, this time with O’Reilly By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — There are some folks who no doubt didn’t enjoy reading the words scrolled under Bob Patten’s face: "Hightstown, NJ — Sanctuary City."    But it would be hard to argue that the borough mayor didn’t hold his own against controversial television talk-show host…

  • Old books out, new books in

    Princeton Running Company is expanding By: Courtney Gross    A familiar Nassau Street merchant will gain a bigger footprint by taking over space made available by the departure of Micawber Books.    Princeton University announced Thursday that the Princeton Running Company will expand from its current location at 108 Nassau St. into a vacant space next door…

  • Two councils now sitting on hot seats

    Two school leaders suggest ignoring voters on funding By: Dick Brinster    Council members in East Windsor and Hightstown will have the final say on two ballot questions defeated by voters in the regional school district, and at least some school officials want them to disregard the wishes of the electorate.    As they have in each…

  • Yard sale set this weekend

    The long-awaited Evans Tract Yard Sale will take place this Saturday, rain or shine and will be the biggest Cranbury yard sale ever. By: Lorraine Sedor    You’ve been reading about it — now buy the stuff!    The long-awaited Evans Tract Yard Sale will take place this Saturday, rain or shine.    The area of Cranbury included…

  • Cheon a big hit with South volleyball

    Junior helps Pirates top rival North By: Justin Feil    It took a little persuading, but getting Andy Cheon out for volleyball two years ago has paid off for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ team.    "I started as a freshman," Cheon said. "My brother kind of pushed me to play."    Eric Cheon graduated last year after…

  • For clues to killings, check out a movie list

    GUEST OPINIONCarolyn Foote Edelmann    All over our country, if not the world, we are pondering and wondering why a student would respond to inner demons with violence. Pundits are being paid ‘big bucks’ to answer this question.    Look no farther, anyone, than your local newspaper’s movie listings — any local newspaper. No paper in America…

  • Library plaza named for Albert Hinds

    Borough Council makes it official By: Courtney Gross    Whether you called it the plaza next to the Princeton Public Library, the downtown plaza or the Witherspoon Street square, Princeton Borough residents now have an official name for one of the most popular community gathering places in town — The Albert E. Hinds Community Plaza.    After…