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  • Princeton officials see little change to nixed school budget

    Governing bodies to form committees to review rejected spending plan By: Courtney Gross    The Princeton Borough Council and the Princeton Township Committee are poised to discuss how they will address the defeat of the Princeton school budget for this week but officials predicted that the end result will be little change in the projected tax…

  • Montgomery seeks to update sewer fee system

    Flat-rate charges would make way for charges based on water use By: Greg Forester    MONTGOMERY — Montgomery residents who have been urging the township to develop a new sewer fee system might be smiling soon as officials Thursday moved forward with what they call a more equitable system.    The new consumption-based billing plan being evaluated…

  • Shakespeare in the Square – 2007

    A festive crowd greets the Bard in Palmer Square on Sunday By: Michael Redmond    Sunday turned out to be the first really lovely day of the spring, with rough winds not shaking any of the darling buds of April (never mind May), if I be permitted to mangle a little Shakespeare on the occasion of…

  • OBITUARIES, April 24, 2007

    Dr. William Z. Abrams, G. Ernest Dale Jr., Jean S. Weiss Dr. William Z. Abrams Einstein’s dentist     HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Dr. William Zev Abrams, who served as Albert Einstein’s dentist for almost a decade and later fought to improve dental services for New Jersey’s poor as a state health official, died Thursday of…

  • Fryer masters different dynamics

    Senior leads WW-P South boys’ lacrosse to win By: Justin Feil    Dan Fryer plays three sports, each with a different dynamic.    On the football field, Fryer and all of his teammates have to be on the same page every play for success. On the wrestling mat, it is all up to Fryer in a 1-on-1…

  • Time travel for kids at Rockingham

       "Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye!" Rockingham State Historic Site will hold its annual Children’s Day event on Saturday, May 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.    Rockingham, which served as General GeorgeWashington’s last official wartime headquarters in1783, will offer activities and demonstrationsof 18th-century life. Children will be able to playfox-and-geese, try toys such as…

  • A ballot in Princeton for a president in France

    French nationals flock to township to take advantage of a new polling place By: Courtney Gross    A day before millions of French citizens turned out to select a new president, 440 French nationals cast their votes in a Princeton church.    French nationals residing in the central and southern parts of New Jersey were welcomed at…

  • MHS phases in winning

    Rimal, Cougar softball enjoy fast start By: Bob Nuse    The Montgomery High softball team is heading into the third phase of its season pretty happy with the way the first two phases have played out.    "We talked in early March about breaking the season into phases," said Montgomery coach Johnny Rooney, whose team improved to…

  • Watershed nature center turning ‘green’

    Princeton University community service project draws on engineering talent    A team of 12 Princeton University students has worked with the Hopewell Township-based Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association throughout the year to help turn the organization’s 30-year-old nature center into a model "green" building.    The interdisciplinary group also developed an academic program based on their efforts in…