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  • Deceased teen’s mother named to local drug/alcohol alliance

    By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — The mother of a high school student who died last summer from tainted heroin says she hopes her personal experience will be useful as a member of the Municipal Drug/Alcohol Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse.    Jill Johnston was appointed to that volunteer group — which prepares and…

  • Players go "Barefoot in the Park"

    Mighty Oaks Players set for weekend performances of Neil Simon classic. By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — Frank Petito has come a long way since his first directing job.    "I directed ‘The Wizard of Oz’ in my backyard when I was 16," he said. "The neighbors came, and we built a stage. It’s been downhill ever…

  • Jamesburg school budget keeps taxes flat

    State aid hike offsets increase in spending. By: Bill Greenwood    JAMESBURG — A boost in state aid is helping to offset a 3.59 percent spending increase, keeping school tax bills at their 2006-2007 level.    The proposed budget would keep the tax rate at $2.73 per $100 of assessed valuation. Under that rate, the owner of…

  • Counselors needed by Princeton Recreation Department

       The Princeton Recreation Department is now accepting employment applications for positions with its summer day camp program.    Applications are available for counselor positions as well as positions with the counselor-in-training (CIT) program.    To be considered for a counselor position, applicants must be 14 years of age by June 25. To be eligible for the CIT…

  • A YWCA ‘Tribute to Women’

    Four are honored at 24th annual event    Claire Robinson Jacobus and Anne Reeves, both of Princeton, and Shauna McWoods and Michele Minter, both of Plainsboro, were feted during the 24th annual YWCA Princeton "Tribute to Women" awards dinner on March 15 in the Hyatt Regency Princeton.    The event honored 14 outstanding women from businesses, community…

  • Chemical Legacy

    Agent Orange continues to cause mass devastation, as documented in ‘The Last Ghost of War.’ By: Susan Van Dongen    With the ongoing trauma and uncertainty of the war in Iraq, the Vietnam War is a fading memory, although plenty of people are starting to make comparisons between the two. But while we put the Vietnam…

  • In the key of cool

    Wednesday nights are special at the Salt Creek Grille By: Kristin Boyd    Inside the Salt Creek Grille, candles flicker and conversations flow like champagne.    Basketball fans crowd around several flat-screen televisions, rooting for their favorite March Madness picks, while sweethearts snuggle at tables for two.    Businessmen, with their ties loosened, negotiate deals over martinis at…

  • Obituaries

    Week of March 23 Evelyn Conover Danser    PRINCETON — Evelyn Conover Danser, 94, died at home March 16.    Born in Manalapan, she was a lifelong resident of Cranbury and Hightstown before moving to the Pavilions at Forrestal in 1999.Ms. Danser was educated in the Hightstown public school system and at the New Jersey College for…

  • Imaginary Solutions

    Life is absurd and it is ludicrous to take it seriously – so says the philosophy behind an exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. By: Ilene Dube    Alfred Jarry fans, rejoice: Your man has come home. The French poet, playwright (Ubu Roi), novelist and philosopher (1873-1907) has been reborn in an exhibit at the…