Category: archives

  • Wanderlust

    Stephanie Elizondo Griest will read from her new book at Princeton Public Library. By: Ilene Dube    Last winter, while a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University, author Stephanie Elizondo Griest wowed us with Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing and Havana (Villard, 2004). That book was named Best Travel Book of 2004 by the…

  • Rams at their best in victory over Neptune

    By: Sean Moylan    NEPTUNE — Someone should make a DVD of the opening three minutes of the Hightstown High School boys’ varsity basketball team’s 52-47 road win over Neptune on Saturday afternoon and put it into a time capsule.    Then one hundred years from now people can dig it up and receive a quality lesson…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: Craft show returns

       The Cranbury Craft Show is just around the corner, this weekend in fact. By: Lorraine Sedor    The 10th annual Cranbury Craft Show will be at the Cranbury School on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Cranbury Education Foundation, sponsor of the show, has brought…

  • A boardwalk with views but no taffy

    Elevated walkway links two major park areas in Princeton By: Jessica Demetriou    Move over Atlantic City and all you other shore communities, Princeton can boast its own boardwalk.    When Friends of Princeton Open Space became aware that the trail linking the Mountain Lakes Preserve with parks east of The Great Road could not be easily…

  • Flooding closes Old Trenton Road

    Bridge near Aneil Davison Road deemed unsafe because of river height. By: Lacey Korevec    Flooding caused by heavy rain forced the Cranbury Police Department to close Old Trenton Road for approximately four hours at about 10 a.m. March 2.    Nearly 2 inches of rain flooded the Millstone River, making the intersection of Old Trenton and…

  • New state aid has little impact

    $13,158 increase in state aid doesn’t change proposed tax rate. By: Lacey Korevec    A small increase in state aid isn’t expected to have much of an impact on the amount of municipal taxes residents are expected to pay next year.    The township received an additional $13,158 in municipal property tax assistance from the state, and…

  • Students get mail from character county

    By: William Greenwood    MONROE — The sight was quite a peculiar one.    Beneath a large banner emblazoned with the words "Character County Post Office," Barclay Brook first- and second-grade students wearing blue Postal Service hats with black rims sorted through about 1,200 envelopes, checking them for postage and correct addresses. Then, they placed them into…

  • HHS boys’ basketball edged in C.J. Group III final

    By: Sean Moylan    FRANKLIN — With a defender draped all over him and Monmouth holding a 50-48 lead with roughly 25 seconds to go in the contest, Mike Williston jumped as high as his 5′ 11′ frame would take him to grab a pass out of the air in the far left corner of the…

  • Tessa

    Tessa, a playful 11-month-old, smaller-sized Shepherd mix, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Tessa" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html