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  • Black but not blue

    Seeing segregation, then successes By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — Like many from his generation of black Americans, Walter Daniels Jr. experienced the indignities of segregation.    Disparate objects and incidents stand out for him. A certain sandwich, an Alabama bridge, a Texas theater balcony and a particularly galling question from a college teacher to his…

  • ‘The American Spirit’

    Art Museum gala celebrates tradition By: Christian Kirkpatrick    The Princeton University Art Museum feted a true guest of honor at its annual gala on Saturday — George Washington.    Our first president attended in spirit and image as he smiled down from "George Washington at The Battle of Princeton," which was painted for the trustees of…

  • Two West Windsor candidates vie to replace Schorr

    Morgan and Anklowitz set to announce replacement By: Nick Norlen WEST WINDSOR – The list of potential running mates for West Windsor Township Council candidates Charles Morgan and Will Anklowitz has been narrowed to two, Mr. Morgan said Wednesday.       The two incumbents were left looking for a new running mate after Steve Schorr dropped out…

  • Frozen fun at Brainerd Lake

    Lake opens to skaters By: Lacey Korevec    It was a picture perfect weekend at Cranbury’s Brainerd Lake.    For the first time in three years, residents and visitors were able to enjoy ice skating on the village lake, and Mayor David Stout said more than 1,000 people showed up to take advantage.    "What could be better…

  • PHASE THREE by Arnold Bornstein: Wintry mix of thoughts

    Extreme weather brings back memories By: Arnold Bornstein    While Central Jersey is having an exceedingly different weather pattern than upstate New York is, my thought patterns periodically are affected by the weather, no matter where it is.    Going back to childhood, perhaps few things affect our long-term memories like extreme temperatures do: snowball fights, sleds,…

  • School board supports limitations on NPDC cleanup

    Demolition seen as inappropriate when school is in session By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Board of Education President David Pettit told concerned residents this week that the board supports their view that demolition work at Skillman Village, the former North Princeton Developmental Center, should not be undertaken while school is in session.    About 100 buildings…

  • Cougars anxious for first district meet

    Castronova, MHS wrestlers have high hopes By: Bob Nuse    Participating in the District 18 wrestling tournament will be a new experience for Montgomery High.    It’s an experience the Cougars are anxious to be a part of. A first-year varsity program, Montgomery has exceeded the expectations of many. In recording nine regular-season wins, the team has…

  • The Light Has Returned

    Teddy Roosevelt’s bravado and soft side are brought to life in ‘The Bully Pulpit’ at Bristol Riverside Theatre. By: Susan Van Dongen    History has been kind to Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States. If you psychoanalyze him, though, he is a bit of a conundrum.    Born into a wealthy family in New…

  • Plan carries tax increase

    Property revaluation complicates results for residents By: Lacey Korevec    The Township Committee may seek a 23.4 percent increase in the total amount it needs to raise in municipal taxes, but the impact on the average residential taxpayer is difficult to calculate because of a recently completed townshipwide property revaluation.    The committee introduced a $12.17 million…