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  • New art school building on creativity

    "That’s Art" urges children to use imagination By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — Dahmin Lim is not afraid of a little color.    During her Jan. 26 art class at That’s Art, a new studio on West Railroad Avenue, the 6-year-old sat at an easel, her paintbrush in hand.    She stared intently at a pink and white…

  • New record for Princeton University applicants set

    18,891 apply for the class of 2011    Princeton University set another record this year for students applying for admission, with the university receiving 18,891 applications for the class of 2011.    This marks the third year in a row for record applications for Princeton, and represents an 8-percent increase over last year’s record of 17,564 applications…

  • Mercer County track meet is Sunday

    Area individuals could make noise at Toms River By: Justin Feil    Last year, the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys emerged as Mercer County Winter Track champions led by Most Valuable Runner Joe Ennis.    The Pirate boys were the latest Packet-area team to enjoy spectacular success at the county meet. It may be tougher to duplicate that…

  • That Midas Touch

    There’s more to Tutankhamun than the glint of gold, as the world tour of an exhibition at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia demonstrates. By: Jillian Kalonick    What would the boy king Tutankhamun think if he knew there was a martini named after him?    Though the ancient Egyptians didn’t drink vodka or Goldschlager — ingredients in…

  • Mironov ‘sick, tired’ of borough

    Blasts Patten, staff over sharing talk; shared services comments at issue By: Vic Monaco    Mayor Janice Mironov is "sick and tired" of Mayor Bob Patten.    That was part of the message in a Jan. 30 letter sent from the East Windsor mayor and two township councilmen to the Hightstown mayor.    A copy of the letter,…

  • West Windsor residents to get a seat at design table

    Three shots at development input offered by Hillier Architecture By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — To determine the direction of the development planned for the 350-acre area surrounding Princeton Junction train station, the township and Hillier Architecture, the firm hired to plan the project, will hold three community workshops over the next three months.    The…

  • Celebrating a century with family and friends

    Local woman turns 100 years old By: Matthew Rick    With twinkling blue eyes and a gentle smiling face, Clara Bleecker and her family blew out the candles on her cake.    It was her 100th birthday and she celebrated it surrounded by family and friends at The Cranbury Center in Monroe on Feb. 2.    Ms. Bleecker,…

  • Michael Agolia

       Michael A. Agolia, 91, of Monroe, died Thursday, Jan. 25, at home.    Born in Newark, he resided in Old Bridge, Manalapan and Palm City, Fla., before moving to Monroe three years ago.    Prior to retiring in 1976, he worked as a checker for P. Ballantine Beer Breweries, Newark, for 30 years. Following that he worked…

  • Princeton Township tweaks zoning ordinance for hospital site

    Parking garage focus of amendments By: Courtney Gross    As Princeton area residents anxiously await a nay or yea from the state on the University Medical Center at Princeton’s proposed move to Plainsboro, Princeton Township officials continue to tweak guidelines for whatever may take its place.    Although the Township Committee approved an overlay zoning ordinance in…