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  • PHASE THREE by Arnold Bornstein: To our sons and daughters

    How we live affects future generations By: Arnold Bornstein    To all our sons and daughters: We have asked you to inherit a world not of your making, to clean up the mess we leave behind, to succeed in our failures and to live in peace and with goodwill toward others.    We know your struggles, for…

  • Cancer victim raising money to benefit treatment center

    By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — The numbers suggest that Bunny Sacharoff might be wearing her trademark pink bow for a few more years.    But that’s a good thing, considering the alternatives she pondered upon learning from a mammography in 2001 that she had breast cancer.    "My father died of lung and liver cancer when…

  • Falcons have a chance to atone for state snafu

    By: Ken Weingartner    Monroe Township High’s wrestlers understand what it is to let an opportunity slip away.    Tomorrow, the Falcons will try to make sure it doesn’t happen again.    Less than a week after suffering the disappointment of being eliminated from the NJSIAA team tournament by a recalculation of power points, Monroe wrestles Woodbridge for…

  • Familiar face, new hat

    Lifelong Princeton resident debuts as newest borough police officer By: Jake Uitti    If borough residents are surprised to see a familiar face around town now behind the wheel of a Princeton Borough police car, they can be forgiven.    Officer Leonard Thomas, a lifelong Princeton resident who graduated Jan. 25 from the Cape May County Police…

  • AD/HD offers lecture at Riverside School Feb. 13

       Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or CHADD, will host a lecture with Princeton practitioner Susan Bogas on the effects of AD/HD on the family.    Ms. Bogas, who has a doctorate from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, Calif., spent seven years on the staff of the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic and has written numerous articles…

  • Mantras and Yantras

    Princeton Center for Yoga & Health teaches a way of meditating with geometric symbols. By: Susan Van Dongen    Meditating on the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, some believe, can facilitate prosperity and health. Durga can bring strength and protection, while Saraswati helps devotees connect with their higher spiritual aspirations. But Westerners might not feel compelled by the…

  • Cranbury Gift Shop set to close

    Owners ready for new direction By: Lacey Korevec    Whenever one door closes, another one opens.    That’s the way Cranbury Gift Shop owners, Linda Watkins and Gina Kervan, are looking at their decision to close the store by the end of February.    "I think we’re both filled with a mixed bag of emotions," Ms. Kervan said.…

  • Concerns, assurances voiced at meeting on NPDC cleanup

    Demolition program explained by officials By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Residents expressed their concerns about the Skillman Village cleanup process on Tuesday, saying they were worried about the potential asbestos hazards resulting from the demolition of over 90 buildings in the former North Princeton Developmental Center.    The forum on Tuesday evening was one of several…

  • Church fundraiser to help less-fortunate children

    Dinner held to benefit children in Guatemala By: Lacey Korevec    An evening of fine dining and music in Cranbury last weekend will help make a big difference in the lives of impoverished children living in Guatemala.    The First Presbyterian Church in Cranbury raised approximately $5,000 through ticket sales for its gourmet fundraising dinner, which was…