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  • Impending gypsy moth problem on top of Borough Council agenda tonight

    Naming of new plaza near library to be discussed By: Courtney Gross    From moth infestations to memorial designations, the Princeton Borough Council is scheduled to discuss issues tonight that have emerged and re-emerged on the agenda over the past several months and years.    Although the last outbreak was 15 years ago, the state Department of…

  • West Windsor bicycle-pedestrian alliance seeks student members

    By: Molly Petrilla    WEST WINDSOR — The West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance is searching for student members.    The nonprofit organization plans to appoint two students to its advisory board, each for a one-year term, starting in February.    The student members are meant to raise awareness on the board of young people’s concerns about bicycle…

  • ‘Holidays in Princeton’ campaign seeks to attract more visitors

    Princeton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau formally launches initiative By: Lauren Otis    With the festively adorned rooms of Morven Museum providing a backdrop, the Princeton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau formally announced the launch of its second annual "Holidays in Princeton" initiative Monday.    "Everything is right here for the holidays," said Karen Jezierny, chairman of…

  • Expert explains shifting market in global wine-making

    New technology and increasing production roils market, expert says By: Alex Gennis    New technology and increasing production of wine by non-European countries have significantly changed the wine industry over the past several decades, Philip H. Ward, a wine expert and the eastern sales director for Bernard Magrez, an acclaimed wine company, said Wednesday at a…

  • New bookstore for PU students, U-Store branch to open on Nassau Street

    Micawber Books and two neighboring stores to close By: Courtney Gross    After spending 25 years as a staple on Nassau Street — a period that included the rise of national and online booksellers — Micawber Books announced Monday it will close its doors in March to pave the way for Princeton University’s new textbook supplier…

  • Bonanno is new Knights’ swim coach

    Former assistant makes move up By: Justin Feil    Coming from a Colonial Valley Conference rival did not endear Theresa Bonanno to the West Windsor-Plainsboro North swim team immediately.    "I was an assistant coach at Notre Dame for five years," Bonanno said. "It didn’t go over so well when I first showed up."    After two years…

  • OBITUARIES, Dec. 5, 2006

    Dr. Margaret Junker, Joseph A. Esposito, William R. Stuller, Dorothy M. Wilson, Elsa B. Stachowicz, S. Eugene Szymanski Dr. Margaret Junker Former university physician     KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — Dr. Margaret Esther Miller Junker died Wednesday at home of cancer. She was 84.    A physician, she practiced at Princeton University for 16 years.    Born in…

  • Professor to read from his Lorca translations

       Award-winning poet and author Ralph Angel will read from his translation of the works of Frederico Garcia Lorca at 4:30 p.m. Monday in 219 Aaron Burr Hall on the Princeton University campus.    Garcia Lorca, a prominent Spanish poet and dramatist, was a leading member of the Generation of 1927, a group of writers who advocated…

  • Fill-in is fine in PU win

    Finley is fine in split By: Justin Feil    While freshman teammates Marcus Schroeder and Lincoln Gunn were fixtures in the Princeton University men’s basketball starting five through five games, Zach Finley was coming along on a more typical course.    After playing 17 minutes in the season opener, Mr. Basketball of South Dakota in 2005-06 played…