Category: archives
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Harry’s Brook flooding leaves some sputtering
Princeton officials’ tour brings out residents’ frustrations By: Hilary Parker The Delaware River in Lambertville and Trenton may have received more attention than the seemingly innocuous Harry’s Brook in Princeton during storm events in recent years, but those who live at the water’s edge throughout the state are in the same boat as they wade…
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Concert under the stars
Cranbury hosts candlelight concert with all kinds of music By: Lacey Korevec Flickering candlelight and cover songs from artists like The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin and Bryan Adams will help set the mood for community members who attend the Candlelight Picnic Concert, sponsored by the Cranbury Arts Council on Sept. 30. The…
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Shade tree vs. solar panel fight yields to potential compromise
Commission would settle for replacements of equivalent trunk diameter By: Courtney Gross The Princeton Borough Shade Tree Commission agreed Tuesday that if a large pin oak tree must be removed to allow the installation of solar panels on the Christ Congregation Church’s roof, it should be replaced by additional trees that in total equal the…
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Meeting to promote peace
PAC pushes for better local understanding for Iraq By: Stephanie Brown MONROE Members of the Monroe Chapter of Peace Action Coalition say a better understanding of Iran would lead to improved diplomacy between the country and the United States. In an effort to address misconceptions of the Middle Eastern country and its…
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Democrats will be unopposed in three towns
No Republican challengers in Princeton Borough, Princeton Township and Plainsboro By: Courtney Gross There will be no Republican candidates competing for municipal seats in this year’s general election in Princeton Township, Princeton Borough and Plainsboro, local and county officials said. Wednesday was the deadline for candidates to file to fill vacancies remaining after the June…
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PHS has another leading Lynch
Little Tigers XC ends South’s CVC run By: Justin Feil HAMILTON The last time that the Princeton High School girls’ cross country team defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro South, there was a Lynch leading the way. Meaghan Lynch was the standout senior captain with the PHS team that beat the Pirates in 2003 in a dual…
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From Cuba with love
Women of Cuban-Jewish heritage meet By: Stephanie Brown MONROE It was a chilly and rainy Sept. 15, but inside the Greenbriar at Whittingham home of Eva (Sandberg) Hyman it felt warm and sunny; some might even say like an island oasis in midst of gray New Jersey. Seven women with varying degrees of Cuban…
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Injury bug infects PDS soccer
Panthers fall in latest games after solid start By: Bob Nuse Malcolm Murphy has been feeling a little like Hawyeke Pierce these days. The Princeton Day School boys’ soccer coach is starting to feel like he’s working in a M.A.S.H. unit. "We’ve come up with a lot of injuries," Murphy said. "(Antione) Hoppenot has a…
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Falcons field hockey team waiting to erupt
By: Sean Richards The Monroe Township High School’s effervescent field hockey coach, Virginia Gonzalez, must feel like a real estate magnate sitting on an undeveloped but highly desirable piece of property. Although it might not look that great right now, you know the big payoff is coming. In its latest results prior to Wednesday, Monroe…
