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  • West Windsor-Plainsboro meets challenges, but expects more to come

    A PREVIEW OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR By: Courtney Gross    After conquering construction projects, battling busing disputes and solidifying several changes within school cafeterias, it seems the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is sharpening its pencils in preparation for the first day of school Thursday.    Despite being challenged by transportation issues, particularly the district’s inability…

  • OBITUARIES, Sept. 5, 2006

    Gordon C. Tindall Jr., Claire E. Ruden, Elaine C. Robertson Gordon C. Tindall Jr. Former Dutch Neck farmer     WEST WINDSOR — Gordon "Mike" Conover Tindall Jr. died Aug. 22 in Teaneck. He was 81.    A Dutch Neck farmer until 1965, he was employed by RCA Corp. until 1989.    Mr. Tindall was a member of…

  • Teachers forced to take a new look at Pluto

    The solar system will now have to be taught in more depth By: Emily Laermer    After the International Astronomical Union announced last month that Pluto is no longer a planet — but rather a dwarf planet — elementary school teachers all over the world were forced to ignore their textbooks, remove part of their solar…

  • Students again set to help businesses

    Program links the College of New Jersey School of Business with area firms By: Lauren Otis    Returning students at the College of New Jersey School of Business are currently looking to line up small businesses in the area for them to work for and with.    "The mission (of the SBDC program) is to have the…

  • Princeton Public Library offers classes in genealogy research

    Helping researchers take advantage of new technologies and techniques By: Kara Fitzpatrick    What’s in the past may not change but technology to examine it certainly does.    Ever-improving resources for genealogy research are giving family historians worldwide easier access to important information — but first you have to learn how to use the technology.    And that’s…

  • Scholar slates talk on New Jersey history

       "There’s More to New Jersey Than the Sopranos" will be topic of a talk Sept. 18 by Dr. Marc Mappen, formerly associate dean at Rutgers University and currently executive director of the New Jersey Historical Commission.    The talk, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area, will begin at 7 p.m. in…

  • Commerce, culture mix at Indo-American Fair

    Thousands flock to Mercer County Park for sprawling event By: Emily Laemer    WEST WINDSOR — People from as far away as Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio may have been disappointed when the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto washed out the start of festivities at Mercer County Park on Saturday. But on Sunday, the sun began…

  • PU lineman in fast forward

    Buchignani is a top defender By: Justin Feil    Peter Buchignani moves very well for a 6-foot-3, 265-pounddefensive lineman.    He never, however, expected to move this quickly in the Princeton University football program. He enters his sophomore season with big expectations on his broad shoulders after starting the final five games of the 2005 season.    "Being…

  • Land of the Long Clouds

    Limestone caves, magical glowworms, the Surf Highway and white mountains are just a few reasons to travel to New Zealand. By: Scotia W. MacRae       The air never seemed so fresh, the grass never seemed so green, the sky never seemed so blue and the sea never seemed so vibrant as it did the day we…