Category: archives

  • Letters

    More bike paths needed To the editor:     I have a business on Main Street and I know that in lots of cities it’s illegal to ride bicycles on the sidewalks. Having remarked this to a visiting friend from Germany, she said only small kids with the tiny bicycles are allowed to ride on the…

  • Valente’s early start led to swim success

    Wins three events, helps relay to record at PASDA By: Bob Nuse    Like most kids, Jake Valente started swimming at a young age.    He just started swimming competitively earlier than a lot of other kids.    "I started swimming competitively when I was 6 years old with a team called Whitewaters," said the Princeton resident, who…

  • Corner House oversight change adopted

    Objector’s request for more consideration time rejected by Borough Council By: Kara Fitzpatrick    Another last-minute jab of dissent Tuesday against the creation of a Corner House board failed to persuade the Princeton Borough Council that delaying an ordinance intended to shift oversight of the municipally funded drug and alcohol counseling center would be in the…

  • OBITUARIES, July 28, 2006

    Donald G. Dickason, Dorothy Hostler, Michael S. Montgomery, Margaret H. Prescott, Laura Leuck, Dorothy A.P. Dey Donald G. Dickason Career in college admissions     Donald Garrett Dickason of Princeton died July 17 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was 75.    Born in Wooster, Ohio, and raised in the Midwest, he had been…

  • Letters to the editor

    Mayor’s answers sought on IACC To the editor:     The July 19 public meeting about the proposed Indian American Cultural Center on Milford Road raised more questions than answers. Part of the reason for this was those in attendance were informed they could only ask one question, and many present were not given the opportunity…

  • No clowning – library card is magical

    Rainbow the Clown shows kids the fun to be had at library By: Jessica Beym    There’s no need for magic tricks, silly music and furry puppets to have fun this summer, or at least that’s what Rainbow the clown said when she came to the Large Group Room in Cranbury on Tuesday.    "Sometimes in the…

  • HomeFront appeals for school supplies

    An effort to get needy children off to a good start on the first day of class By: Lea Kan    The first day of school means new shoes, new pants, a new shirt, a new dress and a new backpack full of notebooks, pencils, erasers and crayons — unless you are one of the hundreds…

  • For photographer, there are two ways of seeing

    Will stage exhibit of work during month-long exhibit at Gourgaud Gallery in Cranbury By: Jessica Beym    Just because you’re looking at something, doesn’t mean you’re really seeing it.    This is what 72-year-old Mort Metersky tells his students — and himself — to keep in mind when searching for the perfect composition for a photograph.    "I…

  • Camp keeps kids busy in Monroe

    Local kids treated to games, concerts, movies, and more By: Candice Leigh Helfand    MONROE — The Monroe Township Recreation Department has been keeping local children busy all summer, with enough trips, games and other activities to make any child ecstatic — and probably a little tired.    Scott Sidler, the Monroe camp director and vice principal…