Category: archives
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Holden is author of Web gem
WW-P graduate knows where2ball By: Bob Nuse Kevin Holden will go just about anywhere for a good game of basketball. In fact, Holden will go just about anywhere to let others know where to find a good game of basketball. Holden, a 1997 graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High, developed a Web site called where2ball.com. On…
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PU scholar awaits immigrant waiver
Dan-el Padilla Peralta plans to study at Oxford, with his return to the U.S. uncertain. By: Hilary Parker While all 36 prior recipients of Princeton University’s Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship established in 1970 to fund a senior’s post-graduation travel, study or work overseas made arrangements to leave and then…
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Goerner likely to fill vacancy on committee
Township Democrats submit three nominees to succeed Hearon on governing body. By: Kara Fitzpatrick Following standard procedure, the Princeton Township Democratic Municipal Committee has nominated three people for the seat left vacant after Township Committeeman Bill Hearon’s June 26 resignation. Although the Township Committee now has three people from which to choose, all signs point…
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Obedient Student
Pulitzer Prize-winning pianist Yehudi Wyner, an adherent of the Taubman Approach, will perform at the Golandsky International Piano Festival in Princeton. By: Susan Van Dongen Composer Yehudi Wyner wasn’t sure how he would be received by piano pedagogue Edna Golandsky. At age 60, he was concerned about how aging would impact his performance skills and…
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Budget deal limits local fallout
Next Thursday’s budget announcement could put inspectors back to work By: Stephanie Brown JAMESBURG Businesses and homeowners doing construction on their property may have gotten a reprieve. A state budget deal expected to be announced late Thursday afternoon by Gov. Jon S. Corzine could mean that state building inspectors who conduct local construction, plumbing…
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PHS students’ hearts go out to faculty kidney donor
Students help support generous teacher By: Hilary Parker Though Bob Vivens has experienced the last day of school many times over having been a history teacher and coach at Princeton High School for 23 years this year’s culmination was different from any other. He was exhausted by the afternoon of June 22, the…
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Hatching Plans
The Plainsboro Library is gearing up for its 13th annual Egg Dropping Competition. By: Susan Van Dongen It might not be as dramatic as David Letterman dropping watermelons and things off of buildings, but the Plainsboro Public Library’s Egg Dropping Contest is almost as popular. And in contrast to The Late Show, where the stuff…
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Scout’s donation helps flood victims
Eagles scouts hold book drive By: Jessica Beym Matthew Emery Long, 18, knows that being a Boy Scout often means helping others, even if he doesn’t know who, exactly, he’s helping. In an effort to bring literature to the homes of the less fortunate, Mr. Long held a communitywide book drive June 30 and collected…
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A look at the Civil War through Cranbury’s eyes
New Cranbury Museum exhibit displays war artifacts By:Jessica Beym The best way to find out about local Civil War history is by exploring the new exhibit at the Cranbury Museum, curator Jerry Pevahouse said. From wartime uniforms and old weapons, to photo albums and handwritten letters, the exhibit tells the story of the local soldiers…
