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  • Letters-July 6, 2006

    LPS staff want contract settled To the editor:    The Lambertville Teachers Association would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the parents and community members who supported us at last week’s Board of Education meeting.    We are also very grateful to all those who have called and sent letters and e-mails.    It is never…

  • ‘Black Comedy’

    Princeton Summer Theater stages Peter Shaffer’s quirky farce. By: Stuart Duncan    Among British playwright Peter Shaffer’s impressive list of achievements (The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Equus and Amadeus, for example) is a quirky little farce written in 1965 titled Black Comedy. The title turns out to be prescient — much of the play takes…

  • City woman continues care for ill, disabled children

    Laurel Pellegrino went to Costa Rica and lost her heart to the children she met there. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — When Laurel Pellegrino volunteered to work with developmentally disabled children in Costa Rica, she didn’t expect to leave her heart behind when it was time to return home.    Nor did the nuns who run…

  • Flooding further delays Mill Street repairs

    The road was submerged under 5 feet of water after last week’s flooding. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — Despite the best efforts of local officials in recent months, the homeowners on Mill Street, which was submerged beneath 5 feet of water last week, can’t catch a break either from man or from Mother Nature.    During…

  • PBS documentaries come to library

       "Tintin and I," the first of five films to be shown at the Princeton Public Library prior to their air dates on the Public Broadcasting System, will be shown 7 p.m. Wednesday.    The films were made for the popular PBS documentary series P.O.V. — or Point of View — which showcases independent nonfiction films.    On…

  • Condo reimbursement issue is growing thorn for WW officials

    Bills mount up for snow removal, trash pickup and lighting. By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — The township is still paying for snow removed in 2003, long after the memory of winters past has melted away.    The Township Council approved a reimbursement of almost $150,000 last week to several condominium associations for the cost of…

  • King of Pool B queens

    Catcher shows WW softball team is tough By: Justin Feil    LAWRENCE — The West Windsor 12-year-old all-star softball team knows that the games will get tougher now after advancing to the District 12 Final Four.    West Windsor has shown it’s a tough team. Nobody exemplifies that character in the Pool B winners more than catcher…

  • C-PLL is competitive in softball loss

    Need win in pool finale today to advance By: Justin Feil    MILLSTONE — When the Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League 12-year-old all-star softball team last faced Bordentown, it was eliminated from the District 12 tournament by the eventual district runner-up to end last summer’s run.    C-PLL did not win the rematch in a Pool A game Sunday,…

  • Ownership change eyed for Witherspoon House

    Princeton Borough Council to consider transfer request at Wednesday meeting. By: Hilary Parker    The Princeton Borough Council is scheduled to discuss the ownership transfer of Witherspoon House, part of the first phase of the downtown redevelopment project, from developer Nassau HKT to Witherspoon Urban Renewal Development Corp. at its meeting Wednesday.    Additionally, the council will…