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  • Princeton Packet Girls’ Track and Field Athlete of the Year

    PHS’ Gengel saved her best for last By: Justin Feil    Frequently at Princeton High School track meets, the best was saved for last.    That’s when Natalie Gengel would take to the runway for the pole vault. It wouldn’t take long for the PHS senior to win her specialty, sometimes one clearance of her opening height…

  • PU letter seeks to clarify use of Robertson funds for fellowships

    University files additional information with Superior Court judge. By: Hilary Parker    Princeton University served a letter to New Jersey Superior Court Judge Neil H. Shuster via FedEx on Friday containing additional information on past funding of fellowships in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs as part of the ongoing Robertson Foundation lawsuit.…

  • Schafer tract hearings end with an unusual reversal

    Rocky Hill Planning Board denies, then turns around and approves, age-restricted housing development. By: Jake Uitti    ROCKY HILL — In an unusual turn of events, after voting Thursday night to turn down the Pulte/Schafer group’s development application for the Rocky Hill Estates by a vote of 5-4, the borough Planning Board voted to re-open discussion,…

  • Ruta plays many parts for WW baseball

    Helps 12s start 3-0 in pool play By: Justin Feil    It should come as no surprise that Ben Ruta has a full schedule planned for the final day of District 12 Little League Baseball pool play.    Ruta can do a little of everything on a baseball diamond. He plays shortstop, second base, pitches, switch hits…

  • West best in defensive Sunshine game

    PDS pair, PHS’ Andre are standouts among football stars By: Justin Feil    EWING — From dash to flash, the 10th annual Sunshine Football Classic was a defensive battle Thursday.    Princeton High School’s Marc Andre opened the all-star game’s scoring with a 37-yard fumble recovery for a 7-0 East lead with 6:59 to go in the…

  • Montgomery set to tackle controversial Wawa application

    Township Committee must decide if proposed facility is primarily a gas station or convenience store. By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — In an effort to move the issue along toward final resolution, as well as consider some environmental issues and the possibility of looming litigation, the Township Committee will discuss the local law that defines what…

  • Obituaries, July 4, 2006

    Yota Switzgable, Helen McKallen, Howard J. Frankel Yota Switzgable Longtime Princeton resident     SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Yota Switzgable, a longtime resident of Princeton, died June 29 at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was 80.    Born in Derby, Conn., to Greek immigrant parents, she moved to Princeton about 1960 and remained a resident until…

  • Right Mind

    Professor of art and master printmaker Wendell Brooks starts with meditation and right thinking. By: Susan Van Dongen    When you are meeting a man with such a presence as Wendell Brooks, professor of art at The College of New Jersey and master printmaker, you have to be prepared.    He’s known for his focus, energy, discipline,…

  • Children of the ’60s

    Bristol Riverside Theatre artistic director Edward Keith Baker and a cast of eight revisit the Vietnam era in the musicale ‘War Songs.’ By: Anthony Stoeckert    Bristol Riverside Theatre’s summer musical revues have traditionally consisted of shows featuring Broadway songs, but this season has been a little different so far. The company opened the summer with…