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  • They tell tales

    And on Sunday, 40 of them will gather for the annual New Jersey Storytelling Festival By: Jessica Emili    "It’s so easy to make up a model of what storytelling is, but there are as many ways to tell a story as there are storytellers in the world," said Eva Foster, a professional storyteller from Princeton.…

  • Training School grads shoot for stars

    Substance abuse program DOVES gives teenage girls a second chance By: Marisa Maldonado MONROE — Nicole Odom, like many other recent high school graduates, will start college this fall. She aspires to be a history teacher and to design her own brand of clothing.    But at this time last year the Monmouth County resident didn’t…

  • Boris

    Boris, a very laid back, friendly, special needs male cat, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Boris" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • Celebration time at GMB

    8th-graders say goodbye By: Stephanie Brown JAMESBURG — Emotions ran high Tuesday night when Grace M. Breckwedel School’s eighth-grade graduates said farewell to a school many call home, and to friends and faculty many consider family.     At the stroke of 6 p.m., the middle school band burst to life with "Pomp and Circumstance" as…

  • $190,000 raised for Princeton Performing Arts Center

    Take-A-Seat campaign for new PHS concert hall to continue By: Hilary Parker    Against a backdrop of Mylar balloons, with trays of cookies standing by, the Princeton Education Foundation on Tuesday presented the Princeton Regional Board of Education with a giant check for $190,082 to fund enhancements to the upcoming Princeton Performing Arts Center.    The majority…

  • West Windsor removing illegal street signs

    By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — Signs illegally placed by area businesses and local organizations will have a definite shorter life span.    Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh announced Thursday the township Department of Public Works will be removing illegal signs on roadways within the township as part of its day-to-day activities. The signs, located in the public…

  • Field hangs on state OK

    Project may not be done until ’08 By: Jessica Beym    Local ballplayers won’t get a chance to set foot on the township’s Babe Ruth baseball field until late next season or possibly 2008.    The state Department of Environmental Protection, which is responsible for approving the completion of the arsenic soil cleanup on the Wright South…

  • Township unveils library plans

    Township will be building two additions onto the library, according to plans By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — Major changes are in store for the township’s public library.    Plans to double the existing facility’s size were introduced during a press conference June 16. Township officials said construction could start as early as January 2007.    The proposal,…

  • First grads at new Montgomery High School rejoice

    Sunny outdoor ceremony for class of 2006 By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — When ceremonies began, the sun was shining over the members of the class of 2006 — the first class to graduate from the new Montgomery High School building — as they awaited the moment when their names would be called and they would…