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  • Vertebroplasty can help relieve spinal pain

    Most patients leave the hospital or surgery center in a matter of hours after the procedure By: Gerard A. Compito, M.D., in collaboration with Gloria N. Beck    For a person with advanced osteoporosis, a task as simple as opening a window can result in crippling back pain.    Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones gradually…

  • PHS golf strong in defeat

    Little Tigers better last year’s score; Hun, North in middle of pack By: Bob Nuse    The Princeton High golf team had won the last two team championships at the Mercer County Tournament. And on Thursday, the Little Tigers shot 12 shots better than they had last year, yet it wasn’t good enough for a third…

  • PHS tops Panthers in county

    By: Justin Feil    The way John Miranda sees it, every important game that his Princeton High School baseball team gets is a boon to its experience.    The Little Tigers guaranteed themselves a winners’ bracket game in the Mercer County Tournament. The 13th-seeded Little Tigers beat No. 4 Princeton Day School, 8-3, Saturday in the MCT…

  • Capital Health System’s planned move to Lawrence draws stark views

    Among the opponents: Barry Rabner, CEO of Princeton HealthCare System By: Jennifer Potash    TRENTON — For Trenton-based Capital Health System, which wants to build a new hospital in Lawrence, the move is critical for the health-care provider’s long-term survival.    But for Trenton residents, the loss of the century-old Capital Health System’s Mercer Campus hospital on…

  • Year of the Dog

    Fifty dogs by celebrity artists and writers will be unleashed in Princeton throughout the summer. By: Ilene Dube    J. Seward Johnson Jr. is doing it. So is Michael Graves. If you don’t know how to do it, they’ll show you how to walk the dog.    "Fetch is his name," says Mr. Johnson, the sculptor. "I…

  • Loud and Proud

    Project Funway, a runway exhibition, entertainment showcase and street fair, is just one highlight New Hope, Pa.’s third annual Pride Weekend. See related story: Invited to the Party By: Jillian Kalonick    Though pride season brings a series of festivals and parades, mostly in June — Gay Pride Month — New Hope, Pa., gets an early…

  • Flemington BMW honors hero at Ultimate Drive event

    In the past nine years, the Ultimate Drive has raised more than $9 million for breast cancer research, education, screening, community outreach and treatment programs    Flemington BMW, a member of the Flemington Car & Truck Country Family of Dealerships, hosted BMW’s 10th annual Ultimate Drive Program for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation on…

  • Big center for Indian culture is considered

    East Windsor may host $142M complex By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — A $142 million complex that would import culture, art, architecture and history from India might be built in the township, just off the New Jersey Turnpike.    Mayor Janice Mironov said the concept, which calls for construction of several buildings on a 152-acre site…

  • Town seeks grants for infrastructure

    Town looks for state help with Liberty Way sidewalks. By: Jessica Beym    The Township Committee announced Monday that it would apply for state funding to help pay for the construction of Liberty Way and for sidewalks on Old Trenton Road.    Township Engineer Cathy Marcelli said the township has been successful in obtaining grant money from…