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  • Human Services Commission to explore training program for parents

    By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The Princeton Human Services Commission will explore the creation of a parent advocacy program at its meeting next month.    After a discussion with Princeton Regional School District Superintendent Judith Wilson, members of the commission learned that the district aims to bolster the level of parent involvement in education.    The commission indicated that…

  • ‘Capturing the Spirit’

    Morven honors New Jersey painter in its first fine art exhibition By: Christian Kirkpatrick    Anne Gossen came to Morven in 2003 to fill it with exhibits. In less than two years, the museum’s downstairs rooms glittered and glowed with furniture, paintings and decorative objects on loan from various New Jersey institutions.    This month, the curator…

  • Pirates baseball stays hot up north

    Morgan, WW-P South run streak to four straight By: Bob Nuse    Don Hutchinson has the kind of baseball team at West Windsor-Plainsboro South this season that can beat anybody.    Of course, he also has the kind of team that could lose to just about anybody.    So far, the Pirates have been doing a lot of…

  • Letters to the Editor, April 25

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 25 Morgan Estates should be denied To the editor:     The following is excerpted from a longer letter to Princeton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment:     Morgan Estates LLC’s application seeking use and other variances to construct 98 age-restricted condominium units off Bunn Drive and abutting Governors Lane should be…

  • Madeleine Albright to talk on Woodrow Wilson’s legacy

    By: David Campbell    Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will deliver a keynote address Friday as part of a two-day colloquium on Woodrow Wilson’s legacy at Princeton University.    The colloquium, titled "Woodrow Wilson in the Nation’s Service" and set for Friday and Saturday, marks the 150th anniversary of President Wilson’s birth and the 75th…

  • Merwick site consensus is at hand

    Draft Master Plan amendments to be prepared for 9-acre property By: David Campbell    The Regional Planning Board of Princeton on Thursday night moved closer to consensus on reuse options for the 9-acre Merwick Rehab Hospital & Nursing Care facility off Bayard Lane, which Princeton HealthCare System is selling as part of its planned relocation to…

  • Princeton Shopping Center to host Spring Fun Fair May 6

       Princeton Shopping Center’s annual Spring Fun Fair will be held 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 6. The festivities will include pony rides, a petting zoo, music, contests and free balloons.    The day will kick off with special performances of traditional English May Day dancing to be performed by Griggstown Locke, Millstone and Shandygaff…

  • Uncertainties dominate hospital workshop on flu pandemic

    Strains could spread well beyond hospitals to the community and economic infrastructure EMTs are told By: David Campbell    The Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 killed 40 million people worldwide, including 650,000 in the United States. Adjusted for 2006 populations, that would translate into about 100 million deaths worldwide today, with 2 million of them in…

  • Shad Festival to mark 25th anniversary

    While there will be no shad dinners Sunday, visitors can attend shad cooking and shad hauling demonstrations. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The 25th anniversary of the Shad Festival this weekend will mark the second time a lack of volunteers has changed the complexion of the event.    There will be no shad dinner this year…