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  • Noir, in Shades of Gray

    A seedy bar, a detective in a trench coat, mysterious figures, conflicting stories — it all adds up in ‘Gunmetal Blues’ at George Street Playhouse. By: Jillian Kalonick    As the big-haired blonde with the red lipstick and tight dress, Alison Fraser is the center of the jazzy, film-noir-inspired musical, Gunmetal Blues.    Her bombshell character isn’t…

  • $72 million Princeton school budget approved by board

    Measure carries 4-cent tax increase in borough and 8-cent increase in township By: David Campbell    The Princeton Regional Board of Education on Tuesday night approved a $72.44 million school budget for 2006-2007.    The budget, which was sent to the county for approval following its introduction by the board on March 7, will be put before…

  • HHS tennis boasts an improved talent base

    By: Neil Hay    Last year the Hightstown tennis team finished with an 11-4 record. This edition, however, could be even better. How so? Everyone in the lineup is improved, so much so that Ben Harms, who played second singles in 2005, is expected to fill one-half of the Rams’ second doubles card. He will be…

  • Past, present, future

    Public library celebrates centennial as it prepares for changing times. By: Jessica Beym    One hundred years ago, the idea of a free public library in Cranbury was just wishful thinking for a few township residents.    The residents, who in 1906 conveyed their desire in articles of The Cranbury Press, thought that a room filled with…

  • Obituaries for the week March 31

    Beatrice M. Murdza, Carolyn Jean Kressly Keller Bowen, June H. Feese, Laura M. Pastore Beatrice M. Murdza    HAMILTON — Beatrice M. Murdza, 70, died March 22 at University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia.    Born in Atlantic City, she was a longtime Hamilton resident and was retired from McGraw Hill in East Windsor.    She was…

  • West Windsor to broaden ban on pay-to-play

    By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council on Monday voted to introduce an ordinance barring pay-to-play for all redevelopment-related projects.    The new ordinance supplements one passed in 2003, prohibiting professional-service contractors from contributing to any elected West Windsor official or a municipal or county campaign committee.    Another ordinance introduced Monday would bring the…

  • Don’t fence him in

    Scout hopes to fly like an eagle with park project By: Jessica Beym    Thanks to Boy Scout Joe Carroll, Village Park will soon be getting another fence.    Joe, a 17-year-old Princeton High School student and a Scout in Troop 52, has plans to construct a split-rail fence between the border of Village Park and a…

  • Honor for worker’s dedication breaks the silence on autism

    Wawa employee marks his 25th anniversary By: Dick Brinster    Ariel Shiner stocks shelves, cleans windows and takes out trash.    Hardly the stuff that most dreams are made of, but Mr. Shiner’s boss considers him quite an asset, autism notwithstanding.    "Ari’s a perfectionist. That’s hard to find these days," said John Golias, happy to have the…

  • WW-P students get to exercise options, ward off ‘senioritis’

    In the morning they’re students, at lunch they emerge as professional businessmen and women By: Emily Craighead    In the morning, they’re students. At lunchtime though, students in Bill Totaro’s senior option class slip into a phone booth and emerge as superheroes of a sort: professional businessmen and women.    They leave behind the world of hall…