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  • Mattie Bell Engram

       Mattie Bell Engram, who was born on May 17, 1936 in Enterprise, Ala., died March 7 at Capital Health System, Fuld Campus.    She spent her early years in Jacksonville, Fla., and later moved to Pennington. Educated in the Hopewell Township school system, she retired from North Princeton Developmental Center as an assistant supervisor of resident…

  • Officials trade barbs over mill report

    Councilman Thompson repeated his criticism of the Sockler report By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — Borough Councilman Patrick Thompson continued his criticism this week of a consultant’s study on the marketability of plans for the former rug mill property on Bank Street.    His comments prompted Councilman Walt Sikorski to claim his colleague was taking "potshots" at…

  • Poetry slammers to hit stage tonight

    By: Marjorie Censer    Slammers, new and seasoned, are invited to participate in The Arts Council of Princeton’s biannual poetry slam tonight at 7:30 at the conTEMPORARY Arts Center at the Princeton Shopping Center.    The evening will be hosted by guest slammaster Postmidnight. Competitors can enter in the "Open Division" for young people and newcomers or…

  • Middle school pasta party to aid Heifer International

    By: Emily Craighead    Community Middle School Team 8C is holding an all-you-can-eat pasta dinner and auction on March 17 to raise money for Heifer International.    The dinner is from 6 to 7 p.m. at the middle school. The seventh- and eighth-grade jazz band will provide entertainment during dinner. The auction will be held after dinner.…

  • Tax rate in Plainsboro projected to rise by 3.5 cents

    Operating budget to increase 3.3 percent to $18.8 million By: Emily Craighead    PLAINSBORO — The township’s proposed 2006 municipal budget, calling for 3.5-cent increase in the property tax rate, was presented at Wednesday’s meeting of the Township Committee.    Official introduction of the budget will take place at the committee’s March 22 meeting.    The preliminary 2006…

  • George Schultz to speak Wednesday at university

    By: David Campbell    George P. Shultz, former U.S. secretary of state, will present a public lecture Wednesday at Princeton University.    The talk is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. in McCosh Hall, Room 50, on the Princeton campus.    The university’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary, is…

  • Volunteers sought for township boards

    The Environmental Commission, Citizen’s Committee on Cable Television, Human Services Board, and Historic Preservation Commission have openings. By: Jessica Beym    The Township Committee is looking for a few dedicated residents who are interested in applying for vacancies on various boards and commissions.    The openings were posted on the township Web site on Monday.    Anyone interested…

  • Officers honor national day of reading

    Township police officers read to students in commemoration of Dr. Suess’ birthday. By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE —Monroe Township Police Officer Robert Bennet sat at the front of Kristin Raniere’s classroom at Barclay Brooks elementary school March 2, a crowd of second-graders hanging on his every word.    "Our school is at the corner of Dinkzoober and…

  • Depth leads PU to swim crown

    Tiger men swim to top spot By: Justin Feil    Despite losing to Harvard in the regular season and at last year’s Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League Championship, the Princeton University men’s swim team was confident going into the EISL Championships last weekend.    While the Crimson had won many of the events in the annual H-Y-P meet,…