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  • Tiffany’s Closet aims to carry on Luttmann’s Luggage heritage

    By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — Tiffany’s Closet, a new leather-goods store in the Windsor Green shopping center on Route 1, aims to carry on the tradition of a Princeton institution, Luttmann’s Luggage.    Tiffany Novack, who opened Tiffany’s Closet on Feb. 18, brings an appreciation for good customer service, as well as extensive knowledge and…

  • MHS knocked off by No. 1 in state

    Cougars fall to Shabazz in semis By: Justin Feil    NEWARK — Forever, the Montgomery High girls’ basketball team will be able to say they led the 12th-ranked team in the country.    It lasted just under two minutes, but a Marcia Voigt three-pointer gave the Cougars the lead against Malcolm X Shabazz, ranked No. 1 in…

  • Princeton professor named to State Department post

    By: David Campbell    Princeton University politics Professor Thomas Christensen has been selected by the White House and the U.S. State Department to serve as deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs with responsibility for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, the university announced this week.    Professor Christensen holds joint appointments to Princeton’s Woodrow…

  • Montgomery considers eminent domain action to acquire parkland

    Key tracts would form links to canal park, Princeton Township By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee raised questions about adequate compensation, open space and the rights of the township to seize land for public good during a meeting Thursday.    The discussion included a plan to acquire two plots of land located off River…

  • ‘Old Friends’

    Art Garfunkel brings down the house at McCarter gala By: Hilary Parker    Van Zandt Williams Jr. flew in from Florida, and Anne and Graham Filmer made their way from Scotland. Tuxedos and designer dresses were out in full force, walking the red carpet for an evening celebrating the arts. Leading up to the main event,…

  • WW-P mulls changes to middle school schedule

    Adjustments described as "tweaks to what is in place." By:    The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education is considering changes to the middle school schedule to implement recommendations from last year’s middle school study.    "What you see in the recommendations are tweaks to what is in place," said Henry Wieck, curriculum committee chairman. "It should…

  • Palmer Square equality rally to highlight women

       The Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action will hold a rally Wednesday at Palmer Square in Princeton to mark International Women’s Day.    With the theme of "Peace, Justice and Equality for All," the rally, scheduled for 5 to 6 p.m., will include music by The Princeton Wildcats, an all-female a cappella group from Princeton University.    Scheduled…

  • West Windsor mayor grilled on train station area development

    Neighborhood group seeks details; officials say planning process is not that far along By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — Residents who attended the Princeton Junction Neighborhoods’ Coalition meeting Thursday told township Mayor Shing Fu-Hsueh they want details about the size and scope of the redevelopment of 350 acres surrounding the Princeton Junction train station —…

  • PU men look for final win over Penn

    Tigers host Quakers tonight By: Bob Nuse    When the Princeton University men’s basketball team hosts the University of Pennsylvania tonight, there won’t be an Ivy League title on the line.    But that doesn’t mean the game won’t still hold huge significance for the Tigers.    "We always want to beat Penn," said junior forward Luke Owings,…