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  • Aspiring PU novelist takes unique route to publishing

    First a book deal, then a decision to earn a certificate in creative writing By: Hilary Parker    One logical path for an aspiring novelist at Princeton University would be to earn a certificate through the Creative Writing Program and then chase dreams and book deals, but it’s not the only way.    T.J. Williams is living…

  • Groups’ fundraiser is the cat’s meow

    The Jamesburg Cat’s Meow Village collection, which benefits community organizations, is expanding. By: Stephanie Brown    Little black cats are taking over Jamesburg.    No, the borough isn’t experiencing a feline fiasco, but rather expanding the popular Jamesburg Cat’s Meow Village collection. Founded by The Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg in 2003, the village collection consists of a…

  • Amazing Grace

    Photographer Jay Shin looks for the light of his creator in the natural world. By:Susan Van Dongen    In his writings, photographer Minor White teaches that insightful photography is a state of mind, or rather, the Zen concept of "no mind."    A student of Zen, White wove this philosophy into his understanding of the intuitive side…

  • Monroe, Jamesburg support truancy bill

    The bill would require districts to report chronic absences to DYFS. By: Marisa Maldonado    Local school administrators say they support a bill under consideration in the state Assembly that would require districts to keep a closer eye on truant students.    The bill, co-sponsored by Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein, a Democrat who represents Jamesburg and Monroe, was…

  • Chief justice: State’s high court highly ethical

    Deborah T. Poritz addresses Rotary Club of Princeton By: David Campbell    New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz told the Rotary Club of Princeton on Tuesday that the court’s seven justices are held to the highest ethical code for judges in the nation.    Speaking at the Nassau Inn, Chief Justice Poritz gave an…

  • Righteous rasslin’

    Pro grappling event to benefit Hodgkin’s sufferer By: Katie Jasion    When Hightstown resident Jamie Forkin heard that professional wrestlers were going to do a benefit show in his name, he was shocked.    "I was actually pretty moved. I wasn’t expecting anything like this," Mr. Forkin said.    On Saturday night, more than 20 wrestlers will donate…

  • Independent film producer traces the challenges outside Hollywood

    Christine Vachon, founder of Killer Films, addresses audience at Princeton University By: David Campbell    Christine Vachon, founder of the movie production company Killer Films, gave a talk Wednesday at Princeton University in which she discussed everything from the changing nature of the independent-film industry, to the upside of filming on location in Romania, to why…

  • DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Wrong solution to the problem

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Eminent domain is useful as long as the properties taken are part of a larger redevelopment plan and no one private developer benefits. By: Hank Kalet    Eminent domain has been getting a bad rap these days.    Beginning with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last year in Kelo v. New London, Conn.,…

  • Carjacking calls Rocky Hill police contract into question

    Victim claims police failed to respond to emergency By: Jake Uitti    ROCKY HILL — A December carjacking in Franklin Township and allegations that a South Bound Brook police officer on patrol in Rocky Hill failed to come to the victim’s assistance was a major focus of a Borough Council budget workshop meeting Monday.    Princeton resident…