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  • Robertson family seeks to force university to ‘prove’ trust transactions

    Latest court salvo in battle over $650 million endowment By: David Campbell    Attorneys for the Robertson family have fired the latest salvo in the family’s ongoing legal battle over control of a $650 million endowed foundation for Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.    Lawyers for the family filed a pair of…

  • Montgomery church offers a walk thorugh ‘Narnia’

       Montgomery Evangelical Free Church, producers of the popular "Drive Through the Christmas Story," will be branching out into "showbiz" by presenting "A Day in Narnia," a nine-scene, indoors walk-through of "The Chronicles of Narnia," the children’s classic by C.S. Lewis.    The first book in the "Narnia" series, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," was…

  • A state occasion

    Sixteenth annual Capital Ball presents timeless views of history By: Christian Kirkpatrick    All Capital Balls are renowned for their history, but Saturday night’s 16th annual gala may also be remembered for its art.    The event had all the traditional touches: Guests first gathered in the Barracks, the site of the stunning American victory on Dec.…

  • Districts’ hands tied by governor

    Delay in budget address makes crafting school plans difficult. By: Marisa Maldonado    Area school districts must send a preliminary budget to the county superintendent of schools by March 3.    The only problem is that administrators likely will not know how large their budgets can be until three weeks after that.    Gov. Jon Corzine is not…

  • Counselors’ advice helps clarify Medicare drug program

    Another session planned at Princeton Senior Resource Center By: Marjorie Censer    When Thomas Evans of Stonebridge at Montgomery arrived at the Princeton Senior Resource Center on Thursday, he was "in an absolute fog" about the new Medicare prescription drug coverage that went into effect Jan. 1.    But after consulting with counselors in an individual session,…

  • Classics major wins coveted Princeton University scholarship

    Senior Dan-el Padilla Peralta will study two years Oxford University By: David Campbell    Princeton University senior Dan-el Padilla Peralta has been named the recipient of the 2006 Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, the university has announced.    The award was established in 1970 to provide graduating seniors with opportunities to study, work and…

  • Girls Who Bully

    ‘Odd Girl Out’ author Rachel Simmons will lead a workshop on teaching girls to manage psychological aggression without bullying. By:Susan Van Dongen    The "mean girls" stepped on my feet and pulled my hair. They took a pretty hat I wore to a dance and threw it in the mud, ruining it. And one time they…

  • Editorial for the week of Feb. 10

    By: Vic Monaco    With the possible exception of the former Minute Maid plant, the mill property on Bank Street is the only significant piece of developable property in Hightstown.    So it makes sense for local officials to do everything they can to ensure that the 12-acre tract gets the optimum development.    Toward that end, the…

  • Store plans move ahead

    Planning Board approved application for an upcoming home furnishing store on Cranbury’s Main Street. By: Jessica Beym    Plans to open a home furnishing store on Main Street are under way after business partners Suellen Waters and Jamie Sims got Planning Board approval last week to make some improvements.    Ms. Waters and Mr. Sims, of Red…