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  • Antiques show will benefit Womanspace

       The 19th annual Lawrenceville/Princeton Antiques show will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4 and 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the National Guard Armory in Lawrence.. Proceeds will help benefit Womanspace, Inc., the Mercer County-based agency that provides services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.    Forty quality dealers from…

  • New approach works for PHS

    By: Justin Feil    The Princeton High girls’ ice hockey team knew it would have to take a different approach to games this season.    "We definitely have to play a defensive orientation," said PHS head coach Matt Becan. "It’s a different style since we lost (leading scorer) Vicki Chen. One of the things we have really…

  • Letters to the Editor, Jan. 27

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Jan. 27 Unified vision can improve Route 206 To the editor:     On Jan. 12, consultants offered a capacity crowd in Princeton Township Hall a first look at their suggestions for the northern leg of Route 206 in Princeton. As Marjorie Censer reported in these pages, after Ian Lockwood made his…

  • Pam Hersh will leave university for hospital position

    To take new post of vice president of government and community affairs By: David Campbell    Princeton University Director of Community and State Affairs Pam Hersh will leave the university to join Princeton HealthCare System next month as its new vice president of government and community affairs, Ms. Hersh confirmed this week.    She has served as…

  • Two languages, one goal

    Bilingual education program takes aim at parity By: Marisa Maldonado    EAST WINDSOR — It’s almost time for the bell to ring at Perry L. Drew Elementary School, and Teresa De La Rosa’s kindergarten students are removing their coats, handing in homework and finishing some puzzles before class starts.    Ms. De La Rosa asks one of…

  • LETTERS

    Thanks for helping with coat drive To the editor:     On behalf of Dr. Debra DeMarco at Monroe Chiropractic Care, I would like to extend our thanks to all who made our coat drive, "Baby, It’s Cold Outside," a great success. For the second year in a row, we collected more than 1,000 coats!    Our…

  • Upgrades coming for intersection

    County eyes two lights, new pattern for traffic. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — Plans for much-needed and long-awaited improvements to the oddly configured intersection of Gatzmer, Lincoln and East and West Railroad avenues are inching closer to completion, county officials say, but residents likely won’t see signals at the intersection until next year at the…

  • Teacher shared her love of literature and learning

    Friends and family members remember Evelyn Beckford’s spirit and passion. By: Stephanie Brown    Evelyn Beckford used to give her students a stare that could bore a hole through them if they hadn’t read the assigned literature.    She had a reading voice that could invoke the spirit of Hiawatha standing by the shore of Gitche Gumee.…

  • Donny

    "Donny," a very sweet and friendly 4-year-old shepherd/lab mix, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Donny" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html