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  • MHS girls’ hurdlers lead way at state relays

    WW-P South boys also have strong showing By: Justin Feil    On the strength of its hurdles team, the Montgomery High girls’ track and field team finished highest at the Group III state relays held at Princeton University’s Jadwin Gym on Sunday. The Cougars’ relay of Hilary Copeland, Brittani Faleski, Lauren McClintic and Sharon Tompa finished…

  • Two of ‘Hearts’

    Beaucoup Blue, an acoustic duo made up of Adrian Mowry and his father, David Mowry, will perform at Mom & Pop’s Coffeehouse in Levittown, Pa., Jan. 27. By: Matt Smith    It doesn’t seem odd to Adrian Mowry that he performs in a group with his father, David.    "For me, it’s not strange," says the younger…

  • Montgomery seeks developers’ input on future of NPDC site

    Township Committee looks for some creative thinking on best uses of property By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The arduous process of planning for the development of the former North Princeton Developmental Center property continued Friday as the Township Committee and its professionals held a second special meeting in as many days.    The next major step,…

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  • University receives record $101 million gift

    Funds from Peter B. Lewis to upgrade creative and performing arts on campus By: David Campbell    Billionaire philanthropist Peter B. Lewis, a 1955 graduate and trustee of Princeton University, will give a record $101 million gift to support a major new initiative at Princeton to expand the role of the creative and performing arts on…

  • Meet Me in Margaritaville

    Cheeseburger in Paradise offers live music, a tiki-style bar, an extensive drink menu and, of course, a signature meal. By: Megan Sullivan    Not zucchini, fettuccini or bulgar wheat/ But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat." For those who have carnivorous habits à la Jimmy Buffett, nothing satiates a hunger pang better…

  • Sweet Freedom

    The Bucks County Choral Society’s performances of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts live on in CD form. By: Megan Sullivan    In the last years of Duke Ellington’s life, the jazz composer, bandleader and pianist explored the spiritual side of his musical talents. Between 1966 and 1973, Ellington wrote three massive works — the Sacred Concerts —…

  • Princeton Battle Monument gets $50,000 infusion

    Illumination plan more than halfway toward goal By: Marjorie Censer    The Princeton Parks Alliance announced it has received a $50,000 state "special purpose" grant to fund the Princeton Battle Monument’s illumination — putting the group well on its way to meeting its $125,000 goal.    Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Princeton Borough) facilitated the organization’s funding application to…

  • Seventh-graders see unique twist on WW-P science class

    Students get to direct their own genetics research By: Emily Craighead    One might suspect that seventh-graders, left to their own devices during science class, would get very little work done.    Not so during a unit on genetics at Community Middle School, where teachers let students set their own workload.    A dozen students in Denise Weber’s…