• IN THE KITCHEN: Vegetarian soups fill the belly, not the waistline

    IN THE KITCHEN: Vegetarian soups fill the belly, not the waistline

    By Faith Bahadurian, Special Writer In an effort to improve my diet, I’ve been having vegetarian soups for weekday lunches lately, and dinners with small servings of lean protein accompanied by lots of vegetables and maybe a whole grain starch. And I’m not doing all the cooking myself! Since I am one of those people…

  • PACKET PICKS: April 20

    Sat., April 21 Broadway Symposium at Lewis Center The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University will host a symposium on creating Broadway musicals, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ”Making Broadway Musicals: Artists and Scholars in Conversation” will feature interviews and roundtables with some of the leading musical theater artists working today. Composers, lyricists,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Missing woman sought, causes Silver Alert
  • Proposed ordinance serves the public good

    Roger Martindell, Princeton Borough Council To the editor: Princeton Borough Council’s introduction of an ordinance preserving the town’s ability to acquire the present Dinky right of way has been a lightning rod: at one pole are those who support the Dinky at any cost; at the other are those who promote Princeton University’s development along…

  • BOOKNOTES: Author urges young writers to ‘persevere’
  • HIGHTSTOWN: Group sponsors Transition Fair

    HIGHTSTOWN: Group sponsors Transition Fair

    Hightstown High School senior Michael Nebbia of East Windsor and his mom Margaret Nebbia, both of East Windsor, speak to Arlene Stinson, director of academic support services for Mercer County Community College, at the Transition Fair, sponsored by the Hightstown East Windsor Special Education Parent Advisory Group, on March 28 at the Hightstown High School…

  • EDITORIAL: Economic glass is half full

       The speakers at the annual Mercer County Economic Summit last week painted a picture of a glass half full for the local economy.    They weren’t totally enthusiastic, but indicated that things could be worse, have been worse and are showing signs of getting better, especially in this part of the country and the state.    They…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Group sponsors Transition Fair

    HIGHTSTOWN: Group sponsors Transition Fair

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — At the end of last month students and their parents attended a Transition Fair at Hightstown High School.    Hightstown East Windsor Special Education Parent Advisory Group sponsored a the March 28 event.    "Several years ago it was identified as an issue with the East Windsor Regional School District,”…

  • CRANBURY: Calendar

    Sat., April 21    Author visit: Patricia Brady-Danzig: 11 a.m., Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza; children ages 3 and older can meet Ms. Brady-Danzig and hear her story, “Fabrizio’s Fable,” a story told in both English and Italian about a brave little mouse that uses his wits to escape a hungry cat named Luigi;…

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