• HIGHTSTOWN: New details emerge on 90th birthday bash

    HIGHTSTOWN: New details emerge on 90th birthday bash

    By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — New details have emerged as birthday plans finalize for the celebration party of Hightstown Memorial Library July 16.    This year, the library turns 90.    To help commemorate the event, Pat Duncan and the Hightstown Commission of Parks and Recreation are providing paddle boats, said Head Librarian Linda Cholewiak…

  • Kensuke Okabayashi gets graphic about fantasy fiction

    Kensuke Okabayashi gets graphic about fantasy fiction

    By Chuck O’Donnell Special Writer     Kensuke Okabayashi was a piano prodigy seemingly destined to trade the Kawai baby grand in his family’s living room in Princeton to perform someday on sprawling stages around the world.     But a funny thing happened on the way to Carnegie Hall: Mr. Okabayashi picked up a pencil and…

  • PRINCETON: A grand old reception

    PRINCETON: A grand old reception

    On Thursday, June 30, Morven Museum and Garden hosted an opening reception for ‘Stars and Stripes: Fabric of the American Spirit.’ The exhibit, featuring 100 flags from The Pierce Collection of American Parade Flags, traces the history of our national emblem from its humble beginnings in 1777 into the 20th century. The show is on…

  • CRANBURY: Pair of residents makes softball history

    CRANBURY: Pair of residents makes softball history

    Cranbury residents Kelli Swedish (left) and Nicolette Garth were key members of the East Windsor/Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League 12-year-old all-star softball team that won the District 12 championship last Friday.

  • EAST WINDSOR: Community celebrates Independence Day

    UPDATED – – – No taxes dollars spent at township event By Doug Carman, Special Writer    EAST WINDSOR – The spirit of the red, white and blue covered the green field of Etra Lake Park July 2 as several thousand spectators filled the park.    People from East Windsor, Hightstown and neighboring communities came…

  • PRINCETON: Applause, applause!

    Proud smiles lit up the room at the June 7th graduation of St. Paul Catholic School of Princeton’s two kindergarten classes. Their year-end concert and receipt of “diplomas” brought to a close their very special year. It was a particularly bittersweet day for parents, students and faculty, as they were also saying good-bye to long-time…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Firefighters prepare for annual golf outing

    By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    EAST WINDSOR — It’s time to hit the green.    This Monday, members of the East Windsor Volunteer Fire Co. # 1 will gather for the seventh annual golf outing fundraiser at the Peddie School golf course.    Golfers can expect a scramble format.    All golfers in the community are invited.    The…

  • Kensuke Okabayashi gets graphic about fantasy fiction
  • Free concert at Princeton University July 14

    Free concert at Princeton University July 14

    The Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts presents the Voxare String Quartet on Thursday, July 14, at 8 p.m. in Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium. The quartet will play string quartets by Samuel Barber, Lou Harrison and Dmitri Shostakovich. Formed in 2008, Voxare was the recipient of Chamber Music America’s 2010 ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. This…

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