• PRINCETON AREA: Womanspace to honor Faith Ringgold

    PRINCETON AREA: Womanspace to honor Faith Ringgold

    Womanspace launches its 17th annual Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award fundraiser during a gathering at the Princeton Public Library. Artist and writer Faith Ringgold is the 2011 Honoree. Ms. Ringgold’s mosaic mural. in the background of the photo, is from her Caldecott award-winning book ‘Tar Beach,’ and is featured on the third floor of the library.…

  • NEW BRUNSWICK – County pushes stream protection in Cranbury

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    NEW BRUNSWICK – The Middlesex County Planning Board is attempting to pass an ordinance in Cranbury that aims to protect streams, lakes and other water bodies by limiting building projects and construction activities within at least 50 feet of any body of water.    The ordinance is currently under the review…

  • CRANBURY – Board candidates discuss top district issues

    CRANBURY – Board candidates discuss top district issues

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Three incumbents and one new candidate will be running for the Cranbury Board of Education’s three open seats in this year’s election April 27.    The candidates include incumbents Jennifer Cooke, Kevin Fox and Evelyn Spann. Challenger Promod Chivate is running for the board for the first time.    Mr.…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Noteworthy: Double bill: New Jersey poets

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Noteworthy: Double bill: New Jersey poets

        Two of the most distinguished New Jersey poets — Maria Mazziotti Gillan and Joe Weil — will read from their work at 2 p.m. in the Octagon Room of the South Brunswick Public Library, located at 110 Kingston Lane in the Monmouth Junction area. This free event is well worth the ride up Route…

  • PRINCETON: PU grad student has found his stride

    Hebda to run Boston Marathon By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    When Phil Hebda goes out on a long run that takes him far away from Princeton University, where he is graduate student in the physics department, he can picture himself back in his native Indiana.    ”If I go north to Skillman Road, it’s not…

  • JAMESBURG – ‘Lincoln’ holds mock news conference

    JAMESBURG – ‘Lincoln’ holds mock news conference

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG – President Abraham Lincoln held a mock press conference detailing the situation in the country right before the Civil War on Sunday in the Fellowship Hall of the Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg on Gatzmer Ave.    The Civil War between northern and southern states began at Fort Sumter, South Carolina,…

  • MONROE – State aid solutions vary

    By David Kilby, Staff writer MONROE — All four Monroe Board of Education candidates agree that the district’s low state aid is an issue in this upcoming election, but their opinions on how to deal with it do vary a bit.    This year’s candidates include incumbents Kathy Leonard, Kathy Kolupanowich and Ken Chiarella as well…

  • Governor should tone down words

    Howard W. Silbersher,Princeton To the editor: Gov. Christie, please dial down the rhetoric.    As a New Jersey resident I am disturbed by the inflammatory language that Gov. Christie has used to vilify union leaders and members.    Calling them “bullies and thugs” only polarizes the parties who have to work together to find a way to…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Baseball team counting on captain Cleffi’s leadership

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Baseball team counting on captain Cleffi’s leadership

    Staff photo by Maria Riegel SBHS senior Craig Cleffi takes batting practice with the baseball team this week.

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