• ‘The Secret in their Eyes’

    ‘The Secret in their Eyes’

    A murder mystery, romance, and running rumination on the limitations of memory and the ways in which we rewrite the past By Elise Nakhnikian THE Secret in Their Eyes is this year’s Oscar winner for best foreign-language film, but don’t hold that against it. A murder mystery, a romance, and a running rumination on the…

  • Why is Congress following Europe’s path to destruction?

    Ron Wootters of Lambertville     Why is Congress following Europe down the path to destruction?    Europe is going down the path to destruction so why is the current Congress allowing the United States to take that same path? People usually learn from their mistakes or by the mistakes of others, so why isn’t the current…

  • PLAINSBORO: Old library slated to become recreation center

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — Township officials are hoping to get started on Plainsboro’s next building project — turning the former library building into a recreation center.    The building, on Plainsboro Road, has been vacant since the library moved to its new location in the Plainsboro Village last month, and the township expects…

  • Pool project inappropriate in the current economy

    Ruth Sayer of Princeton     I was amazed to see that $4.1 million had been approved at the joint budget meeting of Princeton Borough and Township for a new swimming pool. I realize that 1 million has been raised and another 1 million is anticipated from current funds and fee increases.    At a time when…

  • ‘The Secret in their Eyes’

    ‘The Secret in their Eyes’

    Soledad Villamil and Ricardo Darin in The Secret in their Eyes.

  • Princeton’s new housing ordinance

    Jane Buttars and Daniel A. Harris of Princeton     On May 2010, Princeton Township passed the RSC-2 Ordinance, permitting age-restricted housing on the Lowe Tract on the Princeton Ridge. People for Princeton Ridge, Inc., which has struggled for two years to achieve an environmentally responsible framework for any such development, believes that this ordinance is…

  • In Praise of Singing, 50th Anniversary Concert, Hopewell Valley Chorus

    In Praise of Singing, 50th Anniversary Concert, Hopewell Valley Chorus

    The Hopewell Valley Chorus performs under the direction of Marjorie Herman

  • WEST WINDSOR: Acme shopping center gets new owner

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Acme shopping center on Route 571 has a new owner.    Cyzner Properties in Somerset purchased the shopping mall Friday and plans to renovate the structure.    ”We intend to redevelop it and take the empty Acme space and redo it into shops,” said Irv Cyzner, owner of…

  • More changes needed in church expansion plan

    Sara Hollister of Princeton    I was encouraged to learn at the Princeton Regional Planning Board meeting on April 8 that the Westerly Road Church has agreed to surface its parking lot spaces with pervious material. This is a step forward in the direction of environmental responsibility to the delicate habitat of the Princeton Ridge.…

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