• Pungent Perennials

    Pungent Perennials

    Keep out deer, rabbits and squirrels with good-looking, low-maintenance plants By Patricia Taylor  WHENEVER I hear the term “gardening for wildlife,” I cringe. Birds and bees are fine, as long as they don’t dive bomb or sting you, but deer, rabbits, and squirrels… no way!    Because I’m an easy-care gardener — you can call me…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Knights golf opens with big win

    Chismar helps North top South By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Andrew Chismar was a part of a pretty special West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys soccer team that reached the Group III state semifinals last fall.    The Knights senior is hoping to contribute to an equally incredible season with the golf team this spring. He got…

  • MONTGOMERY: Girls Fencer of the Year

    MONTGOMERY: Girls Fencer of the Year

    Singh’s example raised MHS level By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Ambika Singh had a nearly perfect high school fencing season.    In matches, she was perfect, going 37-0 in foil for Montgomery High.    But because of her international success as a fencer, she was not able to fence in two of the bigger high school events.…

  • Celebrating 60 Years of Friendship through Violets

    Celebrating 60 Years of Friendship through Violets

    By Luanne Arico Celebrating 60 Years of Friendship through Violets The Garden State African Violet Club Then and Now             WEST WINDSOR, NJ March 22, 2009. The sepia tint was not the only clue that the photo was from a bygone era. The women were dressed primly in skirts, pumps, gloves and hats as they milled around…

  • PRINCETON: SPOTLIGHT: Joanne Epply-Schmidt: Inspiring young people to imagine a ‘bigger’ world

    PRINCETON: SPOTLIGHT: Joanne Epply-Schmidt: Inspiring young people to imagine a ‘bigger’ world

    The Reverend Joanne Epply-Schmidt displays some of the writings and artwork done by young people she works with at the Mercer County Youth Detention Center. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PRINCETON: FOOTPRINTS 2009: Walking the walk

    PRINCETON: FOOTPRINTS 2009: Walking the walk

        “Footprints” will pick up the pace Saturday, April 25, as the fifth annual fundraising event for the Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton welcomes running enthusiasts to its first “Footprints” Run.     Princeton University Prof. Melissa Harris-Lacewell, who appears regularly on Rachel Maddow, Bill Moyers, and other popular programs, will give the keynote on…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Healing the after-effects of domestic violence
  • PRINCETON AREA SPRING SOCIAL EVENTS

    PRINCETON AREA SPRING SOCIAL EVENTS

    Bravo for BRAVO! — The Princeton Symphony Orchestra will host its annual benefit on Saturday, May 2, at the Bedens Brook Club, to celebrate and support BRAVO!, the orchestra’s highly acclaimed education program. Guests at the dinner and auction will be treated to a cabaret featuring Broadway and concert star William Michals, currently appearing in…

  • PRINCETON: SPOTLIGHT: Joanne Epply-Schmidt: Inspiring young people to imagine a ‘bigger’ world

    PRINCETON: SPOTLIGHT: Joanne Epply-Schmidt: Inspiring young people to imagine a ‘bigger’ world

    By Pat Summers Special Writer     Somehow, her appearance, bearing and voice all suggest she’s a storyteller. First, she’s commandingly tall and erect. Her face, especially those eyebrows, is expressive, and she speaks comfortably and well.     If you thought she could also be a clergy person — another field that calls for effective speech…

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