• Youth soccer roundup

    After going 2-2 in the HoVal Memorial Day Tournament, the HVSA U9 Sun Dogs took a 3-0 win over Branchburg on the strength of three first-half goals. Catherine von Oehsen, Katie Yancey and Ashton Bridges scored with Gillian Magner assisting Yancey. Excellent defense was provided by Frankie Somers, Brooke Hutchison and Ana Chrnelich. Goalkeeper Maddie…

  • PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: June 3

     A car belonging to a Western Way resident was entered sometime between May 25 and May 29, and $10 in change and personal items were stolen. The incident was reported at 6:21 p.m. May 29.   An Acer laptop computer belonging to a Princeton Theological Seminary library employee was reported stolen from the…

  • PRINCETON: Rowing team coxswain convinced Andrew Carnegie that university needed its own lake

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Industrialist Andrew Carnegie was well known for donating money for free public libraries and for funding educational institutions. Lakes, however, were not on the list for the Scottish-born steel magnate and philanthropist. At least, not until Mr. Carnegie sat down for a portrait by painter Howard Russell Butler, who was…

  • PHS PERSEPCTIVE: After a grueling year, senioritis is a welcome malady

    PHS PERSEPCTIVE: After a grueling year, senioritis is a welcome malady

    By Nathan Drezner The school year is coming to a close. Nearly all standardized testing has passed. The curricula for many AP classes has unofficially ended. Goodbye, solid and successful work ethic. After nearly eight months of school, the end is near, and summer is quickly approaching. Practically the only thing left before sweet, sweet…

  • PRINCETON: Carnegie Lake dam repairs to begin soon

    PRINCETON: Carnegie Lake dam repairs to begin soon

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Carnegie Lake dam has been in place for more than 100 years, but even the sturdiest structures need to be repaired. That’s why Princeton University is set to embark on a project to repair about 195 feet of the dam on the western — or Princeton — side, said…

  • LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP: Republicans fail to field any candidates in the primary

    LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP: Republicans fail to field any candidates in the primary

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The three incumbent Democratic Township Council members will not face any opposition in the Nov. 3 general election, because the Republican Party was unable to field any candidates — including write-in candidates — in the June 2 political party primary. Township Council members Cathleen Lewis, David Maffei and Michael Powers faced no…

  • HOPEWELL: Ugandan choir to perform at church

    HOPEWELL: Ugandan choir to perform at church

     The Watoto Children’s Choir from Uganda will perform a free concert, “Oh, What Love,” at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. Watoto Village is a Christian ministry that has rescued more than 2,000 orphaned children and babies and outcast women in Uganda. The village creates homes that consist of…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Girls complete religion program

    Ten local girls, including six from Hopewell Valley communities, completed the “Religion in Life: Girls” program at Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing. “Religion in Life: Girls,” the Unitarian Universalist Association’s religious award program for Girl Scouts, takes six months to complete and involves religious study, service and reflection. The program, which is open to…

  • RELIGIOUS NOTES: June 4

    Pennington Presbyterian — Sunday, June 7, at the 10:15 a.m. worship service, the Rev. Nancy Mikoski will deliver the sermon. The service will be held in Kunkel Park followed by the annual church picnic. Bring a blanket or chair. Church school classes for all ages, children through adult, will resume in the fall. Child care…

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