(Photo by George Vogel) SUMMER READING: Librarian Pam Groves reading in a picnic setting last Friday as the Princeton Community Village summer reading program, Under the Red Umbrella, came to an end. The program was sponsored by the Princeton Regional Schools Board of Education and the Princeton Public Library.

Back to School Butterflies Already? But Wait: This Time, It's Your Choice

Matthew Hersh

"Back to school" doesn't necessarily mean stiff new blue jeans, fresh spiral notebooks, and the annual case of stomach butterflies. For Evergreen Forum, a lifelong learning institute (LLI) geared for retirees, but available for anyone, it means testing new waters — not out of academic duty, but intellectual curiosity.

Early January Completion Date Still Eyed for Battle Monument

Matthew Hersh

On January 3, 2007, the 230th anniversary of the Battle of Princeton, the Princeton Battle Monument looming at the top of Monument Drive near Borough Hall could be, if all goes to plan, both clean and visible at night.

Civic Engagement Fair Solicits a New Generation of Volunteers

Matthew Hersh

As the Baby Boom generation nears the retirement age, a whole new able-bodied, able-minded portion of the population will get ready to line up and give back to their communities.

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