CAT LOVERS AND CO-CHAIRS: In addition to being cat lovers, Susan Blitzer (left) and Roberta Ellsworth are co-chairs for SAVE's sixth annual spring gala. The animal shelter on Herrontown Road will hold its annual fundraiser, "Tails from Margaritaville," at the Princeton Airport on Saturday, May 20 from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $150 and reservations are required. For more information, call (609) 924-3802, or visit www.savehomeless-animals.org.

SAVE Joins Friends of Homeless Animals, Plans Move From Princeton to Montgomery

Linda Arntzenius

SAVE, the non-profit small animal shelter at 900 Herrontown Road in Princeton Township, has announced plans to move to a new 10-acre site at 1010 Route 601 in Montgomery Township.

2006 Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award to NPR Correspondent Nina Totenberg

Linda Arntzenius

Renowned legal correspondent, journalist, and NPR regular, Nina Totenberg, who is seen as a panelist each week on the syndicated public affairs television program, Inside Washington, will receive the 2006 Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award from Womenspace, the Mercer County non-profit agency that provides services — 24-hour hotlines, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, counseling, court advocacy, and housing — to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Profiles in Education
Coach John Miranda

Linda Arntzenius

When two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Princeton High School (PHS) Coach John Miranda who is also a lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves waited for the call that he knew would come. In February 2002, he was placed on active duty during Operation Freedom and was subsequently dispatched to Iraq where he handled multi-million dollar inventories as a logistics officer helping to move and support troops in the conflict. He was away from his family for a year and a half but the experience of focused teamwork toward a shared goal has given him valuable insights as a coach.

On Clover Lane and Deer Path "Historic" is a Mixed Blessing

Matthew Hersh

For some residents in a 51-year-old, relatively unassuming development in the Littlebrook section of Princeton Township, say the word "historic" and you'll discover what that designation means to those concerned about building limitations on their properties.

Overbrook Drive Sidewalk Plan Met With Resistance and Compromise

Matthew Hersh

Overlook Drive residents have a bitter pill to swallow, but their battle to stem a sidewalk plan for their street has, at the very least, created a greater sense of unity among neighbors.

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