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Residents Ask Hospital to Intervene In Plans for Redevelopment of Site

As the University Medical Center at Princeton vacated Princeton Borough for its new home in Plainsboro this week, residents of the neighborhood surrounding the hospital’s old home on…

Governing Bodies Consider Task Force Suggestions; Spar About Facilitator

At a joint meeting on Monday evening, members of Borough Council and Township Committee didn’t argue about the shape of the negotiating table, but they were at odds…

UMCP Facility Marks a New Era in Healthcare

Like a proud father, Barry Rabner beamed and shook a lot of hands Tuesday morning. The CEO of the University Medical Center at Princeton had barely slept the…

Guns or Butter? Holt and Others Decry Bill That Would Cut Services

Congressman Rush Holt (D-12) was joined by social service leaders from The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton, the New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition, and the Community FoodBank of…

Other News

A Daughter Pays Tribute to Her Mother By Raising Funds for Suicide Prevention

When Diane Dittmar began to experience serious anxiety after her daughter left for college in…

Department of Astrophysics Invites Public To Learn About Once-in-a-Lifetime Event

On the evening of Tuesday, June 5, North American observers will have an opportunity to…

Local Grant Recipients Say Thank You To NEH Chair Touring Central New Jersey

Area recipients of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) gathered at the…

How Cool is This?

University Medical Center of Princeton CEO Barry Rabner, shown at right, couldn’t be prouder of…

“Random Acts of Community” Program Rewarding Princeton Cyclists a Success

The organizers of Random Acts of Community, a rewards program for bicyclists during May (National…

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Calendar Highlights

Wednesday

8pm Princeton High School Orchestra Concert; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College Campus.

Thursday

11am-4pm Princeton Farmers Market; Hinds Plaza, Witherspoon Street.

7pm James Polshek will present the 5th Annual David R. Goldberg Lecture in Architecture; Solley Theater, Paul Robeson Center for the Arts.

Friday

6-9pm An evening of music, pizza, and wine with a performance by the Hopewell Valley Jazz Ensemble; Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington.

7:30pm Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz; 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville.

8pm Performance of the ancient Greek play, The Birds; Lewis Center, 185 Nassau Street, Princeton.

Saturday

9am-1pm West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market; Vaughn Drive Parking Log, Princeton Junction Train Station.

10am The Spirit of Princeton hosts the annual Memorial Day Parade, Nassau Street, downtown Princeton.

10am-4pm The Princeton Battlefield Society presents “Washington at Princeton” reenactment; Princeton Battlefield Park. Also Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

8pm Princeton Tour Company hosts a Ghost Tour; Witherspoon and Nassau Streets.

8:30-11:30pm Central Jersey Dance Society hosts a California Mix Dance; Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill Road.

Sunday

2-4pm The Historical Society of Princeton hosts a walking tour of downtown Princeton and Princeton University; Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street.

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Sports

Finishing PU Women’s Track Career in Style, Senior Sprinter Moran Makes Historical Impact

Eileen Moran is not the quickest sprinter out of the blocks. “My start is not the very best; I have trouble with reaction,” said Moran, a senior star…

Stuart Alum Baker Goes From Walk-on to Stroke Seat In Becoming Mainstay for PU Women’s Open Crew

During her sports career at Stuart Country Day School, Katie Baker liked to keep busy, starring at field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse. Entering Princeton University in the fall…

Former Rutgers Star Lloyd Comfortable at PU As U.S. Women’s Soccer Trains at Roberts Stadium

During her All-American soccer career at Rutgers University Carli Lloyd enjoyed some fierce battles against local rival Princeton. “There was probably the most amount of yellow cards during…

PDS Boys’ Lax Seniors Nearly Go Out With Bang; But Come Up Short to HoVal in MCT Title Game

For Tyler Olsson and his fellow seniors on the Princeton Day School boys’ lacrosse team, spending some quality time together in South Carolina a few months ago helped…

With Senior Haughton Looking to Extend Career, PHS Girls’ Lax Rallies to Make Sectional Semis

With the Princeton High girls’ lacrosse team trailing Mount Olive 4-3 at halftime last Friday in the second round of the state tournament, Mia Haughton realized that she…

Topics In Brief

Between May 21 and June 3, 2012, Township officers will be participating in the national “Click It or Ticket” seat belt safety campaign to enforce the use of seat belts.

Residents and visitors are encouraged to take advantage of Daytime FreeB bus service to get around Princeton this Saturday, May 26. The bus service’s regular schedule will transport passengers to the Rotary Pancake Breakfast at Palmer Square; the Memorial Day Parade that starts at 10 a.m.; Borough Hall Memorial ceremony at 11 a.m.; and the Grand Re-Opening party at the Community Pool starting at 11:45 am. To view a schedule and the map, visit gmtma.org, and click on the quick link in the headlight section.

June 5 will be the first time that the Borough and the Township will vote as consolidated Princeton. Previously, the Borough consisted of 10 voting districts and the Township of 14. Together consolidated Princeton now has 22 voting districts. Sample ballots from the Mercer County Board of Elections, which will be sent to all registered voters in the coming weeks, will indicate each voter’s new voting location. See the letter from the Mercer County Board of Elections in this week’s Mailbox.

Registration is now open for Princeton Adult School summer English as a Second Language classes. For details visit www.princetonadultschool.org or call (609) 683-1101.

After more than 30 years as The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton, the organization has announced that it is now The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County, Inc., and has assumed the 501c3 designation from its former umbrella organization Princeton Outreach Projects, Inc.

Arts

Princeton Pro Musica Says Farewell to Ms. Slade With the Glories of Bach’s Mass in B Minor

Thirty-three years, or a third of a century, is a long time in any organization’s history. In her pre-concert remarks, Princeton…

Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle,” Born in a Shack on Princeton Ridge

Not since Byron awoke one morning to find himself famous has there been such an example of worldwide celebrity won in…

Area Exhibits 5/23/12

The Arts Council of Princeton at Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, presents “Transient Spaces” in remembrance of…