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Written by joanne degnan
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 10:51 |
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 When Pennington architect Maria Burke-Slover decided to build a dream home of her own she faced a challenge with a paradox: design a new house that looked old.
A modern home with an attached garage, she knew, would look out of place in her 19th century neighborhood of Colonial Revival and Homestead-style homes. She wanted the house she built on her 45-by-120-foot lot to blend in seamlessly with the existing buildings on Academy Avenue, which included two local landmarks: the First Baptist Church, built in 1857, and the Pennington Academy building, a former public school that dates to President William McKinley’s administration.
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Written by by lauren otis
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 10:31 |
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 Tandoori Bite
Princeton contains a global smorgasbord of downtown dining options and now fans of Indian cuisine have one more option.
Tandoori Bite opened its doors on Witherspoon Street and offers a full menu of North Indian specialties for diners. The 54-seat restaurant is a family venture, owned by Piara Singh Dhaliwal, who hails from Punjab and was formerly chef of Mehek on Nassau Street, and his daughter Sandeep Kaur.
“He’s been in the restaurant business more than 20 years,” says Ms. Kaur of her father. “It is my dad’s dream, that he wants to open his own restaurant in Princeton, because he likes Princeton,” she says.
Tandoori Bite, 36 Witherspoon St., Princeton, 609-385-0169;
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A New Westin Princeton
The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village has completed a full-scale renovation and renewal designed to make it one of the area’s top business and leisure travel choices.
“This all-encompassing new look reflects our commitment to offering our guests a retreat from the rigors of the road,” says General Manager Marc Fournier. The $9 million transformation of the Westin’s lobby, restaurant and lounge, and 296 guest rooms creates “a place that nourishes the mind, body and soul,” Mr. Fournier says.
Guests can linger at the Latitude Lounge and Patio, or sample the fare of Parallel 40 restaurant, which has introduced the concept of “Superfoods” to the Princeton area, food that is both tasty and health enhancing. The Westin now has five suites too, including the expansive multi-level Presidential Suite.
Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village, 201 Village Blvd., Plainsboro; 609-452-7900;
westin.com/princeton
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Written by michele alperin
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 10:44 |
 Norman Torkelson, director of facilities for the Hopewell Regional school district, had wanted to participate in the Anchor House Ride for Runaways for a long time. The annual charity bike ride raises funds for the Trenton-based social services agency. Finally, when his kids were old enough, he signed up and was ready to go — he had done long training rides, raised his $750, and was totally psyched.
Then, a couple of weeks before the bike race, he crashed and broke his wrist and three ribs. Luckily his physician, a sports medicine specialist, did not rule out the ride but instead fitted him with an adjustable cast that could be loosened when his muscles swelled.
Working with one arm and broken ribs that prevented deep breaths, Mr. Torkelson had to make some adjustments but he completed the entire 500-mile route. Of course, you have to understand that Mr. Torkelson is a dyed-in-the-wool biker who once dreamed of racing competitively — that is, until he and some biking friends traveled to Europe to “chase” the Tour de France by carefully plotting the riders’ starting and stopping points each day.
Mr. Torkelson’s “French connection” caught up with him during that first ride. Toward the end of the second 80-mile day, Mr. Torkelson faced a very steep, four-mile-long hill. “I was having a hard time hanging on to the bike with one hand and feeling really sorry for myself,” he recalls.
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