Author: Central Jersey
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Princeton defeats Rider in men’s hoops opener (with multiple photos)
Princeton defeated Rider on Friday 64-56 in the season opener for both teams. Princeton, 1-0, is off until Saturday when the Tigers play St. Peter’s in the home opener at Dillon Gym.
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Assemblywoman Donna Simon officially concedes 16th Legislative District race
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Republican Assemblywoman Donna Simon said in a statement Monday that she had conceded her race to Democrat Andrew P. Zwicker in a contest for the 16th Legislative district she lost by 76 votes. “After taking the necessary time to allow for the provisional ballots to be counted properly, and…
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HOPEWELL: Business group hears speakers Thursday night
The Hopewell Business Association meeting Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Hopewell Bistro, 15 E. Broad St., will feature guest speakers Bradley Koltz and Mona Kay Gorman. Mr. Koltz is the co-founder and publisher of The Community Gazette, a group of six local weekly event magazines in the mid-Jersey region. He has been in the publishing…
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Putting on a Show: Ira Glass steps outside ‘This American Life’ to create a stage show that combines radio and dance
By Adam Grybowski The first time Ira Glass helped radio collide with theater was in June 2014, when he produced a live version of his radio show, This American Life, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He called it This American Life Live, and in addition to all-star contributors like David Sedaris, Tig Notaro and…
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A Farewell to Concerts at the Crossing: The music series will wrap up with a grand finale
By Susan Van Dongen Pay attention to that man behind the curtain — or rather, that man backstage at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing in Titusville. That would be Scott Cullen, who might be found backstage, in the lobby, behind the sound board, or somewhere else nearby on concert nights, putting the finishing…
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LAWRENCE: East Windsor woman trapped in car after two-vehicle crash
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE – A 56-year-old East Windsor Township woman was trapped in her car and had to be freed after it slammed into the rear of another vehicle that had stopped for the traffic light at Route 206 and Province Line Road shortly after 1 p.m. Nov. 13, according to the…
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‘Mercer Magic’ sports car may stop Nov. 21 at auto dealer
The Roebling Museum has published the first complete history of the Mercer automobile, made a century ago. “Mercer Magic: Roeblings, Kusers, The Mercer Automobile Company” is the first complete history of the Mercer automobile, made a century ago by the bridge-building Roebling family, and the Mercer Raceabout, called “America’s first sports car,” now a million-dollar…
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Home care professionals help patients remain at home
To the editor: November is National Home Care and Hospice Month, a recognition of the thousands of health care professionals and related staff who work tirelessly every day to provide patients and families vital health and nursing care in the best place imaginable — their own homes. The Home Care & Hospice Association of…
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PRINCETON: Two court decisions go against Battlefield Society in IAS housing project dispute
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The New Jersey Supreme Court this week refused to delay the Institute of Advanced Study from starting work on its faculty housing project, the latest setback for the Princeton Battlefield Society and its attempt to stop the 15-unit development. The Society had gone to the high court and another…
