Author: Central Jersey
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School board needs to stay the course in talks
John Clearwater, Princeton To the editor: The Packet’s Town Forum surprisingly headlined an AT PHS opinion piece authored by two PHS seniors titled “Teachers’ job action a last resort.” During many years of personal efforts on behalf of public education, including six years on the PRS Board of Education, I never recall such…
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WEST WINDSOR: Pulimood finishes XC season as All-America
Pirates senior 21st at nationals By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Nikhil Pulimood didn’t feel that energetic as he warmed up for the Nike Cross Nationals on Saturday, but he used all the energy he could summon once the 5-kilometer race began. The West Windsor-Plainsboro High South senior finished 21st in the nation in 15…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton A resident of the 100 block of Leigh Avenue was the victim of a scam when received a call from an individual claiming to be an agent of the Internal Revenue Service on Dec. 4. The unknown individual told the victim he needed to pay $6,945 immediately or he would be arrested. The victim…
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New Jersey Nurses Honored at March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards
By Wendy Keyes/March of Dimes The New Jersey March of Dimes has honored 19 outstanding local nurses at the 2014 Nurse of the Year Awards. Through Nurse of the Year Awards, the March of Dimes recognizes nurses who demonstrate exceptional patient care, compassion, and service. Whether serving as a health care provider, educator, researcher, or…
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PRINCETON: Bad intersection may get new lights
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer One of the worst intersections in town may go green like the one in front of Monument Hall. At that intersection, all traffic stops at the same time to give pedestrians at every corner the green light to cross simultaneously. Princeton officials are currently working with the New Jersey Department…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: GUEST COLUMN
Most arrests without incident By Patrick Colligan Our Nation is reeling from two unfortunate tragedies: the death of Michael Brown and the death of Eric Garner. The reaction to these incidents show that it will take a long time for our communities to heal and our profession will be impacted forever by these two events.…
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GUEST COLUMN: Democracy alive and flying under radar
By David Goodman There are real threats to our representative democracy from the very wealthy (less than 0.1 percent of the population) spending freely on elections and their corporate allies funneling "dark money" through unaccountable organizations to help sway the results. Yet while this is often the top headline, there is also growing public confidence,…
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GUEST COLUMN: Tomorrow will be a better day
By Craig Sherman You would think that Michele Sherman would have a greater sense of optimism after having survived a horrific car accident. Top-notch doctors and dedicated nurses cared for her in an attempt to save her life. Surely, such selfless acts would have aroused in Michele a belief in the inherent good in people.…
