Category: archives

  • Congressman urges more research investment

    Holt holds ‘town meeting’ in West Windsor By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — What’s missing in the nation’s capital these days, according to U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, is foresight.    "This idea of investment in the future is not something that is part of the rhetoric in Washington," he said.    Rep. Holt (D-12) addressed a crowd…

  • New Heights

    The opening of Helium Comedy Club in Center City Philadelphia marks the arrival of A-list laughs. By: Matt Smith    Philadelphia has first-class venues for music and theater, a bustling restaurant scene and a seemingly endless supply of bars. However, Center City has been lacking an A-list comedy club. The Laff House on South Street primarily…

  • Central Jersey’s economy is growing up, up, up

    While the state’s overall economy is stagnant, Central Jersey’s is anything but By: Mike Mathis    Open the newspaper or turn on the television, and you’ll see and hear the same thing: The economy is growing and jobs are becoming increasingly plentiful as the nation continues its rebound from the economic downturn of 2000-2002.    But those…

  • Montgomery takes back seat to no one

    Opens Babe Ruth World Series with 10-run win By: Justin Feil    Excitement over the impending World Series opener on Saturday was cause for sleeplessness Friday among some on the Montgomery 13-year-old all-star baseball team.    Danny Sgammato had another reason.    "I was in the back seat of a car," said the Montgomery starting right fielder. "It…

  • Emblems accompany Princeton University projects

    What will the coat of arms for the new Whitman College look like? By: David Campbell    Whitman College, to be Princeton University’s sixth residential college, is under construction on campus between Baker Rink and Dillon Gymnasium, and it’s scheduled to be completed for the 2007 academic year.    Architect Demetri Porphyrios’ Collegiate Gothic design for the…

  • Rhodia plants its feet firmly in Cranbury

    Company had looked outside Central Jersey to build new HQ By: Mike Mathis    CRANBURY — A Central Jersey company has realized there’s no place like home.    After looking at more than 20 locations in two states, specialty chemical producer Rhodia Inc. has decided to move its new North American headquarters just blocks from its current…

  • As economy grows, Class A real estate hard to find

    Businesses feel tightness of market By: Sherree DeCovny    Central Jersey’s relatively strong economy is translating into a tight commercial real estate market, despite evidence that the state’s economy overall is weakening.    The state’s economy is under pressure, as evidenced by three consecutive months of slower new job growth, rising unemployment claims and businesses reporting sluggish…

  • University students lose another eating club

    Campus Club will close this fall By: Marjorie Censer    Campus Club — one of Princeton University’s 11 eating clubs — will close this fall, Campus Club board of trustees chair Anne Lester Trevisan said.    The club, located on the corner of Prospect Avenue and Washington Road, had struggled with membership in recent years. In 2004,…

  • Going pro

    Montgomery woman builds on her stengths — literally By: Dawn Nikithser    Women everywhere are exercising. Gyms are full of women of all shapes and sizes using machines and taking classes. Getting healthy, getting fit, keeping weight down and inches off — it’s been all the rage for decades. But for some women, simply working out…