Category: archives

  • Princeton University projects tell a tale of two eras

    Whitman College recalls the Collegiate-Gothic period while across Washington Road, the Gehry-designed library is all high tech. By: David Campbell    Two new buildings currently under construction on the Princeton University campus stand in striking contrast to one another, one hearkening back to the era of Collegiate Gothic, the other going decidedly ultra-futuristic.    "It represents the…

  • Briefcase

    Issue of August 9, 2005 By: George Spohr Whole Foods, BP laud solar energy    WEST WINDSOR — Whole Foods Market and BP Solar held a joint news conference July 26 to officially dedicate a 126.7-kilowatt BP Solar array that sits atop the Whole Foods and generates enough energy every day to power 30 homes.    "Whole…

  • RECREATION

       Monroe Camps    The Monroe Township Community Center is located at 120 Monmouth Road, phone (732) 723-5000; fax (732) 723-5014. For more information or to register for any of the following camps, call the Monroe Community Center.    Science: Mad Science Camp, boys and girls ages 6 to 12, Aug. 15 through Aug. 19, 1 p.m. to…

  • RELIGIOUS

       Chinmaya Mission    Chinmaya Mission Tristate Center, 95 Cranbury Neck Road, Cranbury. For more information, call (609) 655-0404 or visit www.cnjbalavihar.org.    Chinmaya Mission is a non-profit teaching organization that conducts Vendantic programs for children and adults. Chabad House of Monroe    Chabad House of Monroe, 4 Kelly Court, Monroe; phone, (609) 655-7727; Web site, www.chabadhousemonroe.com. The rabbi…

  • SCHOOL NEWS

    Back to School Nights Brooks Crossing: Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Brooks Crossing at Deans: Sept. 20, 7 p.m. Brunswick Acres (K-2): Sept. 21, 7 p.m. Brunswick Acres (3-5) Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Cambridge: Sept. 21, 7 p.m. Constable: Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Greenbrook: Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Indian Fields: Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Indian Fields…

  • GETTING INVOLVED

       Alisa Chapter of Hadassah    The Alisa Chapter of Hadassah meets at the Jewish Center of Concordia at the intersection of Perrineville and Prospect Plains roads.    For more information, call Marilyn Shustak at (609) 655-4777.    Discussion: Topic is Terri Schiavo, Monday, Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m., Concordia Shopping Center, Perrineville Road. Lawyer Jerome Bruder of Bolster and…

  • ‘Doing the right thing’ can help to reap revenue

    Ethics Guy says issues of human welfare vital to biopharm industry By: David Campbell    If there’s one thing that’s bad for business, it’s having your chief financial officer or other top executives do the perp walk on television. But as author and ethics coach Bruce Weinstein suggests, there’s more at stake in doing the right…

  • West Windsor falls one step shy of World Series

    Softball all-stars fall to Connecticut By: Justin Feil    The West Windsor 12-year-old all-star softball team advanced one step closer to a first-ever World Series appearance before its run at the East Regional championship ended.    After reaching the regional semifinals last year before bowing out, this year’s all-star contingent cruised through the semifinals, 11-3, against West…

  • Arts Council of Princeton to throw a ‘yard sale’

       A community arts center can collect a lot of stuff over 22 years in one building — art supplies, chairs, tables, shelves, books and the priceless works of art that accumulate and decorate walls over time.    After so many years in the Paul Robeson Building, the Arts Council of Princeton will hold its "Art &…