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  • Rail traffic through Montgomery raises concern

    Length of trains, their frequency and breakdowns cited. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — Township officials plan to meet with representatives from the CSX Corp. this week to discuss issues that have caused mounting concern — including the length of the trains traveling through the municipality, the frequency of those trains and communication if those trains…

  • More than just the ABC’s

    Local duo offer DVDs to teach kids to be multilingual By: Kate Herts    LAWRENCE — Asako Yoshino and her husband, Kevin Pollock, wanted their children to be fluent in both Japanese and English, but they couldn’t find any good bilingual educational programs for children.    So Ms. Yoshino came up with the idea of marketing children’s…

  • All-star game puts Cornick’s focus on football

    WW-P South representative aids East secondary for Sunshine game By: Justin Feil    Chris Cornick has spent the better part of the last 10 years playing baseball in his summers.    This summer, it’s football to which he’s turned his focus. Cornick will play for the East squad in the Sunshine Classic all-star football game 7 p.m.…

  • Princeton 12s seek early win

    Offense looks to carry squad By: Justin Feil    The pressure-packed games usually come at the end of tournaments.    The Princeton 12-year-old all-star team’s biggest game, however, might be its first in the District 12 Little League Tournament. It will take on West Windsor 6 p.m. Thursday at West End in the first game of Pool…

  • Curtain up! Light the lights!

    The Princeton Festival prepares to stage ‘Sweeney Todd.’ By: Michael Redmond    Like an invading army, The Princeton Festival has arrived and occupied the Kirby Arts Center of The Lawrenceville School, setting up operations throughout the facility and using space in the school’s Clark Music Center, as well.    The festival’s inaugural production, Stephen Sondheim’s "Sweeney Todd,…

  • Grad-rate hikes to help economy

    Wages also could rise as a result of cutting dropout rate By: George Spohr    PRINCETON — Increasing the number of high school graduates in New Jersey could significantly raise wages, resulting in a healthier state economy, according to calculations by the Alliance for Excellent Education.    About 89 percent of New Jersey’s students graduate from high…

  • Suburbs’ pressing need: workforce housing

    GUEST OPINION, June 28 By: Mary Ellen Marino Smaller homes are being torn down at a rapid pace in many suburbs, particularly Princeton, to make room for MegaMansions. Is this the highest and best use of one of our most scarce and valuable resource — land? Who needs a six-bedroom, six-bath home?    A January 2005…

  • Towns gear up for Independence Day

    Plenty of observances, but none on July 4. NJ and PA event listings.    The Fourth of July is coming to Packet-area municipalities a little early this year, with celebrations starting in Montgomery on Wednesday and continuing in Princeton, West Windsor and Rocky Hill into the holiday weekend. Princeton     Princeton will hold its annual fireworks…

  • Tune in to OnAir

    OnAir with the Princeton Business Journal debuts July 12 on MoneyTalk 1350. Go behind the headlines, and tune in for indepth interviews with the newsmakers and reporters who help to make each issue. OnAir with the Princeton Business Journal featured stories: Susan Young Media Relations, www.sueyoungmedia.com Kara’s TikiTorch Lounge, www.totallyfake.com Catch OnAir at 9:00 a.m.…