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  • Small firms optimistic about future prospects

    Larger firms not as bullish, study says By: George Spohr    Small companies are more optimistic about future growth than their larger counterparts, according to an annual study of merger-and-acquisition activity.    The Columbia Business School’s study, released by New Jersey-based DAK Group, shows that owners and senior managers of privately held companies expect profits and revenues…

  • Students get to see the stars in a unique way

    Former engineering director for the Hayden Planetarium invents a new method to display the heavens. By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — "We are going to leave the Earth now," Ansible Technologies Ltd. owner Aram Friedman announced. "Let’s back up now 50 astronomical units to get a better view of the orbit."    The starry skies projected…

  • MHS boys, girls fourth in county track

    Cougars’ Forbes nearly wins three golds By: Justin Feil    The Montgomery High girls’ track and field team didn’t have one of its best days and still finished fourth at the Somerset County Championships on Thursday.    The Cougar boys’ team had one of its strongest days and also finished fourth in the team standings.    "The boys…

  • Central Jersey market firms up

    Class A space more expensive, harder to find By: George Spohr    Class A real estate space in Central Jersey is becoming more expensive — and more difficult to find, according to Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey Inc.’s latest Marketbeat Snapshot report.    Each quarter, Cushman & Wakefield — a global real-estate services firm — examines…

  • West Windsor breaks ground on major bicycle path

       WEST WINDSOR — A groundbreaking ceremony took place May 5 commemorating an agreement between Public Service Electric & Gas Co. and West Windsor for the PSE&G pedestrian and bike pathway.    When completed, the 8-foot-wide path will go from Rabbit Hill Road in the north to Conover Road in the south, connecting Community Park with Mercer…

  • Celebration in the air at The Waxwood apartments

    Renovated former school, now a National Historic Register site, focus of a champagne toast. By: Marjorie Censer    Residents have shown their appreciation of Hillier Architecture’s renovation of the former Witherspoon School by moving into its apartments. On Thursday, the firm will return the favor and thank those who helped transform the school into The Waxwood,…

  • McZoning for McHospitals and McApartments

    GUEST OPINION, May 17 By: Patrick Sullivan    Princeton Borough is currently studying zoning changes that would limit the construction of big fat houses often called "McMansions." This is long overdue. During the past 20 years, obesity among homes has risen significantly in the United States.    The latest data from the National Center for Fake Statistics…

  • First-ever SCT final ends in heartbreak

    MHS softball falls to late Hillsborough rally By: Justin Feil    BRIDGEWATER — It was what they wanted so badly.    It would have been their first.    It was so close.    For all those reasons, the Montgomery High softball team’s 3-2 loss to Hillsborough for the Somerset County Tournament championship Saturday was particularly poignant.    The Cougars came…

  • Businesses yawn at minimum-wage hike

    Most companies say they already have to pay higher wages By: Stephanie Brown    The minimum wage increase bill signed last month by acting Gov. Richard Codey will raise the state’s minimum wage to $7.15 per hour over the next two years. While supporters of the bill consider it to be a step in the right…