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  • Scholarship foundation aids Princeton students

       College doesn’t happen by chance. That’s why the Princeton Regional Scholarship Foundation (PRSF) exists. And that’s why Princeton Township Mayor Phyllis Marchand has issued a proclamation declaring May to be Scholarship Month in Princeton.    For 30 years the PRSF has quietly dedicated itself to aiding Princeton High School graduates seeking higher education. The PRSF is…

  • University grad students, faculty forging close bonds

    Union efforts at Yale, Columbia fail to materialize at Princeton. By: David Campbell    Could the day-to-day work at research universities like Princeton University get done without graduate students? According to the university administration and the graduate students doing the work, there’s more to it than just labor.    William B. Russel, dean of the Graduate School…

  • District to buy six new buses

    Board approves resolution to purchase six new buses. By: Melissa Hayes    MONROE — The school board approved a resolution authorizing the acquisition of six school buses on Wednesday.    The buses — four 54-passenger vehicles, and two 16-passenger vehicles — will be lease purchased for five years and will cost $12,600 per bus, according to the…

  • Human Rights Film Festival provokes lively debate

    Series continues at Princeton Public Library. By: Rachel Silverman    Is access to water a fundamental human right? Or is it a commodity that can be bought and sold by private entities?    After viewing "Thirst," a documentary film that confronts this dilemma, Princeton residents and students spent nearly an hour Thursday afternoon debating this ethical and…

  • ‘Frist Filibuster’ hits the road

    Princeton University students continue effort at Mall in Washington. By: David Campbell    Students participating in the mock "Frist Filibuster" at Princeton University took their loquacious protest on the road this week to the Mall in Washington.    The mock filibuster started April 26 and ran nonstop on the north lawn outside Princeton’s Frist Campus Center for…

  • Cranbury begins historic celebration

    Celebrate National Historic Preservation Month with Victorian needlecraft. By: Josh Appelbaum    CRANBURY — May promises to be a busy month for the Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society.    Not only will it recognize National Historic Preservation Month, but the society will celebrate its 35th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of the village’s designation as a National…

  • Second library forum on illegal immigration set

    Legal and political experts to take part at May 19 event.    Princeton Public Library will host a second program on illegal immigration, this one focusing on political and legal issues, 6:30 p.m. May 19.    "In Pursuit of Happiness: Economic and Political Perspectives on Illegal Immigration," co-sponsored by the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund,…

  • Hospital inviting cancer survivors to a garden brunch June 5

       Princeton HealthCare System invites cancer survivors, their families and those affected by a friend or loved one’s cancer diagnosis to attend a special garden brunch on Sunday, June 5, to celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day.    Titled "Living in Full Bloom," the event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the garden on…

  • Falcons aren’t complaining after loss to Spotswood

    By: Ken Weingartner    Not all wins are victories and not all losses are defeats. At least when it comes to the mental side of baseball.    For example, Monroe lost 11-10 Tuesday to Spotswood. But after rallying from an 11-5 deficit and having a chance to win the game in their final at-bat, the Falcons felt…