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  • Kids taught to protect themselves

    First radKIDS class graduated at West Windsor Police Department. By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The police department here graduated its first class of radKIDS Friday.    Children between 5 and 7 years old were taught how to "resist aggression defensively" during a 10-hour, family-centered safety-education program. The program emphasizes decision-making skills as well as physical…

  • Used PHS textbooks to receive second read in African nations

    Fundraising sales aid drive by Small Learning Communities group. By: Rachel Silverman    Where do old, out-of-date public school textbooks go?    Do they sit in some unmarked storage closet collecting dust, only to fall into disrepair?    Or is there some good use for this tossed-aside repository of taxpayer dollars?    "It is the answer to this question…

  • BREAKING NEWS – Bordentown City election results

    In the election for Bordentown City Commission held Tuesday, commissioners John (Bill) Collom, James Lynch and John Wehrman will retain their four-year seats. Vote tallies for the incumbents and challenger Al Csapo as of Tuesday night were: Collom – 501 Lynch – 495 Wehrman – 484 Csapo – 288 Total voters – 776

  • Friends of Homeless Animals plans benefit May 22

       Friends of Homeless Animals in Princeton is hosting a fundraising event that will have guests kicking up their heels — with their pet, that is. "An Afternoon for Paws" will be held on Sunday, May 22, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Upton Pyne Estate, located at 67 Ravine Lake Road, Bernardsville.    The highlight of…

  • Company raises $40M to fund line of anti-cancer products

    Celator to triple payroll, move to the Princetons By: George Spohr    MONTGOMERY — Celator Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, has raised $40 million to bring three cancer-fighting products to market.    That’s one of the largest venture capital investments the U.S. will see this year — and the largest in Canada over the past…

  • The Princeton Festival

    So are the meat pies fresh, Mrs. Lovett? By: Michael Redmond    Some stories are so chilling one hopes they are not actually true, but figments of some writer’s imagination. Such is not the case with Sweeney Todd, "the demon barber of Fleet Street," according to early 19th century sources.    Stephen Sondheim’s enormously successful "Sweeney Todd"…

  • Dropping into the Princeton Hub

    A refuge for those with mental or emotional disabilities. By: Christian Kirkpatrick    Everyone wants a place to go on Saturday night. Somewhere to relax with others, to talk and have fun, maybe even make a new friend.    Residents with mental or emotional disabilities find such a place at the Princeton Hub. This drop-in center is…

  • West Windsor choosing mayor, council members today

    Polls close at 8 p.m. tonight. By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. today as voters choose a mayor and two new council members.    The candidates for mayor are incumbent Shing-Fu Hsueh and Council Vice President Alison Miller.    Council candidates Linda Geevers and Heidi Kleinman…

  • Milestones

    Issue of May 10, 2005 By: Sara Carpenter TECHNOLOGY    Orchid BioSciences Inc. announced the appointment of Raymond J. Land as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 6. Mr. Land succeeds Michael Spicer, who resigned in December to accept another position.    Mr. Land brings to Orchid more than 30 years of experience in…