Category: archives
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Women of color and life balance issues
There is a lot of stigma attached to asking for help and pressure to live up to this image of the strong black woman who doesn’t need help By: Mary Koeppel with Nathalie Edmond, PsyD Women often struggle to find balance in their lives, juggling multiple and conflicting roles at home and at work. The…
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J&J gets go-ahead to install solar panels
Energy system in Montgomery to cost $3.3 million. By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY Let the sun shine on Skillman. Johnson & Johnson has been given the go-ahead by the Planning Board to erect a 120,000-square-foot solar energy system at its Skillman campus. The project will cost $3.3 million to construct, but the company will receive…
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Mother eyes write-in slot
Resident hoping to fill open seat on school board. By: Elaine Worden JAMESBURG Lincoln Avenue resident Karen Zimmerman is hoping to be elected to the Board of Education as a write-in candidate. She said she plans on placing her name on the ballot at school elections April 19, and hopes to be one of…
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Treasure trove
Antique store offers everything from jewelry to pottery. By:Elaine Worden Tucked under the pink awning of a white 19th century house nestled on East Railroad Avenue in Jamesburg is a roomful of treasures. Behind the matching pink front door the house, which was once a tobacco shop in the 1800s, are shelves of antique glassware,…
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Letters to the Editor, March 18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 18 School calendar poses problems To the editor: It must seem patently obvious that giving students in the Princeton Regional Schools an extra week of vacation so early in the school year could not possibly serve their best educational interests. I’d like to raise another issue. Did anyone stop…
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DISPATCHES: New rules to eradicate ethical quagmire
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet Report calls for a revamp of the state ethics commission. New Jersey politicians have a well-deserved reputation for bad behavior. From the days of the Hague administration in Jersey City in the 1930s to the ethical quagmires that chased U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli and Gov. James McGreevey from office in recent…
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Remembering Stanley Lester as a friend
Stanley J. Lester remembered for his outstanding work ethic. By: Elaine Worden JAMESBURG Stanley J. Lester will be remembered as a hardworking and honest man. A dedicated family and business man, Mr. Lester, 79, died Monday at the Willow Creek Rehab and Care Center, Somerset. He was born in Perth Amboy and was raised…
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A student’s journey back from paralysis
Student finds hope and healing. By: Leon Tovey MONROE "I guess I’ve learned that you can’t get through life by yourself," Sean Denehy says. "You need other people." Mr. Denehy, a 20-year-old sophomore majoring in engineering at Villanova University and a graduate of Monroe High School, says he had to learn that lesson the…
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Old firetruck to get new life
Will be donated to Pennsylvania fire company. By: Josh Appelbaum The Cranbury Fire Department is helping its brethren by donating a decommissioned firetruck to a Pennsylvania fire company. The Township Committee on Monday approved the donation of a 1963 GMC 7000 Series TASC truck with an 85-foot ladder and other equipment to Helping Our Own,…
