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Princeton schools seek applicants for new preschool program
Pilot effort is part of state’s Early Launch to Learning Initiative. By: Jeff Milgram The Princeton Regional School District is looking for a few good 4-year-olds for its new preschool program at Johnson Park School. Parents can pick up applications through Sept. 10 at the district’s Student Services office in the Valley Road Building, 25…
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WW Arts Council to present afternoon of visual arts
The West Windsor Arts Council (WWAC) will present a creative afternoon of visual arts for all ages on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. This free event will take place at West Windsor’s Nassau Park Pavilion, behind Panera Restaurant. Rain or shine, activities will be held beneath a weatherproof tent. Participants will be…
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Plainsboro to hold ninth Festival of the Arts Sept. 20
The ninth annual Plainsboro Festival of the Arts unfolds Saturday, Sept. 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. as the Municipal Plaza fills with area artists, musicians, dancers, poets and creative performers of all sorts. Organizers at Plainsboro Public Library invite interested area visual artists, musicians, writers, performers and "happening aficionados" to join in the rich…
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Whole Hearted
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz takes over as music director of the American Boychoir. FERNANDO MALVAR-RUIZ Most parents can’t get their boys to pick up clothes, eat vegetables or turn off the TV. On the other hand, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, the new music director of the American Boychoir, is able to pull the most enchanting music out of the…
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Achievement , student growth, top Monroe list
Monroe administrators set goals for the upcoming school year. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi MONROE Dealing with an expected enrollment increase and keeping students’ test scores strong top the agenda of district and school administrators. And among Superintendent Ralph Ferrie’s long-range goals this year is securing land in Thompson Park for a new high school.…
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With record turnout, chamber trade fair is ‘blowout’ event
Speaker touts genomics as ‘the next frontier.’ By: Melinda Sherwood With more vendors than ever in its 23-year history and a nationally renowned keynote speaker the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Trade Fair and U.S. 1 Technology Showcase at The Westin Princeton hotel in Forrestal Village was arguably the "blowout" business networking event…
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Schools set for students
Jamesburg administrators set goals for the upcoming school year. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi JAMESBURG Administrators are looking ahead and setting goals as they anticipate the opening of school, Tuesday. Superintendent Shirley Bzdewka, who is also the principal of Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School, said she looks forward to laying the groundwork for improving student…
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Varhley to coach MHS girls’ tennis
New coach excited about program By: Justin Feil Matt Varhley saw instant success as an assistant coach for the Montgomery High softball team last spring. A state Group III championship was a real thrill for Varhley, who played baseball at Princeton Day School. Though he didn’t take up tennis until recently, Varhley is just as…
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Rehab for pulmonary patients can improve quality of life
COPD develops slowly. It may be many years be´fore symptoms such as shortness of breath become apparent By: Lorraine Seabrook and Geralyn Karpiscak, R.N. Thirty-five million Americans are currently living with chronic lung disease, otherwise known by the acronym COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD refers to two related diseases that affect the lungs…
