Category: archives
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BUSINESS WRAP-UP
Issue of April 20-22, 2004. Healthcare costs hit employers hard There’s good news and bad news in the New Jersey Business and Industry Association’s 2004 Health Benefits Survey. The good news is New Jersey employers only expect health insurance costs to rise an average of 11 percent in 2004. The bad news is it would…
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Dodge Foundation grant to help Montgomery schools
MONTGOMERY The school district received a $15,000 grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to be used for the Schools Attuned project, the school board announced last week. The program is a professional development program that helps educators acquire the skills to meet diverse learning needs of students throughout the district, according to a…
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Experts discuss fulfilling NJ’s affordable-housing needs
One planner sees a demand for 650,000 units in next 15 years. By: Jennifer Potash The fight for more affordable housing in New Jersey, one of the wealthiest states in the union, is about a green matter money. Legislators, academics and housing experts gathered Friday at Princeton University for a conference on affordable housing.…
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Princeton Democrats to host new county executive
The Princeton Community Democratic Organization will hold a public discussion with Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes on Sunday. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Suzanne Patterson Senior Center, located behind Princeton Borough Hall. Mr. Hughes, a Democrat, will talk about the changes initiated by the new administration and the transition from 24…
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Decency debate: Are ads next?
Area advertisers voice their views. By: Gwen McNamara Ever since Janet Jackson’s "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl, the Federal Communications Commission has been cracking down on sexual content in the media. Most notably, criticism and fines have been handed down to several radio stations for airing programs like shock jock Howard Stern’s, who was…
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Seminars, Meetings and Events
CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS April 23 The powers in the tools In celebration of Administrative Professionals Day, the Center for Continuing Studies at Mercer County Community College is hosting a one-day conference on "Power Tools for Women: Essential Skills for Professional and Personal Effectiveness." The conference will focus on helping women formulate creative strategies for maximizing their…
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ELECTION RESULTS
School budget passes by 80 votes. By: Staff Township and borough voters narrowly passed the East Windsor Regional School District’s $68.6 million 2004-05 budget on Tuesday. Hightstown voters defeated the spending plan, but their effort was in vain as enough township voters approved the budget to ensure its passage. The budget was defeated by a…
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Results of the April 20 school elections
Voters in five out of seven area school districts defeated their local school budgets Tuesday night. By: Eve Collins and Scott Morgan Following are the unofficial results of the April 20 school board elections. Winning results are in bold print. Bordentown Regional Budget Question $25 million Yes 494 No 628 Question #2 Stokes trip and…
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EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT
Teri McIntire, Maya Marketing TITLE: Principal EDUCATION: Rider University, B.A., communications/marketing. RESIDENCE: Princeton Township FAMILY: husband Scott Carver, daughter Faith Carver, age 2. THUMBNAIL SKETCH: Involved in marketing for commercial real estate since the late 1980s, and formerly director of marketing for Palmer Square Management and Nassau Inn properties, Ms. McIntire recently struck out on…
