Category: archives
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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…
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A hard act to follow
The USA Patriot Act is putting an additional burden on grantmakers. By: Melinda Sherwood Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush issued an executive order barring any person or organization from engaging in financial transactions with named supporters of terrorism, or anyone associated with terrorist activities. Soon after, the USA…
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Voters approve Hopewell Valley school budget
Incumbents Bruno, Newport and Wood re-elected. By: John Tredrea Voters approved the Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s $49,013,930 budget by a comfortable margin in Tuesday’s election. With just over 27 percent of the district’s 13,989 registered voters going to the polls, the budget passed by nearly 400 votes, 2,108 to 1,720. In school board races,…
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Mint condition
Fresh out of college, three Ivy League grads create a cool line of mints. By: Gwen McNamara Take a philosophy major, a history major and a guy with a flare for graphic design and what do you get? Why, a successful mint company of course. No really, it’s no joke. Inspired by a conversation outside…
