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  • EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT

    Debra L. Newton, Newton Gravity Shift. TITLE: President,CEO EMPLOYEES: 48 EDUCATION: St. Mary’s College, B.A., business management RESIDENCE: Princeton FAMILY: Tom Konstantynowicz, husband, chief operating officer at Newton Gravity Shift; three daughters ages 9, 10 and 22. CAREER HIGH: "You don’t sit back and rest on the last highlight — you raise the bar and…

  • Pirate meet still strong at 25

    Reca has come full circle By: Justin Feil    Twenty-five years ago, Cheryl Reca came to the first Pirate Invitational — as a swimmer.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro North head coach, who also ran the meet as WW-P South head coach for one year, was back for the 25th Pirate Invitational with the Knight boys Saturday and…

  • School construction shifts into higher gear this week

    Health and safety plan expected to be in place at Princeton school sites. By: Jeff Milgram    This promises to be a busy week for construction in the Princeton Regional Schools.    The school district plans to put its construction health and safety plan into effect this week and complete work on an extensive ventilation system designed…

  • Artist invites public to donate artifacts for new library mural

    Small objects collected from the community will be incorporated into giant project. By: Jennifer Potash    A new project at the Princeton Public Library offers the public the chance to have a part in the creation of a work of art for the new downtown building, which is nearing completion.    Internationally acclaimed artist Ik-Joong Kang is…

  • Education companies profit from ‘No Child Left Behind’

    Educators may disagree on its merits, but there’s no question it’s been great for business. By: Melinda Sherwood    Educators may disagree on the merits of the No Child Left Behind act, but one thing is certain — it’s been great for businesses.    Companies that provide assessment tools, tutoring and professional-training products and services to schools…

  • Faithful Witness

    The Bucks County Committee for Interracial Harmony remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By: Amy Brummer Staff photo by Amy Brummer From left: Carolyn Rector, Joan Jackson and Doris Randolph will perform a gospel tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.    In his speech on April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed that he had…

  • Vote set tonight on Hulfish North plan

    Borough Council could close a long chapter in its often stormy Palmer Square history. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council expects to close a very long chapter in its history and start a new one Tuesday.    The council will hold a public hearing on the proposed agreement with Palmer Square Management that will pave…

  • BUSINESS WRAP-UP

    Week of Jan. 13-15. dotPhoto gets $4 M in deal    Edison Venture Fund of Lawrenceville and Sycamore Ventures of West Windsor announced Jan. 6 the companies are investing a combined $4 million in dotPhoto of West Trenton.    dotPhoto provides Internet applications for sending and printing digital photos as well as wireless applications for sharing and…

  • South girls win Pirate Invitational

    Swim to first crown since 1996 By: Justin Feil    Paul Hamnett lucked out.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro High South swimming head coach didn’t plan on bringing a change of clothes to the Girls’ Pirate Invitational on Sunday. But he happened to have an extra change of clothes at school and needed it after a victory bath…