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  • Health program for black women offered by hospital

       Princeton HealthCare System’s Community Education & Outreach Program will host Taking Care of Sisters, a special health event for African American women, on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center at Princeton North Shopping Center, 1225 State Road, Montgomery.    This enriching cultural program will offer a panel of health experts…

  • Stem-cell debate focus of MCCC conference

       WEST WINDSOR — Six panelists will debate "Should We Place Limits on Medical Research: A Look at the Stem Cell Debate" at a conference set for 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 10, at Mercer County Community College’s conference center on the West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.    While many scientists say embryonic stem-cell research…

  • Fire consolidation vote set

    Florence Township looks to consolidate fire stations in order to more efficiently serve community. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — What if there was a fire and no one showed up?    Think it can’t happen? It has, and it’s the kind of incident that motivates a district fire chief to want a more efficient system for…

  • Lighten Up, Princeton offers Saturday screening

       The plateau effect — stalling at a certain number of pounds — can be very frustrating for those seeking to lose body weight.    Lighten Up, Princeton, the community effort to motivate residents to adopt a healthy lifestyle, will provide a public health nurse Saturday morning at Wild Oats Natural Foods Market on Nassau Street to…

  • Girls soccer squad forges new identity

    Girls soccer By: Jim Green    Lawrence High School girls soccer coach Dave Boggs had a straightforward answer when asked how the Cardinals would replace the wealth of talent they lost to graduation after last season.    "I don’t think you replace the players that we lost," he said. "We lost some exceptional players in Tiffany Robert,…

  • Use survey to give input on spending

    EDITORIAL: School board’s requestfor guidance deserves everyone’s response    In July, several hundred residents attended a Township Committee meeting to demand changes in the township’s spending priorities.    That meeting was followed by a smaller but no less impassioned group attending a Board of Education meeting with the same message.    It’s obvious the residents of Hillsborough want…

  • LIFESTYLE: Getting it straight

    Thermal reconditioning may help get rid of twisted and tangled hair while keeping it healthy. By: Melissa Morgan    After spending four hours in the beauty salon, Lynda Molino stared at herself in the mirror, looking at someone she barely recognized.    "Holy cow, I don’t believe it," she said of her new persona. "Wow. I’m so…

  • Hopewell Township gets Farmland Preservation Grant

    Hopewell Township is prepared to spend up to $41.8 million of its own funds to complete the acquisition of preservation easements over 6,648 acres of farmland.    The Hopewell Township Agricultural Advisory Committee reports that the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) has accepted Hopewell Township’s five-year Farmland Planning Incentive Grant application and has allocated $1,140,000 for…

  • HHS BOYS’ SOCCER PREVIEW

    Balance, depth, teamwork are keys By: Rudy Brandl        Although the Hillsborough High boys’ soccer team enters the 2003 season as two-time defending Delaware Division champions, there’s no sense of complacency among the players.    Second-year head coach Eric Puma and his boys haven’t forgotten the bitter disappointment of last year’s season-ending state playoff loss. The…