Category: archives

  • Chamber sees fertile ground for expansion

    Special issue: Poised for Recovery? Around the region, prospects are looking up By: Mark Moffa    The Mercer County Chamber of Commerce is looking to fill a void.    The East Windsor/Hightstown area is missing from the chamber’s coverage area and President Cathy Frank-White wants to create a division to serve the region.    She said every other…

  • Costs closing door on local home buyers

    Princeton planning officials voice grave misgivings. By: David Campbell    The skyrocketing price of Princeton housing and the consequences for affordable housing have prompted deep misgivings among Princeton planning officials.    "The price of housing in this town has become so astronomical that people living in town wouldn’t be able to buy the houses they live in…

  • Stagnitta follows path to success

    Montgomery resident has Rutgers men’s lacrosse unbeaten By: Bob Nuse    It’s a path that has led to a national championship before.    A men’s lacrosse coach gets his first Division I head coaching opportunity in New Jersey. He moves his family to Montgomery and after a rough first year begins to lay the groundwork for a…

  • In Cranbury, local business is about people

    Special issue: Poised for Recovery? Around the region, prospects are looking up By: Matt Kirdahy    Cranbury business has always been about relationships. That’s why, despite the sluggish economy, 2002 brought financial success to the businesses of Cranbury, said Kathy Morolda, president of the Cranbury Business and Professional Association.    She said even though the township has…

  • Former PU admission director takes on new role

    Steve LeMenager takes post of director of planning and administration for campus life. By: Jeff Milgram    Steve LeMenager, who lost his job as Princeton University’s director of admissions last summer after breaching a Yale University Web site, has been appointed to a new position, director of planning and administration for campus life.    The appointment was…

  • Batter up in new West Windsor facility

    Batting cages give community kids opportunity to excel By: Justin Feil    If there was any question about the demand for the new West Windsor batting cages in Community Park, Saturday’s well-attended official ribbon-cutting ceremony should have put them to sleep.    Players, coaches, past West Windsor Little League presidents, West Windsor mayor Sing-Fu Hsueh and members…

  • Local girls will play among hockey elite

    Atlantic District team will play in Chicago Showcase By: Justin Feil    Put together the chance to play against top-level ice hockey players in front of collegiate coaches with a five-day trip to Chicago, and it makes for an unbeatable opportunity.    Five area girls will take the relatively new opportunity after being selected for the Atlantic…

  • War fears muddy waters for investors

    Special issue: Poised for recovery? By: George Frey    While some financial advisory strategists are saying there is light on the economic horizon and others are not so convinced, most agree war fears must subside before real expansion and growth for companies can lead to more profitable investments.    "What I’m saying might be a bit different…

  • Princeton shops taking obstacles in their stride

    Special issue: Poised for Recovery? Around the region, prospects are looking up By: Jonathan Cheng    The arrival of spring is usually accompanied by an onset of optimism, but as the snow melted from this year’s prolonged winter, Princeton business owners were still holding their breath on recovery. The words on everyone’s lips this spring are…