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  • Bloomberg’s best gives a treat to kids

    Company dishes out loads of holiday cheer to needy children By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — In addition to providing up-to-the-minute insights into the workings of the global economy, Bloomberg LP dished out loads of holiday cheer to some deserving youngsters this month.    As part of its "Best of Bloomberg" week, the company hosted a bevy…

  • English literacy is now on the job

    Classes move to the workplace to aid immigrants By: Jennifer Potash    Recent immigrants whose lack of language skills blocks their advance at work are getting a powerful new tool to move up the employment ladder.    A new English literacy class has moved from the classroom to the workplace in order to give non-English-speaking employees an…

  • Town mulling new attorney

    A new Township Attorney may be in the future. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Township Attorney William Moran may be replaced come January after more than 20 years with the township.    The Township Committee is considering hiring a new township attorney and has interviewed several candidates for the position over the past month, including current attorney William…

  • Let’s Dance — and Eat

    Dinner dancing is making a comeback at the Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn in Hopewell. By: Rich Fisher    Most boomers don’t associate the terms "dinner" and "dancing." Dinner is something you may go out to a restaurant for, and dancing is something you do at a club. The two activities don’t belong in the same…

  • Council’s vote brings a vision closer to reality

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Dec. 20 By: Packet Editorial    Congratulations are in order for Mayor Marvin Reed and the Princeton Borough Council.    Tuesday night, the council voted 5-1 to take the first formal step toward construction of a 500-car parking garage on the site of the former Park & Shop lot off Spring Street. The vote, authorizing…

  • Council defends choice

    As some residents call for newly appointed Hightstown Gene Sarafin to resign his seat, those members of the Borough Council who approved him have come to his defense. By: Scott Morgan    "We knew Gene came with a past," said Councilman Mike Vanderbeck, who on Dec. 2 nominated Mr. Sarafin to replace Dan Buriak. "But we…

  • Princeton schools to prepare emergency plan

    In age of terrorism, fire drills are only the beginning By: Jeff Milgram    It used to be that schools had to prepare only for emergencies like fires, so they held fire drills.    Those days are gone, and now Superintendent Claire Sheff Kohn says she’s going to ask the Princeton Regional Board of Education to approve…

  • Garage plan advances

    Borough Council OKs bond for first phase of project By: Jennifer Potash    Three years and an endless stream of meetings all came down to a single vote at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday.    The Princeton Borough Council, by a 5-1 majority, approved a $13.5 million bond ordinance for a downtown parking garage, plaza and walkways at the…

  • Smallpox vaccination plan raises liability issue

    Hospital officials voice concern at state seminar By: David Campbell    Hospital officials are voicing concern about legal liability and workers’ compensation as they rush to identify volunteers to receive smallpox vaccinations.    The issue was raised at a gathering Wednesday of around 300 hospital clinicians, administrators and staff at the New Jersey Hospital Association on Alexander…