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Seminars, Meetings and Events
TUESDAY, DEC. 3 Business Network International, Princeton Chapter networking breakfast, 7-8:30 a.m. at Merrill Lynch, 4th floor, 7 Roszel Rd., West Windsor. Info: (609) 371-2580. Le Tip of Princeton, networking breakfast, 7-8:30 a.m., Best Western Palmer Inn, Route 1 South, West Windsor. Reg. req. Info: (609) 243-0001, ext. 13. CPCU Society workshop, "Insuring Defective Construction,"…
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Bourbeau passing on love of hockey
New Hun coach excited about position By: Justin Feil Francois Bourbeau has been actively involved in ice hockey for all but a few months of his life. It’s natural for someone who grew up just outside of Montreal. "They say that when you’re French-Canadian, you learn to skate before you walk," said Bourbeau, who is…
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Traffic-calming has its critics
Some Rocky Hill residents question effectiveness of campaign By: Steve Rauscher ROCKY HILL Last spring, borough officials triumphantly announced the implementation of a number of traffic-calming measures aimed at slowing commuter traffic through their cozy town. Recently, however, some residents have begun to question the effectiveness of the traffic-calming campaign, wondering if it may…
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Schools launch minority hiring effort
Joint program includes Montgomery, Princeton Regional and West Windsor-Plainsboro By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY The township school district is taking steps to hire more minority teachers and administrators, district officials announced last week. The district has helped found the Central New Jersey Minority Recruiting Consortium, an association of local school districts consisting of the East…
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Letters to the Editor, Dec. 3
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Dec. 3 By: Borough Merchants support garage To the editor: It is the opinion of this retailer that the parking garage project will give our fair town a needed economic shot in the arm. We are not just getting a garage but a new library, apartments, retail stores and a…
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Bearer of bad news also suffers in layoff
The disturbing message of mass job losses can be as hard, emotionally and physically, on the managers who deliver it as on the employees who receive it. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi A layoff announcement is one piece of bad news that can literally kill the messenger. Experts say the disturbing message of mass job losses…
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Home for the Holidays
Homeowners in Newtown, Pa., welcome visitors to the 40th annual holiday house tour Dec. 7. By: Daniel Shearer TimeOFF/Daniel Shearer The Armstrong House, on South Chancellor Street, is one of the residences on the Newtown Historic Association Open House Tour. Ten years ago, the balloon-frame house at 231 S. Chancellor St. in Newtown, Pa., underwent…
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Quakers didn’t contemplate dodging local sewer-use taxes
Auction of lien on Princeton Monthly Meeting property was slated for tomorrow. By: David Campbell The Quakers are renowned for contemplation, non-violence and even peaceful protest but sewer-tax evasion? That was how it looked to the Princeton Sewer Operating Committee when it assessed the Quaker Settlement at Stony Brook for nonpayment of $32.33 in…
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Printmaking Icons
The Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper continues a tradition of preservation and innovation. By: Ilene Dube Above, "Target," a print made by lithographer June Wayne in 1951. "Wave Five," at right, also by Ms. Wayne, has been made into a 6-by-8 foot tapestry and hangs in the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and…
