Category: archives

  • BUSINESS: Counselors offer advice to students entering job market

    ‘Plan ahead’ is the best advice for students preparing for their leap into the job market. By: George Frey    As in so many things, "plan ahead" is the best advice, say many area college career services directors in advising students who are preparing for their leap into the job market. The counselors admit the job…

  • POLICE BEAT 01/31

    From the Jan. 31 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY    Police said Ocean Spray Cranberries on Park Street reported the theft of a laptop computer from its electrical office at 1:42 p.m. Jan. 23. Police said the computer is valued at $2,000.    Police said a resident of the 400 block of Prince Street reported…

  • Editorial: Cell tower could benefit entire area

    By: Mae Rhine    They’re usually unsightly, but they’re necessary in our high-tech, fast-paced world.    Cell towers are a necessary evil; while we may not like their appearance, many of us need them.    We objected last year to Sprint’s original proposal to erect a cell tower in Stockton in the borough playground. A cell tower has…

  • Sartorial Splendor

    The Michener Museum hosts a traveling exhibit showcasing the sculptural elegance of fine millinery. By: Susan Van Dongen An early 20th century afternoon hat, one of the largest and most rare in the collection.    If ever there was an occasion to use the phrase "How absolutely fabulous, darling," this is it. Stylish Hats: 200 Years…

  • PU trustees announce hirings, promotions

    McDonough takes top university legal post.    While the appointment of Kwame Anthony Appiah to the Princeton University faculty garnered more headlines, the university’s Board of Trustees also appointed a new general counsel and announced several other faculty hirings and promotions Saturday.    Peter McDonough, a member of Princeton University’s legal staff for 12 years, has been…

  • PHS exhibit packed with workable ideas

    Architects will work with students to see how they can incorporate their ideas into the final plans for renovation and expansion. By: Jeff Milgram    And the winner in the contest to design the best student and staff proposal for Princeton High School is — everyone.    Architects from The Hillier Group will work with students to…

  • Borough panel mulls rate increase for taxis

    By: Jennifer Potash    Taxi rates in Princeton Borough will likely increase this year.    The Princeton Taxi Owners Association is resurrecting a rate increase proposal it made in 1994 that was not adopted by the borough.    The Public Safety Committee of the Princeton Borough Council agreed Friday the change is overdue.    Council President Mildred Trotman, chairwoman…

  • Arrests may close book on Montgomery burglaries

    Police say an arrest of two men in Hillsborough may halt crime wave. By: Steve Rauscher    SOMERVILLE — Hillsborough Township police arrested two men Saturday night who may be responsible for as many as 19 area burglaries since July, police and county prosecutors said.    Brian Eric Scott, 35, of Hamilton and Douglas Wendell Mathis, 37,…

  • Harvard’s loss is Princeton’s gain

    Noted Afro-American studies and philosophy professor to join faculty. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University has signed an academic heavy-hitter, Kwame Anthony Appiah, professor of Afro-American studies and philosophy at Harvard.    The university announced the hiring of Professor Appiah on Saturday, immediately following a meeting of the Board of Trustees. The appointment takes effect on Sept.…