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  • ROBBINSVILLE: Test data helps target growth areas

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — The results of the most recent round of state standardized tests at Robbinsville High School gave district officials reason to crow, but some middle and elementary school scores leave room for improvement.    Assistant Superintendent Kathleen Foster told the school board the district has a threefold purpose when it…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Y kicks off ‘Strong Kids’ campaign

    HILLSBOROUGH: Y kicks off ‘Strong Kids’ campaign

    At Tuesday night’s launch of the Strong Kids annual fundraising campaign kickoff in Hillsborough, an audience of about 100 Y families, community members and staff heard a call to support the YMCA’s mission of being there for the community. Last year, the Y gave $550,000 in assistance for camp and child care, for participation in…

  • Foreign Policy Research Institute Establishes Princeton Committee, Commences Princeton Briefings Series

    Foreign Policy Research Institute Establishes Princeton Committee, Commences Princeton Briefings Series

    By FPRI The Foreign Policy Research Institute (www.FPRI.org), a prominent Philadelphia-based think tank, has announced its expansion to Princeton with a series of international affairs talks, tagged the Princeton Briefings, that began in January 2013.  FPRI’s Princeton Committee is directed by John R. Haines, a Princeton resident and FPRI Trustee, and advised by a committee…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Feb. 7

    Thurs., Feb. 7    School-age Storytime ad Craft: 4:30 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. This is a class for children in kindergarten and up. Register online at www.mcl.org.    ”Design elements of modern and classic Japanese Gardens: Stone Water and Plants:” 7 p.m., Allentown Garden Club meeting, Allentown Methodist Church.…

  • FLORENCE: Township police mentor students

    FLORENCE: Township police mentor students

    Batista Chief Alvin Scully addresses the community at the school. There will be a ceremony for Chief Scully and Capt. Brian Boldizar on Feb. 20 during the Florence Township Council meeting at 8 p.m. (Photo by Amy Batista)

  • FLORENCE: Township police mentor students

    FLORENCE: Township police mentor students

    Batista Fifth-graders at Florence Township Riverfront School received DARE certificates Jan. 30 with the support of local police officers. (Photo by Amy Batista)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Local girls help Rutgers gym team host Scouts

    HILLSBOROUGH: Local girls help Rutgers gym team host Scouts

    Hillsborough Cadette Troop 60261, shown here, helped organized the event.

  • MILLSTONE: Gifted and Talented program forming

    By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer    The Millstone Township school district’s gifted and talented program is on its way to becoming a reality.    Michelle Falanga, the district’s gifted and talented specialist, and Steve Cochrane, the assistant superintendent of curriculum, gave a presentation on the district’s program at the Jan. 28 Board of Education meeting.    According to…

  • Successful Massage Envy Spa Owner to Bring Enhanced Standard of Excellence to Robbinsville and Princeton, New Jersey Locations

    By Caitlin Bomser Princeton, NJ and Robbinsville, NJ (February 6, 2013) – As of the beginning of 2013, Massage Envy Spas in Princeton, NJ and Robbinsville, NJ have undergone a change in ownership and been placed in the hands of New Jersey’s own Greg Robertson, a proven owner with a track record of success at…