Category: archives
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PARENTING PEARLS: Living my dream of helping people in A healing setting
By Dr. Mae Sakharov My initial goals as an educator were to work in a hospital or therapeutic setting with allied professionals. Unfortunately, when I completed my doctorate the country was immersed in recession and no such positions were available. Bringing together my resources and bucking up, I opened a learning center where my work…
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All Girls Robotics Team Gears Up for Another Successful Season
Mount Saint Mary Academy’s robotics team enters this year’s competition season as the only team from an all-girls school in its division of the FIRST Tech Challenge, a national robotics competition for high school students. In an activity dominated by boys, the Mount team has excelled and looks to continue to improve its performance as…
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MONROE: Guidance goes deep in anti-bullying talk
David Kilby, Managing Editor MONROE — After a two-hour discussion between parents, teachers and students about bullying, perhaps the most resounding advice was uttered by a student who said to simply return to the old mantra of “treat others the way you would like to be treated.” The Monroe Township School District invited professional counselor…
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All Girls Robotics Team Gears Up for Another Successful Season
Mount senior Sarah Ericksen of Berkeley Heights and Mount junior Kaitlyn Pellicano of Dunellen work on the team’s robot.
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LAMBERTVILLE: Hospital has party for Lindsley’s 100th
By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor LAMBERTVILLE — Lambertville’s John Price “Jack” Lindsley turned 100 Monday. Back on Oct. 17 — in anticipation of this milestone — Mr. Lindsley was honored by Lambertville City Council with a proclamation. ”What a guy to have in your town. He’s still active in the fire company and was honored…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’: ‘achingly beautiful’
‘Isabel (Chloe Grace Moretz) and Hugo (Asa Butterfield) in Martin Scorsese’s ‘glowing jewel box of a movie,’ ‘Hugo.’
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Mercer County Community College Partners with NJIT for Engineering Science Programs
By Saveria Symons West Windsor, NJ: A new agreement between the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Mercer County Community College (MCCC) makes it easy for graduates of MCCC’s Engineering Science program to transfer directly into bachelor’s degree programs at the Newark College of Engineering at NJIT. MCCC’s program prepares students with a strong foundation…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Tree farms donate Christmas trees for troops
By Jenna Kunze, Staff Writer This holiday season, Keris Tree Farm in Allentown and the McLaughlin Tree Farm in Robbinsville are donating 200 Christmas Trees as part of the nationwide Trees for Troops program and they’re inviting the public to join in the effort. Military families receive free Christmas trees under this program, which is sponsored…
