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  • Economist Krugman to deliver lecture

    By: centraljersey.com Award-winning economist and author Paul Krugman will deliver a timely lecture on Sunday, Oct. 31, at 3 p.m. at the Johnson Education Center located off Rosedale Road in Princeton. The event is being sponsored by the Paul Robeson House Committee as a fundraiser. Reserved seats for the event are $50. Dr. Krugman is…

  • ALLENTOWN: Documents from 1877 store shed light on Robbinsville’s beginnings

    ALLENTOWN: Documents from 1877 store shed light on Robbinsville’s beginnings

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — Laura Steward saves everything, and for that Rutgers University archivists are grateful.    The 94-year-old Allentown resident retrieved dozens of brittle 19th-century ledgers, daybooks and public record registers from her husband’s family’s general store in Robbinsville before it was razed in the 1970s. Then she stored the books in…

  • LAWRENCE: Violence dropping in local schools

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    While the overall number of incidents of violence and vandalism in the Lawrence Township public schools has continued its downward trend, the number of instances of vandalism has increased, according to the school district’s annual violence and vandalism report.    The Lawrence Township Board of Education accepted the 2009-10 report at…

  • Special movie

    By: centraljersey.com On Oct. 29 and 30 at 7, 8:40 and 10:20 p.m., ACME Screening Room (www.nickelodeonnights.org), 25 S. Union St. Lambertville, will feature "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," musical cult-classic about love, hate, creation, creatures and sex. A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to…

  • Hunterdon Chamber events scheduled

    By: centraljersey.com The Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce will acknowledge the county’s municipal clerks today (Oct. 28) at The Frenchtown Inn, Frenchtown, from noon-2 p.m. "The clerks play such a vital, yet often unsung, role in municipal government, that the Chamber chooses to honor them once a year," Chris Phelan, chamber president, said. The meeting…

  • Former budget director to lecture

    By: centraljersey.com Peter Orszag, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama and a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, will present a public talk,"Health Care Reform and Our Fiscal Future," at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, on the Princeton University…

  • Protect goblins on All Hallows’ Eve

    By: centraljersey.com October brings warm days and cool nights to spend time outside and take in the foliage, pick pumpkins at local farms, sample homemade cider and collect treats for tricks, dressed as witches and goblins. Experts at the NJ Poison Control Center (www.njpies.org) urge parents and caregivers to be alert and take precautions to…

  • Dog Days of Lambertville calendar available

    By: centraljersey.com After months of panting in anticipation, local pups are finally getting their day in the limelight. The sixth Dog Days of Lambertville 2011 calendar, a community institution, has arrived in local shops. The calendar’s canine photos and tales are as charming – and in some cases as moving – as always. All profits…

  • Attention Florence Twp. Voters

    By Florence Twp. Florence Twonship residents – Election Day is Tuesday, November 2, 2010.  Don’t end up waiting in line – cast your ballot as early as you can.  All polling locations will be open at 6:00 a.m.  Avoid the crowds and go to the polls early or during off hours.  Did you know the…