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  • Do governments need lobbyists?

    By: Hank Kalet A year after the state comptroller’s office criticized local governments for spending nearly $4 million on lobbying the state over a two-year legislative cycle, the practice remains alive and well and very expensive for taxpayers. According to a story in The Star-Ledger on Monday, municipal governments and other local government entities –…

  • West Windsor farmers market plans May 1 opening

    By: John Saccenti – Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR – When Beth Feehan and Mireille Delman set out to start the West Windsor Community Farmers Market seven years ago, they wanted to create more than just a place to buy fresh local food. They also wanted to create a place for neighbors to get together. "The…

  • Spa for Success Benefit

    Spa for Success Benefit

    By May 13th, 2010, Lambertville, New Jersey – Zanya Spa Salon and La Chele Medical Aesthetics will sponsor a donation drive to benefit Dress For Success, a charitable organization helping women locally and worldwide acquire business attire, support, and training to obtain upward mobility in the job market. On May 13th, women are invited to…

  • Voters OK PRSD, WW-P budgets, nix Montgomery

    Princeton: Yes: 2,359 No: 1,184 By: Kristine Snodgrass – Staff Writer Princetonians left no question of their support for the 2010-11 school budget, voting overwhelmingly in its favor in Tuesday’s election. The $60.5 million tax levy was approved by in the township by a vote of 1,740 to 833, and by 619 to 351 in…

  • PBSN Singles Dance and Social at Brookside Manor
  • Racing to join running

    By: centraljersey.com One year ago, the 2009 Marin County (Calif.) Marathon was canceled for lack of interest. Only 60 people had signed up to take on the 26.2 miles. It’s a startling development given how popular distance running has become. Monday saw the second largest field in Boston Marathon history behind only the 100th running…

  • Counterpoint

    W.S. Merwin, live from Maui By: Michael Redmond – Lifestyle Editor "Now all my teachers are dead except silence" (from "The Lice," 1967) W.S. Merwin is enjoying some unaccounted notoriety as a film star. Or, better put, he is bemused by the same. The poet, twice the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, appears as a…

  • Piranha swimmers have strong JO meet

    By: centraljersey.com The Princeton Piranhas Swim team sent 16 of its top swimmers to the New Jersey Junior Olympics, which were held recently at Rutgers University. In order to qualify to compete in the years most prestigious state event, all swimmers must have achieved gold times in their respective events and then can test those…

  • In memory of Mrs. Brown

    By: centraljersey.com Lace up your sneakers and walk to support the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Today the Village School in Princeton Junction is holding an extra-special Wolf Walk in honor of, and in memory of, a very special teacher who lost her courageous battle with cancer in December. Mrs. Susan Brown taught in the…