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  • Monroe fourth-graders learn about the lives of the Lenape

    By Maria-Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — Four centuries ago Lenape families freely roamed the evergreen hilltops of Jamesburg.    One afternoon last week, the students at Brookside Elementary School were allowed to retrace the footsteps of New Jersey’s indigenous people.    At an assembly Sept. 21, fourth-graders stepped into the moccasins of their geographical predecessors by soaking…

  • Part lawyer, part executive

    Part lawyer, part executive

    Jason Meyer, chief legal officer and corporate secretary at Kaplan EduNeering, said he enjoys the work of the corporate legal officer because it enables him to use the principles of the law in “building an enterprise than can support employees and give employees meaningful work to do.” Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • ARCHITECTURE

       Clarke Caton Hintz, an architectural, planning and landscape architecture firm located in Trenton, recently announced that Ron Kopec and Jessica Latherow have joined the firm.    Mr. Kopec brings over 16 years of experience to the firm. His prior experience includes extensive school design, including projects for Bernard and Kinnelon High Schools and Lawrence Elementary School…

  • Blue Rooster baker gets nod in Cranbury

    Planners approval paves way for new business By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    Two Cranbury residents’ dream of opening their own bakery and café came one step closer to reality at a Sept. 20 Planning Board meeting.    The board unanimously approved the application of Bob and Karen Finigan for a minor site plan with variances on…

  • Part lawyer, part executive

    Part lawyer, part executive

    As a profession, that of the corporate counsel involves a balance, and unique rewards By: Mike Mathis, Special Writer     They don’t get any face time on television or spend all their time in court, but that doesn’t mean the job they do isn’t important. Corporate counsel, or in- house attorneys as they are often…

  • A concert under the stars in Cranbury

    Musical event raises money for Arts Council program By Michelle McGuinness, Special Writer    Candles and tiki torches lit the way to a concert under the stars last week.    The warm Sept. 22 night provided an appropriate backdrop for the event, which was organized by the Cranbury Arts Council and located at the farm of Matt…

  • LAW

       The law firm of Stark & Stark has announced that Rosemary D. Durkin is now a shareholder in the firm’s trusts and estates group in Lawrence.    Ms. Durkin is a member of the Mercer County Estate Planning Council, and the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Mercer County Bar Association. * * *    The law firm of…

  • YMCA youth center gets funding boost from 3M

       The Somerset Valley YMCA received a $25,000 grant from 3M Foundation to complete the planned Hillsborough Center second-floor addition.    The Hillsborough Center was built with a second floor a decade ago, but was not completed due to a lack of funding. Additional money is being raised in Hillsborough to add a Youth and Teen center…

  • Baseball is topic for historians

    Meeting set Oct. 3    The Hopewell Valley Historical Society will present Prof. William Gleason, Princeton University, who will speak on “Baseball and the American Experience” on Oct 3 at 7 p.m. at the Hopewell Township Branch, Mercer County Library, 245 Pennington-Titusville Road (next to Hopewell Valley Central High School). The public is invited. Admission if…