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  • A quiet power in finance

    A quiet power in finance

    Rene Carmona, left, and Yacine Ait-Sahalia oversee Princeton University’s Bendheim Center for Finance, which with little fanfare trains future rainmakers in global finance. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • What’s happening on Monday in Lawrence?

    Stuff to do on Sept. 17 ‘Pieces of My Sisters Life’: The Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Business Route 1) will hold a discussion group on the novel "Pieces of My Sisters Life," by Elizabeth Joy Arnold, at 10 a.m. Identical twin sisters with a difficult childhood reflect on their past and reconcile their estrangement…

  • Schools fall short on own goals

    Annual Quality Assurance Annual Report details schools’ plans By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    A report by Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum Lisa Antunes showed that while Hillsborough schools may have met their goals for the No Child Left Behind Act, they fell short on some higher standards set for themselves.    Dr. Antunes presented the district’s 2006…

  • Josephine Dahms

       HILLSBOROUGH — Josephine (Banco) Dahms died Sept. 6 at home. She was 75.    Born in Raritan, she lived in Hillsborough for 46 years.    Mrs. Dahms was employed for 15 years in the Quality Control Department at Ortho Pharmaceutical in Raritan, retiring in 1992.    She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Woods Road…

  • Community Calendar

    From the Sept. 13 edition Citywide resident photo    September — To celebrate Bordentown’s 325th Anniversary, the committee will be taking photos of residents in front of their homes. The photos will be placed in a scrapbook in the Bordentown Library on Union Street.    A questionnaire will be sent to all residents and businesses are welcome…

  • HVN SUNSHINE LIST

    Meeting dates and locations    HOPEWELL VALLEY RECREATION COMMITTEE: Sept. 13, 7 p.m., Hopewell Township Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION: Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, 425 S. Main St., Pennington.     HOPEWELL BOROUGH BOARD OF HEALTH: Sept. 17, 7 p.m., Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION: Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m.,…

  • Music

    Classical concerts; Folk, Jazz & Rock performances; sounds On the Town CLASSICAL The Eastern Wind Symphony, Bordentown High School Performing Arts Center, 318 Ward Avenue, Bordentown, Sept. 16, 3 p.m., $15 adults, $13 seniors, $9 students, $6 age 12 and under; (609) 324-9909; www.downtownbordentown.com Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, Patriots Theater at the War…

  • LHS girls soccer aims to impress

    GIRLS SOCCER By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    The Lawrence High School girls varsity soccer team wants to be a team known for playing their best.    The Cardinals want their fans to be able to see in the way the team competes that each player is giving her all.    That determination was evident as Lawrence defeated…

  • Family celebrates Loveless Nature Preserve

    Newly dedicated 45 acre preserve is located on Eggerts Crossing Road in Lawrence By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer  Nicholas Loveless and his family pulled the cover off the wooden sign with a flourish, proclaiming 45 acres of land on Eggerts Crossing Road the Loveless Nature Preserve at a dedication ceremony Tuesday afternoon.    More than 30…