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  • W. Windsor CPA races stock cars

    By: Rosalie Ann LaGrutta Photo by Joseph MoranRebecca Machinga, CPA and stock car driver. W. Windsor CPA races stock cars Machinga ÿ8MACHINGAÿ Rosalie Ann LaGruttaThe Packet Group    What does a 37-year-old CPA and mother of a 1-year-old daughter do for a little excitement?    She drives stock cars, of course.    That’s exactly what Rebecca Machinga does.…

  • Mae M. DiGaetano

       Mae M. DiGaetano, 96, of Lawrenceville, died Saturday at St. Joseph’s Care Center, Lawrenceville.    Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she had resided in Pennington most of her life. She was a member of St. James Roman Catholic Church in Pennington.    Daughter of the late Guisseppe and Catherine Didio, wife of the late Marco DiGaetano, mother of…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Sept. 7

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Sept. 7 Sad neglect of Einstein bust     After receiving the excellent biography of Einstein by Isaacson, I was persuaded to visit your city frequently mentioned in the book and known to have several Einstein noteable sites as well as a sculpted bust located at M C Square.     My visit…

  • Whitman College receives first students

    The key is to make students feel like this is a comfortable space for all four years By: Katie Wagner Staff photos by Frank Wojciechowski An expansive dining hall and a glistening new cafeteria are among the amenities at PU’s newest residential college.    Whitman College, Princeton University’s newest and largest residential college, officially opens its…

  • Commission debates educational newsletters

    By:Audrey Levine    Besides making a recommendation for a possible change in government, the Charter Study Commission has been charged with educating the public, a task the members will focus on over the coming months.    The commission is now in the process of working out how to inform Hillsborough residents of the recommendation to institute a…

  • PU investigates hoax threats

    One threat was directed at the School of Engineering and Applied Science By: Katie Wagner    Princeton University’s Department of Public Safety is investigating two e-mailed bomb threats received by the university in the past week and deemed to be hoaxes, according to the Princeton University Office of Communications.    One threat was directed at the School…

  • Ex-Waldorf teacher volunteers in Peru

    Ms. Nelessen’s project also had an environmentally beneficial dimension in that it allowed the Peruvians to cook without wood, reducing the amount of trees that needed to be cut down By: Katie Wagner    MONTGOMERY — For a month Francoise Nelessen stepped out of her comfort zones to experience life in new ways.    The 61-year-old Montgomery…

  • District eyes Internet safety training for staffers

    Attorney general’s office offers sessions for school districts in state By:Eileen Oldfield    Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer may consider having teachers and school administrators attend state-sponsored Internet safety seminars, if the seminars come to Somerset County.    The program, which the state Department of Education and the state attorney general’s office began planning earlier this month, focuses on…

  • EDITORIAL

    NJ still not prime time for presidential candidates    Remember what Gov. Jon Corzine said when he signed the bill that moved up New Jersey’s presidential primary from June to February?    ”New Jersey is now a prime-time player in the nomination process,” the governor boldly declared, “and candidates will have to come here, speak to voters…