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  • Alliance offers safe activities to kids

    Committee seeks to teach kids about dangers of drinking, drugs By: Jessica Beym    The Municipal Alliance Committee is looking for a few new members to help educate kids about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.    The committee, which provides healthy activities such as concerts, movie nights and group discussions for kids, is hoping to expand…

  • Morale booster

    Princeton resident in Israel pitches in as conflict grows By: Jake Uitti    When Princeton resident Jeremy Stadlin arrived in Israel over a year ago, he planned to stay for just a couple of months to farm and do some adventuring, and then continue on to Thailand. But a difficult reality set in recently and he…

  • More delay for downtown building project

    Construction of Building C in Tulane Street parking lot set back to October By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The timeline for the Princeton Borough downtown redevelopment project has been pushed back again, with an anticipated groundbreaking for "Building C" — to be located on the Tulane Street parking lot — now expected in October, developer Nassau HKT…

  • ‘The Queen of Resorts’

    Atlantic City sparkles brighter with a burst of renewal By: Gloria Hayes Kremer    "The Queen of Seaside Resorts" is better than ever. Welcome to Atlantic City, reinventing herself once again.    "A rebirth or a renaissance is certainly not a wrong term," says Jeffrey Vasser, executive director of the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority. "If…

  • Church fundraiser to rock

    Musicians to raise money for church By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — Local band What’s the Story and six other New Jersey bands will perform in the Shore Showcase Saturday to raise money for Christ Church in Shrewsbury.    The event will be at The Count Basie Theater, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank, 7 p.m.    The youth…

  • Police offer safety tips

    Burglaries prompt meeting By: Jessica Beym    Deadbolts on house doors, motion detector lighting outside and state-of-the-art alarms are ways residents can beef up security on their homes, Cranbury police officers say.    But the best safety measure, they say, is a watchful eye.    "A good neighbor is worth its weight in gold," Capt. Ed Kahler said…

  • Accident ties up turnpike

    Overturned tractor-trailer ties up roads By: Jessica Beym    CRANBURY — A UPS tandem tractor-trailer overturned on the N.J. Turnpike early Wednesday morning, spilling dozens of packages onto the highway and causing a 12-mile traffic jam in both directions, state police said.    State Police Trooper Charles Daddona said the accident occurred on the southbound side between…

  • Young artists find a welcome at MCCC’s Tomato Patch

    Camp helps fine-tune skills in visual and performing arts By: Emily Laermer    WEST WINDSOR — Singing, dancing, and acting their way onto Kelsey Theater’s stage at Mercer County Community College, Tomato Patch’s 150 campers performed 12 skits on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.    The campers split up on their first day of camp into two groups,…

  • GUEST OPINION by Paul R. Shelly: State’s old model for educated workforce is failing

    New model needed to prevent against underqualified workers By: Paul R. Shelly    New Jersey needs a new model for workforce and economic competitiveness, one closely tied to individual and state prosperity through education.    The old model wrongly assumes that New Jersey can attract all the bright, talented, well-educated people it needs for vitality and competitiveness…