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  • Book rates Princeton University as "best of best" for gays, lesbians

    One of top 20 campuses in nation according to "The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students" By: Hilary Parker    Princeton University is one of the "Best of the Best" top 20 campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, according to "The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students" published last week.    The guide, by Campus…

  • Montgomery seeks developers for former NPDC site

    A request for qualifications to take on 257-acre Skillman Village project By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The township is inviting developers to share their qualifications and be considered to take part in the planned redevelopment of the unique 256.5-acre former North Princeton Developmental Center property, now known as Skillman Village.    A request for qualifications has…

  • Roma IPO enables bank to continue to evolve

    COMMUNITY BANKSThe founders might be amazed at what their humble enterprise has grown to By: Lauren Otis    The founders of the Roma Building and Loan Association might be amazed at what their humble enterprise has grown into.    Founded in 1920, and operated out of a modest office in Trenton, Roma originally had $21,000 in assets…

  • SPECIAL ISSUE: COMMUNITY BANKSFor community banks, service ensures survival

    Personal, long-term relationships with customers cited as reason for success By: Mike Mathis    Banking is big business, even for small community financial institutions. This is especially true in the Mercer County market, with its growing population of affluent families and successful businesses. Despite the seemingly daily headlines of mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector,…

  • Heart Walk set Sept. 16 in West Windsor

       Starting the school year on a healthy note, on Saturday, Sept. 16, Mercer County Technical Schools will be participating in the 2006 Mercer County Heart Walk and Race to Peak Performance Heart Run at Mercer County Park in West Windsor. The 5K run registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with the official start time at 9:30…

  • Letters to the Editor, Aug. 8

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Aug. 8 Political speeches don’t belong here To the editor:     I attended the Friday afternoon meeting of the West Windsor Council. Councilman Franc Gambatese was absent, but had sent a fairly long two-page statement for the clerk to read into the record. On the council attorney’s advice, the council president…

  • Food and wine from Jersey Fresh highlights festival this weekend

    At least six popular eateries from around the area will participate By: Pat Tanner    This year’s Jersey Fresh Wine and Food Festival will feature new faces, new food and a new location. Now in its seventh year, the festival has grown from a one-day event with several hundred visitors to a full weekend — Aug.…

  • Film on nuclear terror Wednesday to mark Nagasaki bombing

       The film "Last Best Chance," a dramatization of the danger of nuclear terrorism, will be featured in a program sponsored by the Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action on the 61st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan.    The showing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday in Fahs Theater at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of…

  • Historical Society of Princeton to close two exhibitions

       The Historical Society of Princeton announces that its current exhibitions, "U.S. Presidents: Famous Faces in Princeton Places" and "The Windmill Turns Slowly: Photographs of the Updike Farm," will close to the public after Sunday, Sept. 3.    Beginning with George Washington in the early days of the Republic through Bill Clinton’s latest visit this year, U.S.…