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South Hunterdon Regional budget passes
School board candidates were unopposed. By: Voters on Tuesday approved South Hunterdon Regional High School’s proposed $8.66 million budget, 508-467. The spending plan was supported by voters in Stockton (62-37) and Lambertville (281-225), but was voted down in West Amwell (205-165). Incumbents Laurie Weinstein and Robert Campbell, who were unopposed for two Lambertville seats on…
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‘Seize the moment’ says Dallas Mavericks CEO
Terdema L. Ussery II urges taking risks and making the most of opportunities By: Alex Gennis Taking risks and making the most of opportunities are the two keys to success in business, Terdema L. Ussery II, president and CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, said in a recent talk at Princeton University’s McCosh Hall. "If you…
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‘Economic Hit Man’ author calls for corporate reform
John Perkins says American corporations have created the world’s first truly global empire By: Alex Gennis In the past fifty years, American corporations have created the world’s first truly global empire, John Perkins, the outspoken and controversial author of the book "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," said in an address at Princeton University’s McCosh…
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Who you gonna call? The superintendent!
GUEST OPINION, April 18 By: Paul D. Houston The answer to the question of who you’re going to call when a situation happens in a school community is always the same the superintendent. I have joked if I ever write a book on the superintendency. I’m going to call it, "What Are You Going…
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Montgomery calls for renewal of truck ban
Following court ruling, an effort to keep big rigs off Route 206, Route 518 and similar roadways By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY The Township Committee passed a resolution Thursday by a vote of 3-1, with Mayor Louise Wilson absent, to call for protections to be restored to roads where the ban on large trucks was…
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From a dusty crate flows the genesis of Lake Carnegie
University exhibit reveals never-before-seen photographs By: David Campbell Curator Dan Linke, head of the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University, said the wooden crate was dropped off one summer day in 1996 on the library’s loading dock. In it was a treasure trove of photographic images of the making of Lake Carnegie in…
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BRIEFCASE
Issue of April 18, 2006 New Mederex stock issue Medarex, Inc., based in Princeton, has priced an underwritten public offering of 10 million shares of newly issued common stock at $11.75 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. Medarex expects the net proceeds from the offering to be approximately $111.6 million, after deducting underwriting discounts…
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Helmetta Republican will challenge Rep. Holt
By: Emily Craighead U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) has a Republican challenger after all. With 225 signatures submitted to the New Jersey Divisions of Elections right at the April 10 afternoon deadline, former Helmetta Borough Council President Joseph S. Sinagra filed to run in the GOP primary for Congress, representing the 12th District. Mr. Sinagra,…
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West Windsor to mark Arbor Day on Saturday
By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR The township Shade Tree Committee will host an Arbor Day celebration at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ronald R. Rogers Arboretum at the corner of County Route 571 and Clarksville Road. The celebration will feature the Community Middle School Girls Choir directed by Maureen Fernandez, Boy Scout Troop 40,…
