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  • Professors design curriculum that goes beyond the classroom

    Cornel West and Eddie Glaude team up with talk-show host Tavis Smiley By: Jocelyn Hanamirian    With the creation of an innovative online course, Princeton University religion professors Cornel West and Eddie Glaude aim to expand their audience from the lecture hall to the entire American society.    The professors have designed the "Covenant Curriculum: A Study…

  • Zoners raise questions about Gulick site plan

    Web update: The Zoning Board of Adjustment begain its review of a proposed 150-bed assisted-living facility at the Gulick house site on Wednesday. By:Cara Latham Special Writer    With a standing-room-only crowd at the Municipal Building on Wednesday, 3641 Lawrenceville Road LLC presented its case to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a 150-bed assisted-living facility…

  • Rockingham Association to host program on 18th-century fashion

       The Rockingham Association will host a presentation of Historic Rockingham’s 18th Century wardrobe at the site on Sunday, March 19, with seatings at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served from 2 to 2:30 p.m.    Fashion of the 18th century will be discussed, with emphasis on the later decades during and after the…

  • Montgomery school board updated on district goals

    By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Assistant Superintendent Jane Plenge presented an updated account of the township school district’s 2006-2007 goals Tuesday, which she said would aid in making students more complete and higher-performing.    Ms. Plenge stressed systematic use of student performance data, high school technology infusion, teacher collaboration and social and emotional student learning as…

  • Montgomery officials brace to deal with road repairs ‘head-on’

    Budget session also touches on NPDC infrastructure needs and police spending By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee’s budget meeting Wednesday touched on the need to repair deteriorating roads, the infrastructure requirements at the former North Princeton Developmental Center and cost-cutting within the police department.    The major point of discussion between Township Engineer Gail…

  • ‘The New Then’

    Inspired by men’s songs of the ’70s, Kate Gaffney adds a modern edge. By:Susan Van Dongen    When Kate Gaffney decides to do something, she really goes all out.    For example, she was an excellent competitive swimmer at Lansdale (Pa.) Catholic High School. After she graduated from Penn State University, she traveled to the other side…

  • AROUND CRANBURY By Lorraine Sedor: This week: from Little Red to rock ‘n’ roll

    AROUND CRANBURY: Cranbury student in production of "Little Red Riding Hood," rocking out at the United Methodist Church and brown bag lunch for senior citizens. By: Lorraine Sedor    Main Street resident and Cranbury School eighth-grader Kelley Orcutt is performing in a production of "Little Red Riding Hood" at the Villagers Theatre in Somerset. The show…

  • Joseph’s Garden Grille

    Daring menu items and elegantly presented dishes add sophistication to the fine food served here. By: Richard Burns    Joseph’s Garden Grille is owned and operated by Joseph Garvey, who also owns the Brick Hotel in Newtown, Pa. Knowing that, I should not have been surprised by the attractive and even elegant presentation of dishes and…

  • Tree of Peace planting slated in Princeton

       Jake Swamp, Wolf Clan sub-chief of the Kahniakehaka (People of the Flint), Mohawk Nation, will be in Princeton on Sunday, March 26, at 12:30 p.m. for a Tree of Peace Ceremony at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton.    The chief will be presiding over a ceremony that first took place more than a thousand years…