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  • PRINCETON: Mayoral delivery

    PRINCETON: Mayoral delivery

    Politicians lend support to Meals on Wheels By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert joined other mayors from the region on Wednesday for “Mayors for Meals Day,” a promotional event in all 50 states to spotlight the work Meals on Wheels Association of America does around the country.    They agreed to donate…

  • PRINCETON: Mendez to take Crisis Ministry job

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton needs to find a new director of its human services department after the woman in charge for the past nearly 14 years has decided to take a job elsewhere.    Cynthia Mendez said Thursday that she plans to leave April 10 to work for Crisis Ministry of Mercer County.…

  • PRINCETON: Physicist recalls life among atom bomb’s creators

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roy J. Glauber, now 87, stood in front of an audience at Princeton University Wednesday to talk about what it was like to work on the atom bomb during World War II — as a teenager.    Mr. Glauber, a professor at Harvard University and the University…

  • PRINCETON: Milling machine fire shuts Ewing Street

    PRINCETON: Milling machine fire shuts Ewing Street

    Firefighters fought a fire on a milling machine on Ewing Street in Princeton Wednesday morning. Staff photo by Lea Kahn

  • WEST WINDSOR: Mayor celebrates town’s progress

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — In his 12th consecutive Township Address, Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh predicted another very bright — and busy—year for the community.    From commercial growth to road improvements, Mayor Hsueh on Monday highlighted several projects either coming to completion or getting ready to begin. As the township continues on the…

  • MONTGOMERY: Group aims to care for parks and open spaces

    By Charley Flakenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Calling on all lovers of nature and community service, the township is forming a new volunteer group to help beautify Montgomery’s parks.    Montgomery’s Environmental Commission, Shade Tree Committee and Friends of Open Space put their heads together a few months ago and decided to create an environmental group…

  • PRINCETON: Milling machine fire shuts Ewing Street

    PRINCETON: Milling machine fire shuts Ewing Street

    Firefighters fought a fire on a milling machine on Ewing Street in Princeton Wednesday morning. Staff photo by Lea Kahn

  • PRINCETON: Anti-smoking ban extends to parks

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    No one will be allowed to smoke in Princeton municipal parks or within 35 feet of entrances to municipal buildings based on an anti-smoking ordinance the Board of Health adopted Tuesday.    The measure, making Princeton the first Mercer County town to take such a step, brings the community in…

  • PRINCETON: Mayoral delivery