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  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    Bill Forrest slurps down one of 87 oysters on Sunday. Photo by Alice Su

  • PRINCETON: Sustainable Princeton announces leadership awards

       Sustainable Princeton and the Princeton Environmental Commission have announced the 2010 Sustainable Princeton Leadership Awards.    The awards are presented to individuals, businesses, nonprofits and municipalities that are making great strides to preserve and improve Princeton’s natural, social or economic environment.    The awardees will be honored by Princeton Borough Mayor Mildred Trotman and Princeton Township Mayor…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    Bill Forrest of Philadelphia holds the Oyster Bowl trophy after winning the men’s competi´tion for the second year in a row. Photo by Alice Su

  • NEWS BRIEFS: Tuesday, Feb. 8

    Princeton Future focuses on Witherspoon    Princeton Future will be examining the possibilities for the Witherspoon North neighborhood at their meeting on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. in the community room at the Princeton Public Library.    This meeting is the fourth in the “designing your town” series and will focus on the balance between the needs…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    Barbara and Peter Westergaard, who have competed all 12 years. Photo by Alice Su

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    Oyster eaters slurp for the cure By Alice Su, Special Writer    Slurping through 87 oysters in two minutes was no big deal for Bill Forrest, the champion of this year’s New Jersey Oyster Bowl.    Hundreds of spectators gathered at Blue Point Grill on Nassau Street for the 12th year of this Princeton tradition on Sunday…

  • PRINCETON: St. Paul celebrates Catholic Schools Week

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    St. Paul Catholic School celebrated Catholic Schools Week with an array of activities last week designed to increase awareness of activities within the parish and within the larger community.    Part of its mandate as a school is an emphasis on faith enrichment and social justice, said Principal Ryan Killeen.    Each…

  • MONTGOMERY: Cyberbullying play hopes to hit home and at school

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The pervasiveness of digital media that has transformed communication has also created another avenue for bullying. This topic is addressed in an educational play, “Cyberbullying IRL: In Real Life,” that will be performed at the Upper Middle School Feb. 9.    ”This venture in educational theater is another part…

  • PRINCETON: Two meetings this week on reval process

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Two meetings regarding the recent revaluation in the Princetons are taking place this Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the process regarding the assessments.    The Princeton Fair Tax group, made up of citizens concerned about the skew of the revaluation, is scheduled to meet on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the…