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  • PRINCETON: Graves brings design talents to health care field

    PRINCETON: Graves brings design talents to health care field

    Michael Graves’ paintings will be scanned, enlarge and hung in several areas at Capital Health’s new hospital. Courtesy of Michael Graves Design Group

  • PRINCETON: Graves brings design talents to health care field

    PRINCETON: Graves brings design talents to health care field

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    Michael Graves’ Princeton-based firm has expanded into yet another arena for the famed architect and designer — health care design.    ”Since my paralysis eight years ago,” Mr. Graves said, “we’re really committed to this area of design, along with other things we’re doing. We haven’t given them up, but we’re…

  • PRINCETON: Church, restaurants hope to merge meals, community

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Food naturally brings people together and parishioners at Trinity Church are hoping a meal can bring a community closer and offer a special dining experience for those that may not have had the means to take advantage of Princeton’s fine eating establishments.    ”I love food and I’m a foodie at…

  • PRINCETON: Princeton Future offers light-rail line proposal

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton Future has entered the Arts and Transit neighborhood debate, supporting Princeton University’s quest for an arts district and putting forth an idea for a multi-stop light rail line that will connect town and gown from Alexander Road to Nassau Street.    The Princeton Future proposal, delivered by Jim Constantine, a…

  • PRINCETON: Trending up – Area retailers, business leaders seeing slow but stable growth

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert    After a “decent” holiday season, businesses are hopeful that 2011 will be the start of a slow upward trend and a year of change.    ”We think things are slowly beginning to improve, it’s been a tough couple of years,” said David Newton, vice president Palmer Square Management. “There were signs of life…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Freeholder wins Assembly seat

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    Mercer County Freeholder Dan Benson has been chosen as the successor to state Sen. Linda Greenstein’s to represent the 14th district in the Assembly.    The Democratic committees of Mercer and Middlesex counties held a convention on Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel to fill the vacant seat. After three rounds…

  • MONTGOMERY: Township to provide services

    Hopewell, Pennington boroughs are new customers By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The township began providing animal control services for Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough on Jan. 1 and will offer public health services for both Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough by February.    Between the two boroughs, the animal control services agreement will generate…

  • MONTGOMERY: Teachers, staff agree to freeze

    School board set to vote tonight    MONTGOMERY — In the midst of difficult economic times, Montgomery Township teachers and support staff have tentatively agreed to contract concessions totaling $860,000 for the 2011-2012 school year.    The agreement will go before the Board of Education tonight (Tuesday) at a special public meeting and workshop at 7:30 at…

  • PRINCETON: Chamber takes a LeeP this week

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A young professionals group is launching within the Princeton Chamber of Commerce. Membership will focus on professionals ages 20 to 40 to help them become better citizens of the business community without compromising what makes them unique.    ”What we are constructing is a network for early to middle-stage professionals in…