• EAST WINDSOR: Township sponsoring Earth Day poster contest

       EAST WINDSOR — The township Clean Communities Committee is sponsoring a poster contest for all elementary school students to focus on Earth Day. The theme of the poster is to promote any or all of the “4 R’s” of the Township Recycling Program Logo, which are:    RECYCLE— all items that can be recycled;    REUSE —…

  • Princyclopedia 2013: Journey to the Centre of the Earth

    Princyclopedia 2013: Journey to the Centre of the Earth

    By Cotsen Children’s Library Are you ready to ROCK? Gear up for Princyclopedia, Cotsen’s huge, annual event where we bring a book to life through tons of activities, live shows, and demonstrations. This year we’re digging deep with Journey to the Centre of the Earth! Explore the world beneath your feet, lunge up a 26…

  • PRINCETON: Town could require ‘green’ checklist for developeres

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Potential developers in Princeton soon will have to complete a checklist on eco-friendly aspects of their projects.    The Princeton Council is scheduled to vote next month to make the requirement law, a proposal that has the backing of Mayor Liz Lempert. She last week called the checklist “a great…

  • HERALD: Local Easter egg hunts to hatch

    HERALD: Local Easter egg hunts to hatch

       There are several Easter egg hunts planed this March, as the holiday arrives a bit early this year.    Easter egg hunts are scheduled for:    * 10 a.m., Saturday, March 23, at the Twin Rivers Community Center    * 9 a.m., Saturday, March 23, sponsored by the East Windsor Recreation Department    * 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 30,…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Some Cyanamid concern on council

    By Charley Falkebnburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR – Despite calls for collaboration in deciding the future of the former American Cyanamid site, some elected officials think discussions with the Howard Hughes Corp. have become developer-driven and want to prepare for the what ifs.    The most recent Howard Hughes roundtable discussion last week was intended to…

  • AS I SEE IT: How old is the Dinky?

    By Anne Waldron Neumann    How old is the Dinky? Listen to Princeton University’s beloved reunion song (written in 1910 by Kenneth Clark ‘05): “We’ll clear the track / As we go back, / Going back to Nassau Hall.”    Actually, the first Princeton Branch Line linking Princeton to the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Northeast Corridor was built in…

  • HIGHTSTOWN HAPPENINGS: PHOTOS: Week of March 8

    HIGHTSTOWN HAPPENINGS: PHOTOS: Week of March 8

    Mayor Steven Kirson (right) dismisses a proposed special meeting to address the police director’s claims as Borough Council President Lawrence Quattrone looks on Monday. (Photo by Amy Batista)

  • PRINCETON: Judge agrees to speed up AvalonBay appeal

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Developer AvalonBay scored a mini-victory Tuesday when a judge agreed to a faster schedule to resolve its lawsuit that seeks to construct a 280-unit apartment building at the former Princeton Hospital.    During a conference call with lawyers, Mercer County Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson scheduled a hearing for…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: STEM sells kids on extra school day

    HILLSBOROUGH: STEM sells kids on extra school day

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    More than 340 Hillsborough intermediate school kids went to school an extra day last week.    Get this — they wanted to.    A huge turnout participated Saturday in the Home School Association’s STEM Summit at the Auten Road School.    They arrived at 8:45 a.m. and left after 1:30 p.m. In that…

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