• HILLSBOROUGH: School board votes to continue random drug testing

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Hillsborough’s Board of Education voted, 6-3, Monday night to continue the district’s random drug testing policy, which school administrators said could reach 94 percent of students.    The testing, begun in 2008, opens the possibility of testing for any student participating in extra-curricular activities and sports, as well as student drivers…

  • Mercer Aviation Students Receive Scholarships Through Annual Golf Outing

    Mercer Aviation Students Receive Scholarships Through Annual Golf Outing

    By Candace Zafirellis Five Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Aviation Flight Technology students received scholarships at the 9th Annual Friends of Trenton Mercer Airport Golf Outing and Scholarship Awards Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Mountain View Public Golf Course in Ewing.    Recipients of the “Sky’s the Limit” scholarships are presented to students…

  • MCCC Students to Present “Earnest” and Other Performances this Fall

    MCCC Students to Present “Earnest” and Other Performances this Fall

    By Candace Zafirellis Fine literature is the theme of the fall season for Theatre and Dance students at Mercer County Community College (MCCC), as students present memorable performances over three weekends in November and December. Shows take place at the Studio Theatre, located next to Kelsey Theatre on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old…

  • Liz Lempert for mayor of Princeton

    Jo Butler, Jenny Crumiller, Heather Howard, Lance Liverman, Bernie Miller, Patrick Simon , Princeton To the editor: We are running for council in the consolidated Princeton and strongly support Liz Lempert for mayor. We have worked closely with Liz and seen her leadership, commitment, and vision for Princeton. We believe she has the right experience…

  • Rutgers’ Goldman Receives National Honor for Energy Efficient Fuel Research

    Rutgers’ Goldman Receives National Honor for Energy Efficient Fuel Research

    By Yankee Public Relations NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (October 23, 2012) n Rutgers University Chemistry Professor Alan Goldman was recently awarded the first American Chemical Society (ACS) Catalysis Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science, recognizing Goldman’s groundbreaking research on the manipulation of hydrocarbons focused on the development of cleaner, more efficient fuels. Goldman’s work is…

  • Liz Lempert for mayor of Princeton

    Ross Wishnick, Iona Harding, Princeton To the editor: It’s nice to have two good candidates for the mayor of Princeton. Our new mayor has a big job ahead. It’s a job that will and has already required a lot of planning, preparation, logistics, and a deep understanding of the issues, the departments, the combination of…

  • Princeton Democrats for the council

    Doreen Blanc Rockstrom, Princeton To the editor: Something very interesting happened on the way to the forum to elect our first united government in Princeton. The six Democratic candidates for Council — Heather Howard, Patrick Simon, Bernie Miller, Jo Butler, Lance Liverman, and Jenny Crumiller — could have run this campaign individually, with each candidate…

  • Vote for the Democrats in Princeton Council

    David and Liz Cohen, Princeton To the editor: Having worked with every member of this year’s Democratic slate for the new Princeton municipal council and mayor, we feel lucky to have the opportunity to vote for this stellar group of individuals: Liz Lempert, Jo Butler, Jenny Crumiller, Heather Howard, Lance Liverman, Bernie Miller, and Patrick…

  • Can Princeton afford AvalonBay’s refusals?

    Suzanne Nash, Princeton To the editor: In 2006 Planning Board discussions leading to the new Master Plan for the hospital zone, virtually everyone agreed that local retail is necessary and desirable for the economic and social viability of any development on the hospital site — and for the surrounding neighborhood as well. Yet Avalon refuses…

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