• PRINCETON: Students win money for traffic safety captions

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Six local students were awarded a total of $1,100 in privately donated cash prizes for winning a cartoon contest that will spearhead the Princeton Borough Traffic and Transportation Committee’s long-term “Safe Princeton” traffic safety education campaign.    Four Princeton High School students and one student each from Montgomery High School and…

  • GUEST COLUMN: Bear-human existence is possible

    GUEST COLUMN: Bear-human existence is possible

    By Pat Summers, Special Writer Too bad the young bear who visited Princeton last week didn’t bring along a sack of handouts about New Jersey’s black bears. Then those who mobbed the areas where it was sighted might have read and learned about these majestic animals. Let’s see now … if they could speak, what…

  • PRINCETON: Officials: Prepare now for hurricanes

    By Jennifer Bradley, Staff Writer    Hurricane season for 2012 got underway on Friday and after the damages Hurricane Irene brought last year, all Princeton and Mercer County residents are being encouraged to begin preparing for this year’s hurricane season. Hurricane season last through Nov. 30.    ”After Irene and especially with the consolidation, there has been…

  • A comedian at law

    A comedian at law

    Retired attorney yuks it up on local stand-up scene By Keith Loria, Special Writer Having retired after 30 years as an environmental attorney in the asbestos division of her firm, Montgomery’s own Joan Weisblatt took the next logical career step — she became a comedian. For those waiting for the “ba dum, ching” drum roll…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    By staff Princeton Borough    Christopher Smyth, 20, of Belle Mead, was charged with three counts of criminal attempted burglary at Fowler’s Gulf Station on Nassau Street on May 31 at 2:35 a.m. He was released on summonses.    Helen Chavarriaga, 22 of Princeton, was charged with simple assault after she allegedly pushed, kicked and scratched a…

  • TENAFLY STUDENTS STEP INTO THE WORLD OF MODERN DANCE WITH THE CAROLYN DORFMAN DANCE COMPANY

    TENAFLY STUDENTS STEP INTO THE WORLD OF MODERN DANCE WITH THE CAROLYN DORFMAN DANCE COMPANY

    By Irene Maslowski  Students from kindergarten through grade five at the J. Spencer Smith Elementary School in Tenafly recently had the opportunity to explore the world of modern dance first hand, thanks to the efforts of their Home School Association (HSA) and the acclaimed Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company (CDDC) (www.cddc.info). Through a one-week residency titled,…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Schools do well in rankings

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    The rankings for the top high schools in America for 2012 are in and it looks like the Princeton High School, Montgomery High School and both West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North and South all made the grade.    Both “Newsweek” and “U.S. News and World Report” recently released their top picks…

  • A comedian at law

    A comedian at law

    Comedian Joan Weisblatt hosts Funny First Tuesdays at Tusk Restaurant in Skillman.  Photo by Mark Czajkowski

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