• WEST WINDSOR: Student tops at International Biology Olympiad

       WEST WINDSOR — Rebecca Shi of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South recently placed first in the world in individual scores at the International Biology Olympiad in Taiwan recently.    Team USA also scored the highest overall points at the event, which consisted of 59 nations competing in practical assessments and theory examinations.    It was the first…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Lambertville City police reported:    — On July 10, Laura A. McWaters, 42, of Lambertville, reported to Officer Joseph Weber that a rock had been thrown through her living room window.    — On July 10, Richard A Sotherden, 53, of Flemington, was stopped on Route 202 by Officer Michael Gramlich for failure to keep right. Mr.…

  • Attention: Incoming sixth-grade parents

    Tony Suozzo, principal, Timberlane Middle School     There are several important opportunities for our incoming sixth-graders to become oriented to Timberlane Middle School before the start of the 2011-12 school year. On Tuesday, Aug. 30, from 9-10 a.m., all sixth-graders and their parents are invited to an informal Open House, during which students and parents…

  • Journey the World During 2011-12 Season at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre; Subscription Series Now on Sale

    Journey the World During 2011-12 Season at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre; Subscription Series Now on Sale

    By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. – Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre invites audiences of all ages — from youngsters to senior citizens — on a theatrical journey around the world and through time during its 2011-12 season set to begin Sept. 9. Nineteen full-length adult and family productions will take audiences to enchanted…

  • FLORENCE: Girl’s death ruled suicide

    By Mae Rhine, The Packet Group    The body of an 18-year-old Florence girl found in Sherman’s Pond in May contained “significant levels of cocaine” at the time of her death, which the Burlington County medical examiner has ruled was a suicide.    According to county spokesman Ralph Schrom, Dr. Ian Hood, the medical examiner, released the…

  • Princeton Seminary Alumnus Seeks to Close Minority Teen Achievement Gap with Leadership Academy at Princeton University

    Princeton Seminary Alumnus Seeks to Close Minority Teen Achievement Gap with Leadership Academy at Princeton University

    By Linda Peavy For Immediate Release   Princeton Seminary Alumnus Seeks to Close Minority Teen Achievement Gap with Leadership Academy at Princeton University July 28, 2011(New York, New York) – The academic achievement gap between minority teen students and their white counterparts continue to suggest an immediate need to sound the alarm bell. Jacqueline B.…

  • WEST AMWELL: Former Stockton mayor is school board member
  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: SB-MWA Reserve gets 70 new acres

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: SB-MWA Reserve gets 70 new acres

    This map depicts the Hopewell Borough to Pennington Conservation Corridor completed with the acquisition of the Thompson property.

  • WEST AMWELL: Gartenberg: State aid will go to tax relief

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    WEST AMWELL — Nearly $384,000 in additional state aid the South Hunterdon Regional High School District will receive will be used for tax relief next year, Superintendent Nancy Gartenberg said.    The additional state aid includes $67,754 in additional transportation aid and $315,084 in School Choice Aid, which South Hunterdon will…

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