• PRINCETON: St. Paul celebrates Catholic Schools Week

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    St. Paul Catholic School celebrated Catholic Schools Week with an array of activities last week designed to increase awareness of activities within the parish and within the larger community.    Part of its mandate as a school is an emphasis on faith enrichment and social justice, said Principal Ryan Killeen.    Each…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    Oyster eaters slurp for the cure By Alice Su, Special Writer    Slurping through 87 oysters in two minutes was no big deal for Bill Forrest, the champion of this year’s New Jersey Oyster Bowl.    Hundreds of spectators gathered at Blue Point Grill on Nassau Street for the 12th year of this Princeton tradition on Sunday…

  • Proposed Dinky location a two-minute walk

    Richard Trenner, Princeton According to a study reported in the Road Engineering Journal, the average walking speed of pedestrians 65 years and older is 4.11 feet a second. At that speed, you would need a bit under two minutes to walk the 460 feet from where the Princeton Borough Dinky station stands to where Princeton…

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  • The Somerset Valley YMCA Begins Strong Kids Campaign

    The Somerset Valley YMCA Begins Strong Kids Campaign

    By Hope to raise $200,000 during this six week campaign.   The Somerset Valley YMCA launched their 2011 Strong Kids Campaign at the Somerville Family YMCA on Thursday, February 3rd with over 100 people in attendance for their western-themed event.  CEO, Paul Kieltyka welcomed everyone in attendance.  He spoke of how the Y has so many…

  • WEST AMWELL: Special session set

       The West Amwell Township Committee will meet in special session on Tuesday (Feb. 8) at 7 p.m. at the municipal building, 150 Rocktown-Lambertville Road.    The agenda includes a special presentation by PrincetonHydro about the Alexauken Creek Watershed Protection Plan.

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Slip slidin’ away

    Barbara and Peter Westergaard, who have competed all 12 years. Photo by Alice Su

  • Community needs benefits of Arts and Transit project

    Dorothea Von Moltke, Princeton I attended last week’s town meeting at which the borough and township considered Princeton University’s proposal for a new “Arts and Transit Neighborhood.” The next day, I woke up with the same feeling of dismay about the civic process and about governing priorities in Princeton with which I had returned home.…

  • Local Bands Battle the Budget to Help Animals in Need

    Local Bands Battle the Budget to Help Animals in Need

    Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter Local Bands Battle the Budget to Help Animals in Need Battling the budget is nothing new for the Friends of the Somerset Regional Animal Shelter, but now they’ve got a new weapon in the war against rising medical costs, increased animal surrenders and a decrease in donations – the…

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