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CENTRAL JERSEY: Contest rewards students’ art in honor of Gandhi’s message of nonviolence
By Siddharth Muchhal, Special Writer Middle school and high school students were presented with awards for their writing and art as part of the 12th Mahatma Ghandi Art and Writing Contest ceremony at Princeton University. The contest is held in honor of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary and his message of nonviolence. The ceremony was sponsored…
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PRINCETON: Council cites ‘fairness’ as reason to support mandated paid sick leave
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Seasonal and part-time municipal employees who work fewer than 20 hours a week should get paid sick time as a matter of “fairness,” Princeton council members decided Monday ahead of likely mandating paid sick leave on the private sector next year. They will earn sick time at the rate…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Lawrenceville man faces child porn charges in federal court
NEWARK, N.J. – A Lawrenceville man was arrested today and charged with coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct and with receiving images of child sexual abuse. Curtis E. Thompson, 30, of Lawrenceville, has been charged with one count of the production of child pornography and one count of receiving child pornography, according…
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NEW JERSEY: Crank callers beware – Gov. Christie signs ‘swatting’ bill
Gov. Chris Christie has signed a bill cracking down on “swatting.” The bill was introduced in response to a wave of swatting incidents where police were forced to respond to elaborate hoaxes instead of protecting residents from legitimate threats. Princeton School District schools have been targeted 10 times since April by “swatting” calls. The law…
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PRINCETON: Businessman David Rubenstein donates $20 million to Institute for Advanced Study
Businessman and philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, a Trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study, has given a $20 million gift to the Institute. The donation from Mr. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, will support the creation of a new building on the Institute campus to be known as the Rubenstein Commons. The…
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MERCER COUNTY: Princeton House employee pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting female patient
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A man who worked as a mental health associate at Princeton House pleaded not guilty Monday to sexually assaulting a female patient earlier this year, as his lawyer is seeking for authorities to give him a slap on the wrist. Jonathan D. Hodges, 36, was arraigned on a charge…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Veterans Day events planned in local townships
B Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Municipal officials and township residents in Montgomery, West Windsor and Plainsboro will take time on Veterans Day Wednesday to honor the soldiers, sailors and airmen and women who have fought in the many wars and engagements undertaken by the United States. In Montgomery Township, a procession is planned for 3…
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PRINCETON: Leave our town alone!
Scott Sipprelle, Princeton Cynicism about government is rampant in America based on the simple belief that government has been hijacked by special interests. As the political agitators ride high with overflowing coffers, their ability to bully and control legislators increases. Rules get changed, laws get passed, and the ordinary folk are pretty much left…
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WEST WINDSOR: Police searching for tractor-trailer driver who destroyed neighborhood
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Police are searching for the driver of a tractor-trailer that damaged a tree, four utility poles and 19 residential mailboxes along a 2.3-mile stretch of Village Road East shortly after midnight Nov. 2. As the tractor-trailer was turning around in the parking of The Church of St.…
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