• Unimpressed by Tom Ridge book

    Ronald A. LeMahieu of Princeton     I heard Tom Ridge, the former secretary of Homeland Security, speak about his new book at Barnes and Noble on Sept. 21. Hearing him reinforced my opinion that everything in the George W. Bush administration was political.    The Department of Homeland Security was highly politicized under Mr. Ridge, who…

  • PRINCETON: WPRB radio planning membership drive

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — WPRB 103.3 FM, Princeton University’s independent radio station, will kick off its third annual membership drive Oct. 7 as it promotes its eclectic mix of programming to listeners who can become official WPRB members for as little as $10.    Running from Oct. 7 to the end of the…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W. Windsor, Montgomery, Plainsboro

    Princeton Township     Six people were hospitalized after a head-on crash Sunday on Route 206 near Jefferson Road, according to police. Juraj Bombara, 39, of Lawrenceville, was driving south at about 6:15 p.m. when he swerved his vehicle into the opposite lane to avoid a rear-end collision with a vehicle that was stopped in traffic in…

  • Free Early Childhood Music Class

    Free Early Childhood Music Class

    Parents and Children enjoy a free Musikgarten demonstration class, offered by the New School for Music Study in Kingston

  • County to Kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    Somerset County Board of Freeholders       Freeholder Patricia L. Walsh will join Women’s Health & Counseling Center (WHCC) and the Somerset County Cancer Coalition (SCCC) in kicking off the sixth annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month Thursday, Oct. 1, at noon on the steps of the historic courthouse on Main Street in Somerville. In case of rain,…

  • PLAINSBORO: New firetrucks win OK from voters

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer        PLAINSBORO — Voters approved the purchase of two new firetrucks in a fire district referendum held this weekend, at a cost of $2.125 million. The Board of Fire Commissioners proposed the replacement of two aging pieces of front-line fire apparatus, a 1977 pumper and a 1979 aerial tower ladder. The…

  • Free Early Childhood Music Class

    Free Early Childhood Music Class

    By Natalie Gibson The New School for Music Study in Kingston, NJ invites parents and their children (newborns-age six) to attend one free Musikgarten class. Musikgarten is an early childhood music and movement program. Children learn to sing, play, dance, and imagine through the language of music. The latest research in music education reveals that…

  • "SOAK & STUDY": NEW CENTER OFFERS WELLNESS WITH A SPLASH

    Onsen for All, the new wellness center slated to open in Kingston on Oct. 13 By Darby Mackenzie Line There aren’t many places where you can take a class about stress reduction or self-care and then go right outside and practice what you learned. Onsen for All, the new wellness center slated to open in…

  • Household budgets suffer under Corzine

    Kim Taylor of Lawrence    Recently Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-Ewing, applauded the Corzine administration and congratulated herself for the increased number of New Jersey children now covered by health insurance.    Children’s health and access to quality affordable healthcare are issues of paramount concern to me, and the absence of access to health care greatly affects…

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