• South Brunswick Post Receives America Legion Journalism Award

    South Brunswick Post Receives America Legion Journalism Award

    By Gary Cooper The South Brunswick Post, a Princeton Packet newspaper, was the recipient of the American Legion, Department of New Jersey’s first award in journalism in recognition of its exceptional journalistic coverage and support of American Legion programs and services at the local level. The award was announced at the Legion State Convention in Wildwood…

  • FLORENCE: Residents urge council to clean up crime

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    Residents on Amboy Avenue expressed concerns over what has been happening on their street lately, alleging there are unsupervised house parties and drug-related problems.    They asked the Township Council for help at the meeting on Aug. 6.    When one resident alleged that her son got beat up two times…

  • South Brunswick Post Receives America Legion Journalism Award

    South Brunswick Post Receives America Legion Journalism Award

    Gary Cooper, public relations chair for the American Legion, Dept. of NJ and commander of Post 401, South Brunswick, presents Charles Kim, managing editor of the South Brunswick Post, with the 2014 State American Legion award for Journalism.

  • Middle Schoolers Impress Judges with Solid Business Plans at Rider Event

    Middle Schoolers Impress Judges with Solid Business Plans at Rider Event

    By Kevin Wortham Lawrenceville, NJ, August 11, 2014: In a special event made possible by a primary Sam’s Club grant and tremendous community, foundation and corporate support, 35 Mercer County middle school students and their family and supporters recently converged on the Rider University College of Business Administration’s Sweigart Hall Auditorium to see who could…

  • PRINCETON: Legal bills mount for town to defend lawsuit

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton taxpayers have spent nearly $150,000 and counting since 2012 to defend a lawsuit former mayoral candidate Anne Neumann and two others filed to stop Princeton University’s arts and transit redevelopment project. The town won when a Mercer County judge on July 31 ruled in its favor in a…

  • PRINCETON: University wants tax-exempt case moved to Trenton

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton University wants to have a lawsuit challenging its tax-exempt status moved from Morristown to Trenton, a step the opposition lawyer dismissed as "judge shopping." Paperwork was filed with New Jersey’s chief tax court Judge Patrick DeAlmedia on Aug. 6 on behalf of the university seeking that step. The…

  • Local Interior Design Firm Associate Earns Window Fashion Certification

    Local Interior Design Firm Associate Earns Window Fashion Certification

    By Robert P. Baker Susanne Steinhauer, Design Associate with Aurora Kitchens & Interiors, Somerville, NJ (www.auroradesignsnj.com), has earned certification through the Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Professional Dealer Program as an expert in window fashions. “Certification requires a strong commitment to training and continued learning from Hunter Douglas, the leading custom window covering manufacturer, Susanne put…

  • PLAINSBORO: Piano (young) man: 13-year-old to play benefit for rescue squad

    By Geena Molinaro, Special Writer PLAINSBORO — When William Liu came down with high fever, the entire family was scared, said William’s father, Mingyi. They called an ambulance to come help, Mr. Liu said, and Plainsboro Rescue Squad arrived to take William to the emergency room. "A lot of times when you call an ambulance,…

  • Upset by loss of rain garden

    Hilary Persky, Princeton  To the editor: For many years I walked and drove by the rain garden in front of the Senior Center at Spruce Circle on Harrison Street, taking great pleasure in its beauty and the knowledge that it was helping bees and butterflies. It was really lovely: I can recall seeing joe…

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