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PRINCETON: Teachers say no respect from board
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Teachers in the Princeton public school system said Tuesday that the local Board of Education is not treating them with respect during contract negotiations that last week reached an impasse. More than 140 members of the Princeton Regional Education Association gathered at the Valley Road administration building for a…
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Solve the NJ budget crisis and save my pension
Mary Ellen Marino, retired state employee, Princeton To the editor: Governor Christie has just before the NJ budget deadline acknowledged that he cannot balance the budget. His proposal is to break his promise to fund the pensions of state employees as well as teachers, social workers, police and firefighters. The short term debt is…
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Obama should not restart the war in Iraq
The Rev. Robert Moore, Coalition for Peace Action To the editor: President Obama announced today that the US would be sending up to 300 military advisors to Iraq, adding that the US is now ready to make ’limited, targeted’ air strikes if the situation the ground dictates it. I am deeply troubled by this…
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CRANBURY: Proclamation honors Special Olympics athletes
Submitted photo. A police officer from California, left, stands next to Special Olympic athlete Louis during a recognition ceremony in Cranbury on June 13.
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Tim Howard NJCTS Youth Academy Set to Launch in August
By Team USA goalkeeper and the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome to begin pilot program for teens with Tourette Syndrome Piscataway, NJ- Team America’s goalkeeper Tim Howard is working hard in Brazil- inspiring a generation of soccer players with each save. Back in his native New Jersey, his legacy is about to change lives…
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PRINCETON: Lawyer hired to fight suit by AvalonBay
Environment specialist By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton officials turned to a law firm assisting lawmakers in their investigation of the "Bridgegate" scandal to help the town fight AvalonBay, the company suing to develop the old Princeton hospital. The town will hire Neil Yoskin, a former staff attorney with the state Department of Environmental…
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MONROE: A homecoming weekend for Falcon Mikey Nichols
Hockey player suffered severe spinal chord injury By Jenine Clancy, Special Writer MONROE — When Mikey Nichols returned home after five months of medical care on June 5, it would be the start of a weekend filled with friends, family and high school traditions. According to Mikey’s father Steven Nichols, the Monroe High School senior,…
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Special Olympics USA were, in a word, spectacular!
Victor Murray, Lawrenceville To the editor: Say what one can say about New Jersey, good or bad, but last week’s hosting of the Special Olympics 2014 can be summed up in one word: spectacular! From the largest volunteer civilian airlift of athletes and their families, to the coordination of staff, resources and public/private operations…
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