• HIGHTSTOWN: Thibault enters mayoral race as independent

    HIGHTSTOWN: Thibault enters mayoral race as independent

    Councilman looks to help Borough By Jenine Clancy, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — Residents of have been asking Councilman Rob Thibault to run for mayor for a long time, and now he will as an independent candidate. "People began approaching me immediately after the 2010 election," said Mr. Thibault after it was announced he would be…

  • PRINCETON: School contract talks approaching impasse

    Talks stalled over salaries, benefits By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Contract talks between the Princeton school board and the teachers union are stalled over salaries and health benefits, such that a state-appointed mediator likely will have to try to help the two sides reach a deal. "We believe bringing in a third-party mediator will…

  • CALENDAR: JUNE 13

    Wednesdays    Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Mondays    Free Memoir Writing Classes. All welcome. Every Monday 1:30 –4 p.m., Main floor…

  • Brad Currie Named to the 2014 ASCD Class of Emerging School Leaders

    Brad Currie Named to the 2014 ASCD Class of Emerging School Leaders

    Brad Currie Alexandria, VA (6/4/2014) – ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, has selected Brad Currie, currently the Vice Principal at Chester School District for its 2014 Class of Emerging Leaders. The ASCD Emerging leaders program is designed to prepare a young, diverse group of educators for potential influence…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: June 13

    Princeton Jean Desane, 59, of Hamilton, received a ticket for failing to observe a traffic signal on June 11 at 10:28 p.m. after the taxi he was driving collided with a car driven by Oduyemi Abolade, 22, of Princeton, at the intersection of Library Place and Stockton Street. Mr. Abolade’s vehicle hit a curb and…

  • HAMILTON: Spartans’ consistency pays off this season

    By Josh Lashley, Special Writer     Navigating through the rough terrain that is the Colonial Valley Conference (CVC) schedule is no easy task for a softball program. A team that appears to have some momentum going one week could very well suffer some setbacks and quickly lose that momentum the following week.    What it…

  • PRINCETON: Gas pipeline work worries residents

    Company plans to shut down line three to six weeks By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A natural gas pipeline that runs through Princeton will be taken out of service for three to six weeks while crews remove rock to lay a new line, although it is not clear to residents or the pipeline company…

  • LOOSE ENDS: Can you hear me now?

    From ‘cell on wheels’ to permanent towers By Pam Hersh I have a friend who describes herself on the employment website LinkedIn as a Hyper Local Advocacy Facilitator (HLAF), a neighborhood organizer of campaigns affecting the well being of neighborhood residents. LinkedIn neglects to say is that the position is uncompensated, unelected and unsung. Although…

  • REGIONAL: Legislators to race for charity Friday night

       The famous blue and gold colors of Hall of Fame driver-trainer Stanley Dancer will be back on the track Friday night, June 13, at the Meadowlands Racetrack.    Dancer’s son, Ronald, a former driver-trainer, will don his late father’s colors in an exhibition race, the 2014 Legislators Pace, facing off against three other legislators, according…

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