• It’s a Small World Celebration

    It’s a Small World Celebration

    Coffee lovers can help Princeton’s beloved coffee shop celebrate its 20th anniversary By Anthony Stoeckert When I was a kid growing up on Long Island in the 1970s and ‘80s, the term "coffee shop" meant a small diner where people, mostly men, sat a counter, drinking joe out of standard cups, usually red and white,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Town’s recreation camps taking summer signups

    Open for ages 4 to 14     The weather is getting warmer and school is coming to a close, which means it’s time to start thinking about summer again.     Hillsborough Recreation summer camps are open June 23 to Aug. 15, with an extended two-week camp from Aug. 18 to 29. Recreation summer camps are…

  • Chivukula Most Impressive in Democratic Primary Debate

    Chivukula Most Impressive in Democratic Primary Debate

    Chivukula at the League of Women Voters Debate in Princeton

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Mayer takes charge in first year of lax

    Goalie has confidence as Ravens start MCT By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Nick Ferraro is a big contributor for the Robbinsville High School boys lacrosse team, but one of the best things that he did for the Ravens was convince Shaun Mayer to play this year.    ”Both my brothers played lacrosse their whole lives,”…

  • PRINCETON: Eisgruber: State colleges need funding

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber on Thursday lamented government cuts to higher education and urged area business leaders to press for more funding for state schools in New Jersey.    ”The highest increases in tuition are coming because states are supplying less and less money to every segment of…

  • Chivukula Most Impressive in Democratic Primary Debate

    Chivukula Most Impressive in Democratic Primary Debate

    By Ben W Congressional candidate Upendra Chivukula was in my opinion the best Democratic Candidate at the Congressional debate held in Princeton last week. On jobs, I liked his idea of investing more in infrastructure and high-tech small business in New Jersey as a means of bringing more jobs to the state. It was an…

  • The Messenger Press: WRITE TO US

    We want your letters. They should not exceed 500 words and need to be accompanied by the writer’s address and daytime telephone number — information used only for confirmation and not published. Letters should be emailed to: [email protected] Letters published on this page are also posted at messengerpress.com under Opinions, where others are welcome to…

  • MANVILLE: Democratic Congressional candidates agree more than fight

    Manville voters have role in 12th District race By Charles W. Kim, Packet Media Group    There was more agreement than debate as the four Democratic Party candidates for the 12th Congressional District faced off during a forum April 30 in Princeton.    The field includes Assemblyman Upendra Chivikula (District 17), Sen. Linda Greenstein (D-14), state Sen.…

  • LAWRENCE: Ed board OKs school budget

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Lawrence Township Board of Education has approved the proposed $70.6 million school district operating budget for 2014-15, after a sparsely attended public hearing May 7.    The 2014-15 operating budget is $3.1 million more than the current budget of $67.5 million. The main cost drivers are salaries and benefits, transportation,…

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