Tag: Lawrenceville
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Rider University unveils diversity and inclusion murals
Rider University and Artworks, Trenton’s downtown visual arts center, recently unveiled three new murals in the university’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion. Painted by local artists Leon Rainbow, Marlon Davila and David Gillespie, in collaboration with Rider University students and Trenton high school students, the murals feature a number of symbols to illustrate the wealth…
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Abbott Dining Hall honored with fifth design award
The Lawrenceville School’s Abbott Dining Hall, designed by the Philadelphia-based firm of Voith & Mactavish Architects LLP, has been honored with a fifth design award: the 2020 Institute of Classical Architecture and Art’s (ICAA) Stanford White Award in the category of Commercial, Civic and Institutional Architecture. “We are deeply honored, along with our partners…
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Rider University receives $4 million gift to fund expansion of Science and Technology Center
Rider University broke ground on a new wing of its Science and Technology Center on Nov. 30, and announced a $4 million leadership gift from alumnus Michael J. Hennessy ’82 in support of the project. The gift is the largest ever received at Rider for the sciences. The university plans to name the building the…
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Opinion: In thanks to those who supported HomeFront families on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a very special day in many ways. It is not a religious, patriotic or commercial holiday, but rather a time for families to gather over a special meal and count the blessings in their lives. While this year looked different for so many, the local families that HomeFront serves who are homeless or…
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Jewish Community Foundation’s Glazer Scholarship Fund announces award to Greenwood House nurse
The Henry and Geralyn Glazer Greenwood House Scholarship Fund, administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer, disbursed a 2020 award to a new recipient. This year the scholarship goes to Caitlyn McCloughan, a certified nursing assistant who works the night shift at Greenwood House. McCloughan is using the scholarship funds, totaling $1,500, toward…
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Lawrenceville Main Street Winter Arts Market will feature treasures made by Mercer County artists
Handmade table runners, jewelry and maps made from recycled license plates are among the treasures waiting to be discovered at the Lawrenceville Main Street Winter Arts Market. The annual event will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Nov. 22, but not in its customary location in Weeden Park. Instead, it will be held…
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Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer announces partnership with Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties
The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer (JCFGM) and the Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties (JFedSHAW) announced a new partnership on Nov. 9. The Mercer foundation will serve as an advisor on the launch of a new LIFE & LEGACY program, specifically designed to sustain Jewish life in the JFedSHAW region. Additionally,…
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Stark & Stark lawyer honored with NJBIZ ‘40 under 40’ Award
Stark & Stark announced that shareholder Bryan M. Roberts, Esq., has been honored by NJBIZ as a recipient of its prestigious 40 under 40 Award for 2020, recognizing exceptional young business leaders. The award was presented at a virtual event on Oct. 28. Roberts is an expert civil trial attorney as certified by the Supreme…
