Tag: Princeton University
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Eagles soar, Hawks fly as Edison celebrates Class of 2022 at the RAC
EDISON – Eagles soared and Hawks flew as the Edison Township School District celebrated the Class of 2022 with much needed ‘normal’ pomp and circumstance. The district held individual graduations for Edison High School (EHS), its 63rd annual commencement; and John P. Stevens High School (JP), its 58th annual commencement, on June 17. The graduation…
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Princeton University renames building in honor of Laura Wooten, longest serving poll worker in US
If there is one thing that defined Laura Wooten, it was her unwavering dedication to the election process in her community and in the United States of America. For 79 years until her death in 2019, Wooten – the longest continuously serving poll worker in the U.S. – sat behind the voter check-in table, first…
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Women’s Initiative spotlights HomeFront’s fight to end homelessness
For more than 30 years, Central Jersey families in need of housing and help have found some hope with HomeFront in Mercer County. Through HomeFront’s Family Campus in Lawrence and programs from after-school tutoring for children to job training and providing immediate emergency housing, HomeFront continues to aid those families in need or who have…
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East Brunswick senior named 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholar
EAST BRUNSWICK – A senior at East Brunswick High School was one of three New Jersey students – 161 across the country – chosen to receive the distinction of U.S. Presidential Scholar by the U.S. Department of Education. Carson He attributes his nomination and selection to his work ethic and his extensive involvement in extracurricular…
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Seeking answers, residents raise blasting issues with Princeton University
As preparations continue for the construction of Princeton University’s new Environmental Studies (ES) and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) buildings, nearby residents are raising concerns and issues of damage from the blasting used to build the project. For the ES & SEAS project, four new buildings will be constructed and connected underground. Residents…
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Princeton University appoints vice dean for innovation
Princeton University has a new vice dean for innovation after it was announced by the university that Craig Arnold is set to hold the position come July. Arnold, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and director of the Princeton Institute of Materials, will begin in his new position on July 1. According…
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From Colts to Tigers: Two members of Middlesex College Class of 2022 are Princeton-bound
Nathalia Allenza and Thomas Emens were still reeling from the news of their acceptance to Princeton University when asked about their post-graduate plans. “I started crying and screaming because I never thought this was possible. I am a nontraditional college student – I’m 29, married and have a child,” Allenza said. Emens was no less…
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Jamesburg student receives undergraduate transfer scholarship from Middlesex College to Princeton University
Thomas Emens, a student at Middlesex College, is one of 100 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s prestigious Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The highly competitive national scholarship will provide Emens with up to $55,000 a year to complete a bachelor’s degree. Emens, born and raised in Jamesburg, plans to attend Princeton University in the fall to pursue…
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Newest Lewis Center choreographers have diverse professional backgrounds
The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Dance at Princeton University announces two artists as Caroline Hearst Choreographers-in-Residence for the 2021-22 academic year: Dianne McIntyre and Cameron McKinney. McIntyre and McKinney have spent time this past semester at the Lewis Center engaging with the larger Princeton community and working directly with students, while also…
