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Princeton Public Schools prioritize three goals for upcoming school year
The Princeton Public Schools has a three-priority focus plan for the 2023-24 school year – ensure young students learn to read and begin their study of math, to make certain that students feel they are included and supported, and to make sure students develop a “roadmap to success” after graduation.
Cranbury School rebid ‘Full STEAM ahead’ projects
A second round of bids are expected in mid-September for referendum projects that are expected to improve and add to Cranbury School facilities. Bids from contractors are due and opening on Sept. 15 for facility improvements that include the renovation of the existing gym and auditorium space into a Center for Arts Education.
Princeton Adult School celebrates 85 years of learning
Princeton Adult School (PAS) is going back to school this fall by going back to the future to celebrate its 85th birthday with 290 offerings that will help all participants learn about the past and navigate the present and future. “Big Tech News or How I Learned to Stop Worrying...
Princeton High School interim principal’s contract extended
Princeton High School Interim Principal Kathie Foster’s contract has been extended to Sept. 30, as school district officials continue the search for a permanent principal. Foster was named to serve as the interim principal, beginning March 29 and ending June 30, by the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education. Her contract was extended to Aug. 31 and subsequently to Sept. 30.
Alarming new study highlights urgency of climate action
It sounded like the setup for a joke: “Pinelands to become beachfront property?”. But the question posed by Heidi Yeh, policy director for the nonprofit Pinelands Preservation Alliance, is no laughing matter. A new study is predicting the collapse of a system of Atlantic Ocean currents, which could raise sea level enough to submerge much of New Jersey’s coast.
East Windsor Police blotter
A 26-year-old New Egypt woman was charged with shoplifting for allegedly attempting to leave Target without paying for $689.63 worth of merchandise at 9:21 p.m. Aug. 10. She was arrested and charged on a complaint summons. A 46-year-old Fairless Hills, Pa., man was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous...
East Windsor Township man faces drug charges
A 53-year-old East Windsor Township man is facing drug-related charges and other violations after his car left the roadway on Route 130 and landed on top of a guardrail at 10:34 a.m., July 23, according to the East Windsor Police Department. Police were dispatched to a call for a vehicle...
Princeton High School principal search moves to next phase
The search for the next Princeton High School principal is moving into its next phase, with in-person interviews of candidates to be held later this month, according to Princeton Public Schools officials. The district received applications from current school district employees and from applicants outside of the district to replace...
‘Making it more affordable’
StayNJ will allow older generation to stay in community. Through the StayNJ program, the older generation can “spend their retirement years continuing to live in the communities they love, near family and friends,” according to Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19). Coughlin joined by State Sen. Andrew Zwicker (D-16)...
‘A tribute to the living world’: NJ illustrator’s book celebrates Endangered Species Act’s 50th Anniversary
Ever since he was a boy growing up in Somers Point, Atlantic County, in the 1970s – fishing and crabbing in the bay, exploring the meadows and marshes – Allen Crawford has loved nature and all living things. But nature struggled during his childhood years. Due to environmental...
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