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In a town hall meeting with Princeton Township Mayor Chad Goerner and Princeton Borough Council member Kevin Wilkes, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie congratulated the two Princetons on the recent vote in favor of consolidation.

“We have to start not just talking about challenging the status quo, but actually challenging it,” Christie said, calling the Princetons an example for the rest of the state.

New Jersey Governer Chris Christie will deliver a policy address at Princeton University. 

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A Task Force report unveiled last month by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recommends making student test performance an important criterion in teacher evaluation. While that would reflect well on Princeton teachers, it runs counter to the approach adopted by Princeton Regional Schools. Princeton Charter School, on the other hand, has expressed measured support for Christie’s reforms.

With unemployment in the state of New Jersey hovering just above 9 percent, jobless community members are challenging state legislators to address their concerns. Residents gathered at the Princeton Public Library for a town hall meeting on Tuesday evening, February 15, which allowed struggling residents the opportunity to listen to legislators explain what New Jersey was doing to help them.

Katie DeVito, founder and president of NJ Unemployed, organized the forum to empower jobless locals and give them up-to-date information about the most recent employment legislation.

Princeton voters have agreed to a 3.9% tax hike to support next year's $71 million school budget.  The budget passed by more than 2-to-1, a significant margin, given that more than half of NJ municipalities rejected their school budgets yesterday. (see Packet coverage of district-by-district results)

On March 16, Governor Chris Christie announced a 67% loss in state aid for PRS--$3.7 million.  Compounded with rising costs and some loss of revenue, the 2010-11 PRS budget foresees $6.7 million in cuts, impacting: