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Borough Councilman and local business owner Kevin Wilkes is hoping to serve as the first mayor of consolidated Princeton.  If elected, he said that maintaining efficiency in municipal services would be his top priority.

“My goal is to effectively implement the consolidation program to manage our community affairs as one New Princeton,” Wilkes said.  “There is a high level of expectation in our community with regards to our two forms of government, and as they merge into one Princeton there can be no let down in service delivery to our citizens.”

Simon Critchley's new book is an investigation into the relationship of politics and religion. We invite you to a talk and discussion with the author.

The Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination’s Program on Women in International Relations in cooperation with Princeton Against Sex Trafficking will convene a workshop on human trafficking March 30-31 on the Princeton University campus. The two day event will bring together policy makers, practitioners, activists, and academics to address the politics and economics of trafficking, the successes and limitations of on-the-ground interventions by NGOs, and ways to address the global problem of trafficking in the United States and abroad.

“Reed and Ponder,” a new political talk show produced at Princeton Community Television, will debut this Thursday, March 1st, at 8:00 pm.  The program will cover a broad range of important issues in New Jersey, with the aim of making public policy interesting and accessible to all. 
 
“The idea is to talk about politics, policy, and people in the local area, but the show will also have a state-wide feel to it,” said producer Diane Ciccone.    
 

Uwe Reinhardt, the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and professor of economics and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, will discuss "How Should Doctors and Hospitals Be Paid?" at a public lecture on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.The discussion is co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School and the Center for Health and Wellbeing. A public reception will follow the talk in the Shultz Dining Room.

“Keeping Politics out of Women’s Health” will be the topic of a public talk at the Woodrow Wilson School presented by Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Richards is visiting the Wilson School as part of its “Leadership and Governance Program,” which brings prominent policy makers to Princeton for a multi-day visit so that students can meet and learn from exemplary public leaders.

At their second meeting held on Wednesday, February 8, the consolidation task force plowed ahead toward the goal of consolidation by enlisting Joe Stefko, Director of Public Finance for Committee of Governmental Research (CGR) to determine CGR’s role and cost if they were hired. Other groundwork included forming subcommittees.

The first motion for the task force involved voting that CGR have a project proposal ready by the next meeting.

Emotions ran high at the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (DOT) public meeting to discuss their pilot project to test jughandle closures at Harrison and Washington Streets to relieve traffic congestion on Route 1. Around eighty Princeton residents showed up to voice their concerns that the proposed rerouting of traffic would increase congestion on Princeton streets.

“Born in the Zocalo: Art and Protest in Oaxaca, Mexico” will be the topic of a panel discussion being held in conjunction with the art exhibit titled, “ASARO: Art and Activism in Oaxaca, Mexico,” featured in the Bernstein Gallery in the lower level of Robertson Hall. A public reception will be held in the gallery following the talk.

West Windsor, NJ: New Jersey contractors are invited to register for the EPA Model Renovator Certification training. Mercer County Community College is offering the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RPP) Program and NJ DCA Rules and Regulations at a one-day class on March 13 at the college’s West Windsor campus, at 1200 Old Trenton Road.

Course content includes NJ DCA rules and regulations, lead based paint health concerns, planning the job, lead dust containment, cleaning, training, non-certified renovation workers, hands-on training, and recordkeeping.

Eva Mantell loves teaching art.  “When students aren’t expecting to come up with anything good, and they are engaged and surprised by what they’ve created, it feels great. I find it very energizing.”

The Princeton Senior Resource Center will host a Brown Bag Discussion on the medical alert system “Lifeline” by Phillips on Friday, January 27th at 12:00 pm at the Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton St.
 
The program will be presented by Princeton HealthCare System.  Learn about the medical alert button:  how it works, what it costs, and about the new fall alert feature.
 
A light lunch will be provided for those who register by January 24.  Register at (609) 924-7108.   No fee.

Karen Davison, a Reiki master and nurse at the University Medical Center at Princeton, provides stress relief tips. Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing.
Sponsored by the library and Princeton HealthCare System.

Since the beginning of this school year, Princeton public school teachers have been working under the terms of a contract that expired nearly six months ago.

Negotiations regarding the contracts began in last January, between the Princeton Regional Education Association (PREA) and the Princeton Negotiations Board. After both sides failed to come to an agreement, the Public Employees Relations Council appointed a mediator, as the negotiations reached an impasse.

Dr. Mark McClellan, former administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and currently the director of the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution, will present a public talk at the Woodrow Wilson School titled, "Bending the Health Care Cost Curve: Pathway to Real Reform."

Jon Hauge, owner of the Savory Spice Shop, recently tasted the world’s hottest pepper, the bhut jolokia, also known as the ghost pepper, which is for sale in his shop.  “The best word to describe it is HOT,” says Hauge. “Sweat was definitely beading up on my forehead. I tried it with one of my employees, and we took pictures.”

The Princeton Senior Resource Center will host a Brown Bag discussion entitled “Insomnia: Tired of Being Tired?” on December 16th at 12:00 pm at Suzanne Patterson Building.
           

HIE, HIT, ACOs, PPOs - You're not the only one baffled by healthcare changes. The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Symposium seeks to demystify the tangled web of healthcare in business - and help you, as an employer, make better decisions for your company and its employees.

The Woodrow Wilson School will co-host a screening of the documentary "No Woman, No Cry," followed by a panel discussion and public reception. In her directorial debut Christy Turlington Burns tells of the story of at-risk pregnant women in four parts of the world: a remote Maasai tribe in Tanzania, a slum of Bangladesh, a post-abortion care ward in Guatemala, and a prenatal clinic in the United States

Womanspace is calling for volunteers to help organize its signature campaign, “Communities of Light”, to raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual abuse.  Patricia Hart, Executive Director of the Mercer County nonprofit, says the goal is to “join together with one voice to say domestic violence is wrong.” 

With the addition of Princeton and South Brunswick, two historically Democratic voting blocs, into the Republican-dominated 16^th district, candidates for the New Jersey State Legislature found themselves discussing new issues at Tuesday’s forum in Princeton Township’s Municipal Court.

John Berry, director of the United States Office of Personnel Management, will deliver a public talk titled, "Public Service in the 21st Century." The discussion is part of activities marking the fifth anniversary of the "Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative."

Carol King of Princeton Senior Resource Center leads this session on using your skills, knowledge and experience in an encore career in the education, health care or environmental fields. Fireplace Area, second floor
Sponsored by the library and Princeton Senior Resource Center’s Next Step Engaged Retirement & Encore Careers Program.

In no other country has health care served as such a volatile flashpoint of ideological conflict as it has in the U.S. Please join us for an in-depth conversation with two of the premier experts on these issues. The discussion will range from the politics of medicine in America in general to their relation to questions of race and gender in particular.
 

Tim Pitts, who identified common traits shared by the hundreds of successful people he hired during his 25-year career in the financial services industry, gives a presentation about self-promotion for people in every stage of their career. Topics include identifying what you really want to do; identifying and dealing with your strengths and weaknesses; the art of networking and self-promotion; and communicating your value to a potential employer.