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Richard Woodbridge, former Township mayor and former Borough Councilman, is running for mayor of consolidated Princeton.  He says that what the municipality needs most during this period of transition is “experience, experience, experience.”

Woodbridge has the unique background of having served on the elected governments of both Princeton Township and Princeton Borough.  He also grew up in Princeton, went through the public school system, and graduated from Princeton University. 

The Honorable Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia, will deliver a public lecture at the Woodrow Wilson School on May 17, 2012, at 4:30 p.m., in Dodds Auditorium. The talk, titled "Georgian Democratic Transformation: A Test Case for the Post-Soviet World," is being cosponsored by the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) and the Wilson School. The address is free and open to the public, but tickets are required for entry. A public reception will follow the discussion in Shultz dining room and will include a musical performance by members of the Princeton Georgian Choir.

Redistricting in New Jersey. Guests include Liz Muoio, Chair of the Mercer County Democratic Committee, Dudley Siprelle, Chairman of the Princeton Republican Committee, Chad Goerner Mayor of Princeton Township and Kamal Khanna, Council President of West Windsor TownshipCast: Princeton Community TelevisionTags:

Patricia de Stacy Harrison, president and chief executive officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), will participate in a public talk at the Woodrow Wilson School at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Harrison's talk is part of the School's "Media and Public Policy" thematic lecture series.

“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.

The Chamber warmly welcomes Kevin Kruse, founder and president of The Kruse Group, and formerly of AXIOM, Kenexa, and ACI. Kevin is also the co-author of the best-selling book We: How to Increase Performance and Profits Through Full Engagement.

From 3:00-4:00 PM on Sunday, January 8, there will be an Interfaith Vigil on the first anniversary of the mass shooting in Tucson in Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton (across from Palmer Square). Those attending should enter the small door to the right of the large doors at the main entrance, then go down the hallway to Niles Chapel on the right.

Princeton public school teachers, frustrated by the impasse over contract negotiations, are staging a "work to contract" protest, meaning they will fulfill the terms of their contracts to the letter, but no more.

Several teachers stood outside John Witherspoon Middle School at the end of the school day with placards calling for a resolution to the stalemate.

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.

On Thursday evening, the South Brunswick Zoning Board began hearing testimony on the engineering plans and traffic study for the new zoning application of the Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS). PIACS withdrew a previous application and is applying again, now that the property on 12 Perrine Road in Monmouth Junction will reportedly no longer be shared with the YingHua International private school.

“It didn’t come across as ‘neighborhood,’ ” said one resident. “It came across as ‘Courtyard Marriott hotel.’ ”

This was the sentiment Saturday morning among some of those attending Princeton Future’s meeting on plans to build a mid-rise residential community at the site of the old University Medical Center at Princeton on Witherspoon Street.

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Holly Bull, President, Center for Interim Programs
November 8 at Princeton Public Library  7 pm.
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Come hear gap year counselor, Holly Bull, president of the Center for Interim Programs, speak about gap possibilities for mid and post - career individuals.

More than 100 Princeton teachers gathered in front of the Princeton Regional School offices at Valley Road this afternoon to press their demands for a contract.  Negotiations are currently underway at the Valley Road offices.  Princeton teachers have been working without a contract since June 30.

Marie Blistan, Secretary-Treasurer of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) was among the speakers who addressed the rally.

A forum over consolidation, hosted last night by the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO), launched with a look at what makes this year's proposal different from previous attempts at bringing the Borough and Township together.

Latino professionals are looking to provide both inspirational and practical advice about educational and career prospects to more than 100 urban schoolchildren at a Princeton gathering on June 10th that will include presentations that range from space exploration to an “If you like Lady Gaga, do you like Elvis Presley too?” computer science workshop.

Princeton’s Borough Council and Township Committee plan to introduce the new zoning ordinance for Princeton University’s Arts and Transit project on May 3, with a final decision possible sometime in June. This was decided at a joint Borough-Township meeting last evening, although no formal action was taken. The meeting also sought to clarify questions from concerned residents and debate the process by which zoning ordinances and negotiation committees would be presented and approved.

Having been a student of philosophy way back when, I was drawn to the title of G. John Ikenberry’s newly published book Liberal Leviathan: The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order, with its echo of the great 17th century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes.  So I was among the fifty or so local residents who turned up to hear Ikenberry discuss his prescription for the future at Labyrinth Books on Wednesday, April 13.

Hallie Flanagan.  Chances are you’ve never heard of her, but she - or rather the Depression-era Federal Theatre Project she created as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal Works Progress Administration - reached millions across the country. 

After President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, letters flooded in to his widow and children from ordinary citizens and celebrities alike. These sympathy notes were filed in a warehouse for decades until the opening of the Kennedy Library. This poignant time capsule is the subject of De Angelis’s book.

Discussion: Lewis Maltby: The president and founder of the National Workrights Institute, a human rights organization committed to workplace issues, will discuss his new book, “Can They Do That?: Retaking Our Fundamental Rights in the Workplace.”

Sponsored by the library and NJ Unemployed.

Lisa Anderson, president of American University in Cairo, will speak on "Politics of Policy-Making in Non-Democratic Settings: Cases From the Arab World" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, Robertson Hall, Room 2, in the third event of the Workshop on Arab Political Development spring speaker series.

Max, 14, did not like middle school.  But he still wants to go to college.

Instead of continuing with 9th grade, Max goes to the Princeton Learning Cooperative (PLC), located in a sun-lit room on the third floor of the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts on Witherspoon Street.  A snapshot of his activities includes Python programming, building robots, and reading English novels.  Once a week, he helps out with organizational work at Snipes Farm and Educational Center.

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.

The YWCA Princeton Tribute to Women Awards Dinner is the premier event of its kind in central New Jersey. It will recognize ten area women who have made significant contributions in their professions and communities. The 28th annual awards dinner will be held at the Hyatt Regency Princeton on Thursday, March 3, beginning at 5:15 p.m.

East Windsor resident Linda Richter, founder and President of Personal Paperwork Solutions and More, Inc is event chair of this year’s Tribute to Woman Awards.

Princeton University will abandon plans to locate a proposed Arts and Transit Neighborhood at the Dinky Station,  after failing to gain the approval of the Township and Borough at a joint meeting Monday night. Princeton University Vice-President Bob Durkee said that instead, the university will begin working on designs for the arts complex in locations that would not need zoning approval.