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Agenda items at the Princeton Regional Board of Education meeting on Tuesday evening (after press time) included approval of a new version of the Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement between the two Princeton police departments and the Board, revised and amended by the New Jersey State Attorney General in response to the Board’s failure to adopt an earlier version that was felt to be disrespectful to the school as a social environment. During the evening’s public forum, students, parents, and members of the community planned to ask the Board to direct the high school to address current world events in its curriculum. A recent student walk-out to protest the war in Iraq was felt to highlight the need for such discussions.

Mercer County has extended the deadline for its Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) through the end of April, according to an announcement by the N.J. Department of Community Affairs. Individuals meeting various income qualifications can continue to apply for bill payment assistance, energy crisis assistance, and energy-related home repairs until April 30, 2008. For more information, contact the Mercer County Housing and Community Development Office at (609) 989-6858 or 989-6959 or visit the Office on the fourth floor of the County Administration Building at 640 South Broad Street. Last season, the County gave a total of $4.9 million in LIHEAP assistance to 10,231 families and an additional $2.59 million in grants to 4,320 families for emergency assistance.

The Princeton Township Shade Tree Commission has scheduled a special meeting and presentation, “Celebrating Arbor Day” on April 25, at 10 a.m. at Riverside Elementary School. Terhune Orchards will celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, April 25. At 10 a.m. pre-schoolers are invited to listen to a “tree” story and receive a free blue spruce seedling to take home and plant.  School-aged children are invited to do the same at 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information call (609) 924-2310 or go to www.terhuneorchards.com.

Princeton Township has entered into a cooperative gypsy moth control program with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, and aerial application will begin on or about May 1 through June 1, or until completion, from 5:30 to 8 a.m., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and possibly from 5 to 8 p.m. in the affected areas. A map indicating the exact areas to be treated is available for inspection at the municipal building. For other information concerning the treatment program contact Greg O’Neil, Township arborist at (609) 688-2566, ext 472.

The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly membership luncheon at the Marriott Princeton Hotel and Conference Center at Forrestal on May 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. An Annual Business/Education Initiative Award will be presented to Thomas Townes, Senior Principal, Focus Architecture. The cost to attend is $35 for Chamber members and $45 for non-members. Guests are requested to reserve in advance at www.princetonchamber.org.

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