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CREATING A SAFE HAVEN: Princeton University students Sean Mahon (front) and Brian Harster participate in a clean up of Lake Carnegie on Sunday, which brought out upwards of 20 students and residents. The event was organized by the Princeton University Chapter of NJ Community Water Watch, an organization that educates the public about water quality problems in New Jersey and provides ways for individuals to be part of the solution.

University Students, Residents Help Keep Princeton's Water Clean

Candace Braun

Twenty bags of trash, three lawn chairs, and a tire were collected from Lake Carnegie on Sunday, when more than 20 Princeton University students and community members got together to clean up the area that not only adjoins the University's campus, but is also used for residential drinking water.

Board Members Address Needs of Those With Learning Disabilities

Candace Braun

Following the Princeton Regional Schools' adoption last month of a set of goals that would address the needs of all students, particularly those with learning disabilities, members of the Board of Education met on Monday to discuss how they intend to improve the learning environment.

Democrats Say Princeton Stronghold Does Not Create Political Complacency

Matthew Hersh

Princeton and Mercer County Democrats have some words for detractors of the party that has dominated local politics for the better part of a decade: "Just because we're the same party, doesn't mean we always agree."

Two Nassau Street Mainstays Team Up to Aid Displaced Families

Matthew Hersh

Hulits Shoes and Landau have allied with the United Way's Hightstown-based Family & Children's Services of Central New Jersey in a drive that aims to clothe displaced families who are now facing a Northeastern winter — a stark departure from winters along the Gulf Coast.

Looking Into Melville's Eyes: Moby Dick, New York, and 9/11

Stuart Mitchner

Early on in Andrew Delbanco's Melville: His World and Work (Knopf $30) we learn that one of Herman Melville's childhood homes was "on Courtlandt Street (on the future site of the World Trade Center)."

 

 
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