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Writers converge on Princeton Public Library for annual ‘Local Author Day’ (with multiple photos)
The Princeton Public Library hosted its annual Local Author Day Saturday, which featured several writers who gave presentations and had books available for sale to the public. The day also featured workshops and four featured authors reading from their books. Those authors included Sung J. Woo, who has written for The New York Times, and…
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PRINCETON: Police seek pantless man who exposed himself to woman near Lake Carnegie
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer A man who exposed himself to a young woman as she was walking on the towpath along Lake Carnegie shortly before noon Friday is being sought by the Princeton Police Department. The victim, 19, was sitting on a park bench at 11 a.m. on the towpath on the south side…
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A careful listener who helps others share their stories: Nick Klevans preserves people’s history through his work as a video biographer
By Sally Stang When you listen to people’s stories, that is when you are allowed to enter the heart of another person.” — Brother Mickey McGrath Nick Klevans is deep. His thoughts are deep, his conversation is deep and — a rare thing in this world — he is a deep listener. Mr. Klevans is…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Mary Kaempfen, former Beacon columnist, dies at 85
Mary Kaempfen, a community columnist for the Hillsborough Beacon in the 1970s and again in the 1990s, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Somerset Medical Center, after being stricken at home the previous day. She was 85. The column, called “A Chat With Mary,” consisted mostly of human interest stories about interesting and colorful local people.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Racing official feels at home in now-opened OTW
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Robert Kulina feels at home standing in the Favorites restaurant, which officially opens tomorrow, Saturday, as the state’s newest off-track horse wagering site. The president of Monmouth Racetrack grew up in Hillsborough, on a Sunnymead Road farm on which rental townhouses and apartments have just opened. His first job was…
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PRINCETON: Judge rejects Battlefield Society’s latest attempt to block Institute for Advanced Study’s housing proposal
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A Mercer County judge on Friday rejected the Princeton Battlefield Society’s latest attempt to block the Institute for Advanced Study from building faculty housing on Institute-owned land that the Society says is historic. Judge Mary C. Jacobson, sitting in Trenton, upheld the approval the Princeton Planning Board gave the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Candidates make out report card on three issues
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Not surprisingly, election challengers grade the Township Committee much lower than the two incumbents on three issues: property taxes, meeting affordable housing requirements and how the off-track wagering site application was handled. The two men on the governing body — Carl Suraci and Greg Burchette, who are Republicans — give…
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LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP: Police find missing man (Updated)
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — The Police Department has located a 73-year-old man who was reported missing from his home at Lawrence Square Village Oct. 22. Roland Acceus, 73, went missing from his home on Oct. 22 around 4:15 p.m., police said. He suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and is legally blind. No other…
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HOPEWELL TWP.: Blake has skills that community needs
To the editor: We are truly excited by the prospect of having Julie Blake on the Hopewell Township Committee. Over the past 10 years we have gotten to know Julie as a parent, professional and friend. Her skill set is just what our community needs. Julie is an listener who has a willingness and…
