Category: archives
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Operation Smile legacy lives in a student’s sense of charity
A life-altering experience in Morocco for Princeton High School senior By: Rachel Silverman In a small hospital in Meknès, Morocco, Ashley Roome fell in love. It was there that Ashley, a senior at Princeton High School, watched a 13-month-old baby undergo surgery for a cleft lip. Ashley consoled the fretting parents, who traveled 11 hours…
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Experts cut through mystique of college application process
Panel provides advice to Princeton High School students By: Rachel Silverman The big, bad college application process? Between transcripts and interviews and that dreaded little acronym of SAT, getting into the nation’s top-tier colleges can seem daunting. But according to a panel of admissions officers gathered at Princeton High School on Wednesday night, college applications…
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Hospital clinic experiences surge in patient use
Patient population shifts from Princeton area to east of Route 1 By: Marjorie Censer The clinic at the University Medical Center at Princeton has experienced a significant growth in users, as well as a change in the residences of its patients, said Karen Buda, director of outpatient clinic services, at the Princeton Health Commission’s meeting…
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Fundraiser planned for deported immigrant
Event for Edy Davila set for Saturday By: Rachel Silverman Roughly 10 months ago, 28-year-old Edy Davila was awakened early in the morning by federal immigration agents and escorted to a detention center in Elizabeth. Six months later, Mr. Davila was shipped home to Guatemala. On Saturday, community members will hold a fundraiser for Mr.…
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War worries, a new baby and 26.2 miles all at once
Cranbury duo runs first New York marathon amid serious concerns and a joyous adoption By: Rich Fisher Every year, thousands of people run in the New York City Marathon, all with a little story behind them. Some tales are better than others, but they all have the same ending an attempted 26.2-mile run through…
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Writers Block garden recipient of citation
A Smart Growth Award for creative initiative from the New Jersey Society of Architects and state Department of Community Affairs By: Marjorie Censer The New Jersey Society of Architects and the state Department of Community Affairs presented the organizers of Writers Block with the Smart Growth Award for creative initiative Wednesday. Writers Block, the urban…
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Woodrow Wilson School awarded $2.2 million
Part of effort to cut global stockpiles of nuclear materials By: David Campbell The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded $2.2 million to the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University for the creation of an international panel to support reductions in global stockpiles of fissile materials, the…
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Young, Wise and Gifted
Derek Trucks puts his talents toward a benefit for Special Olympics New Jersey. By:Jillian Kalonick At age 26, Derek Trucks is the youngest musician on Rolling Stone’s list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" not a distinction he spends much time mulling over. "It’s kind of silly, but it was nice to…
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‘Boost’ program helps high-schoolers blend in — and stand out
Outreach program targets West Windsor-Plainsboro North High School students By: Emily Craighead Parents and teachers at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South are giving students a "Boost" to help them fit in with the crowd and stand out through their talents. "It’s difficult for teenagers to advocate for themselves," precisely because they want to fit in,…
