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  • Mary Patricia Kunkel

       Mary Patricia Kunkel, 79, died in the University Medical Center at Princeton on Tuesday.    Born in Pawtucket, R.I., she had been a resident of Pennington for 50 years.    She was a registered nurse and, during World War II, served with the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps at the Bronx VA Hospital. She later instructed at Lenox…

  • Colorful Characters

    Visitors to Mid-Jersey Comicon may pay witness to some unusual sights.See Related Story: Getting Due Respect By: Jim Boyle See Related Story: Getting Due Respect Primarily known for his work in the fantasy genre, illustrator Daniel Horne also has rendered traditional super heroes such as Superman (above). Mr. Horne will appear at the Mid-Jersey Comicon…

  • Civil War re-enactors to meet

    The McClellan Rangers Reenactment Association will host a living history weekend at the Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum Saturday and Sunday. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The Civil War is coming to town.    The McClellan Rangers Reenactment Association will host a living history weekend at the Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum on Route 29, just outside the city in…

  • Montgomery Township expands online offerings

    By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The township has enhanced its Web site to offer residents some additional online resources.    Interactive maps — which display zoning, environmental, historic, geographic and demographic data — are now available. Also, permit tracking is now offered online.    "Use of these online mapping systems by the public will expedite matters at…

  • Professor named director of Center of Theological Inquiry

    The Rev. Professor William F. Storrar took over directorship on July 1 By: David Campbell    The Rev. Professor William F. Storrar has been named the new director of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton.    Professor Storrar, a native of Scotland, took over the directorship on July 1, succeeding Professor Wallace M. Alston, who retired…

  • Princeton immigrants charged in fake-ID ring

    Two involved in conspiracy to gain drivers’ licenses in Tennessee, authorities say. By: Marjorie Censer    An illegal immigrant from Princeton has entered a plea agreement roughly two weeks after being arrested as part of an alleged conspiracy to gain drivers’ licenses in Tennessee. Another illegal immigrant from Princeton is being held in the case and…

  • Recreation programs caught in municipal squabble

    Borough and township officials seen trying to cut costs at the other town’s expense. By: Rachel Silverman    With a bleak budgetary picture looming overhead, the Princeton Recreation Department — financed jointly by the borough and township — has found itself in the middle of an inter-municipal tug of war.    "Township and borough relations right now…

  • Disputed cosmos research on display at PU’s library

    Papers of Immanuel Velikovsky become part of special collection holdings. By: David Campbell    Weeks before publisher Macmillan released Immanuel Velikovsky’s "Worlds in Collision" in 1950, the book was publicized with sensational articles in Harper’s Magazine and other publications that captured the public’s imagination.    The scientific establishment immediately went on the offensive, dismissing its ideas as…

  • Plainsboro tree farmer sees greener pastures on horizon

    William Griffin named Middlesex County’s Farmer of the Year By: Emily Craighead    PLAINSBORO — Middlesex County’s Farmer of the Year William Griffin knows that New Jersey farmers have some tough battles to wage today.    "Number one is being able to be profitable," said Mr. Griffin, president of W.V. Griffin Nursery in South Brunswick. "The prices…