Category: archives
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Luscious summer smoothies!
Simply prepared with cracked ice, which you can make in the blender (a heavy-duty one with a glass jar), fruit shakes make fine non-alcoholic cocktails, too. By: Faith Bahadurian There are lots of ways to use summer’s bounty of luscious fruits and berries, but one of the easiest and most refreshing is to purée them…
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Princeton University student earns scholarship to work in China
Efforts to focus on urban architecture and teaching in Beijing Princeton University graduate Jason Anderson has won a Luce Scholarship to spend next year in Beijing, working on urban architecture projects and teaching. Mr. Anderson received his master’s degree in architecture from Princeton in May and will be employed by the Institute of Urban Planning…
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Donors needed to boost area blood supply
EDITORIAL A silent crisis is under way in our region the blood supply is dangerously low. The Red Cross Penn-Jersey Region has issued urgent pleas for area residents to donate blood. While the blood supply is often stretched during the summer months, current inventories have reached alarmingly low levels. Most critical is the supply…
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On the right track
Vision study examines improvements to Princeton Junction train station By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR Change on the ground may still be years away, but plans to redevelop the area around the Princeton Junction train station are moving forward. With the release of the West Windsor Princeton Junction Station Area Vision Plan, the township has…
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Ground laid for area’s ‘hottest’ job
Public Works crew takes care of business in road repair By: Rachel Silverman It’s over 90 degrees and these guys have been baking for hours. Tucked away at the quiet intersection of Beech Hill Circle and Woods Way, the Princeton Township Public Works team is busily laying blacktop 25 tons of it. "It’s 250…
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Solujich glad he gave track & field a ‘shot’
By: Neil Hay In less than a year one track and field coach will be feeling on top of the world. And the others? Well, down in the dumps is one way to put it. That is when 13-year old East Windsor resident George Solujich decides which high school he will attend. If the name…
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Princeton University annual giving sets $37 million record
More than half of undergraduate alumni participated in campaign Princeton University’s 2004-2005 annual-giving campaign raised $37 million, the highest total in Princeton’s history, the university said. More than half of undergraduate alumni participated. The results are notable for strong performances across Princeton’s broad range of constituencies, including major reunion classes, non-major reunion classes, graduate alumni…
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These students are really on the beam
PU summer program inspires laser scientists of the future. By: David Campbell Princeton University played host this week to more than a dozen aspiring laser scientists, participants in a summer outreach program called the Princeton University Materials Academy. PUMA brings together university faculty and research staff with local high school students, most from economically disadvantaged…
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Purple 11’s win South Plainfield again
By: The South Plainfield Tournament trophy is back where it belongs. For the third time in four years, the Monroe Township Baseball Association’s 11-year-old Purple team laid claims to the SP Tourney title by taking a 6-2 win over Woodbridge in the championship game. After winning the title as 8- and 9-year-olds in 2002 and…
