Category: archives
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SPECIAL ISSUE – PROGRESS EDITION ’05
Central Jersey gives small businesses the chance to shine By: Gwen McNamara and George Spohr Hugh Miller, CEO and founder of Hollyrock/ Miller Marketing Communications, doesn’t claim to be an expert on small businesses but he may as well be one. In addition to his client portfolio boasting some Central Jersey small businesses, Miller…
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School projects a boon for architects, construction firms
EDUCATION By: David Campbell With the region’s population on the rise in recent years and the availability of generous state funding, more school districts are adding new wings and renovating older facilities. Take, for example, Princeton Regional Schools, which is in the final stages of its $81.3 million district-wide construction project. The six-school renovation and…
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Travel agencies flouish as tourism picks up
TRAVEL & TOURISM By: Gwen McNamara The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 may have put a damper on travel and tourism, but New Jersey has weathered the storm. Today, tourism is the second largest industry in the state, generating $30 billion in the past year, according to state calculations, and many local travel agencies say…
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MILESTONES
Issue of March 22. By: Sara Carpenter LAW Dorothy Bolinsky has been named Young Lawyer of the Year by the Mercer County Bar Association. She was recognized for her dedication to the MCBA, legal profession and community. Ms. Bolinsky is an associate in Drinker, Biddle & Reath’s Plainsboro office. A member of the MCBA since…
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George Kennan, diplomat and Cold War strategist, dies at 101
Five decades at Institute for Advanced Study. By: David Campbell George F. Kennan, a diplomat and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who formulated the United States’ containment policy during the Cold War, died Thursday night at his Princeton Township residence. He was 101. Professor Kennan was a graduate of Princeton University’s class of 1925. He was professor…
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A real hoot
Everything from owls to alligators featured at Science Week at Princeton Public Library. By: Rachel Silverman Monday afternoon at the Princeton Public Library, a room full of elementary and middle school kids received a basic lesson in vowel pronunciation. They oohed when animal man Bill Boesenberg brought out Elizardbeth, a giant water monitor who feasts…
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School projects a boon for architects, construction firms
EDUCATION By: David Campbell With the region’s population on the rise in recent years and the availability of generous state funding, more school districts are adding new wings and renovating older facilities. Take, for example, Princeton Regional Schools, which is in the final stages of its $81.3 million district-wide construction project. The six-school renovation and…
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Real estate firms rebound as national, regional economies improve
REAL ESTATE By: Rachel Silverman The real estate market is on the up these days, with the residential sector booming and the commercial side of things experiencing a steady rebound from the bleaker economic picture of 2001. "On the home price side, it’s gone up everywhere," said Chris Locatell, vice president of investment management company…
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Evening with asthma experts scheduled
The American Lung Association of New Jersey, in partnership with Princeton Regional School Nurses, is presenting "An Evening with Asthma Experts," a program designed to help adults, educators and parents who have children with asthma. The program will be held on March 31 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the John J. Witherspoon Middle School,…
