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Letters to the Editor, Oct. 5
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 5 ‘Cottage Club’ bill hurts others To the editor: The state Legislature is considering a bill (S.1584) that would make it very difficult, if not impossible, for some historic properties owned by nonprofit corporations to obtain and maintain exemption from local property taxes. This legislation was introduced to prevent…
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Driscoll looks to build on Holmdel success
Senior leads Stuart in first race on famed course By: Justin Feil As a freshman, Emily Driscoll was Stuart Country Day’s top runner. As a senior, she’s bidding to become one of the best in the area. The Tartans’ front-runner all season finished fourth overall in the Varsity F race at the Shore Coaches Invitational…
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New biotech firm trying to stop diseases before they start
Signum Biosciences intends to shake up the pharmaceutical and cosmetic markets. By: Gwen McNamara SOUTH BRUNSWICK What do you get when you take a molecular biology and chemistry professor from Princeton University and team him up with a best-selling author, bioethicist and businessman? Why, nothing less than an up-and-coming biotechnology company set to shake…
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Florence M. Martino Howard
Florence M. Martino Howard, 86, of Monroe Township died Oct. 5, at the Monroe Village Health Care Center, Monroe Township. Born in Cambridge, Mass., Mrs. Howard lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., Fort Myers, Fla., and Pennington before moving to the Rossmoor community in Monroe Township in 1991. She also maintained a summer residence at Beaver Lake.…
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Tagged deer killing spurs investigation
Two slayings described as malicious. By: David Campbell Two tagged female deer that were being monitored under Princeton Township’s experimental deer birth-control program were found slaughtered Friday in a wooded area off Terhune Road near North Harrison Street, police said. Princeton Animal Control Officer Mark Johnson said the two deer were shot dead with bow…
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‘Thriving on Balance’
Debra Winger speaks on the roles women play during University Medical Center at Princeton conference. By: Diane Landis Hackett When actress Debra Winger is in need of balance in her full life, she says gets in her car and drives around the Midwest searching for interesting people to talk to about their lives. Ms. Winger…
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OBITUARIES, Oct. 5, 2004
William Toto Sr., William S. Borden Jr., Pearl Hixon. William Toto Sr. Owned Princeton stores William Toto Sr. of Princeton died Monday at home. He was 85. Born in Princeton, he was a lifelong Princeton resident. Mr. Toto owned or helped run a number of Princeton retail businesses. A 1939 Princeton High School graduate,…
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Truffles as fine and precious as gold
When it comes to that dizzyingly expensive culinary fungus, the truffle, Urbani is the name that chefs and retailers have trusted most over the years By: Pat Tanner Chef Peter Urbani and Chef Christian Urbani work up their truffle recipes. When it comes to that dizzyingly expensive culinary fungus, the truffle, Urbani is the…
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New bid to ban smoking is under way
Bill introduced in state Senate and similar move expected in Assembly; most bars and restaurants would be affected. By: Jennifer Potash A year ago, it seemed a statewide ban on smoking in restaurants and bars was all but snuffed out. But with a new bill introduced in the state Senate by Sen. John Adler (D-Cherry…
