Category: archives
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3M fined $15,000 for pollution at quarry
State DEP imposes penalty; talks continue on containment plan. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY The 3M Company has been fined $15,000 by the state Department of Environmental Protection for violating the New Jersey Water Pollutant Control Act and New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations. 3M was found to be in violation of the total…
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PDS girls’ ice hockey looks for states win
Panthers’ goaltender Costa hopes to limit Mo-Beard goals By: Justin Feil When the season was still young, Kristina Costa made a request to the Princeton Day School girls’ ice hockey coach. "She wanted more work," said John Cook of the Panthers’ starting goaltender. "Hopefully we’ve given her plenty of work. She really wants to get…
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Soak Up the Sun
George Street Playhouse finds humor in outdated fears for its latest production. By: Jim Boyle Putting on a third layer of clothing before going to the supermarket, scraping sheets of ice off the driveway and driving 10 miles per hour on slick roads, it’s easy to forget that a season called summer exists. Lips Together,…
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Longtime ‘friend’ of library takes on new leadership role
Claire Jacobus to replace Barbara Johnson as president of Friends of the Princeton Public Library. By: Jennifer Potash About 20 years ago, Barbara Johnson and Claire Jacobus began meeting over a good book. Later, they parlayed their love of reading and community into leading the Friends of the Princeton Public Library. Ms. Jacobus recalled that…
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Wetzel and Groves
Clyde W. Wetzel Clyde W. Wetzel, 85, of Pennington died at home Sunday. Born in Ashland, Pa., he had been a resident of Pennington for 57 years. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theatre. He was employed by Crescent Wire and the Pennington Quality Market. Mr. Wetzel is…
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Seeds of enterprise
Junior Achievement readies a new generation of leaders. By: Melinda Sherwood It’s never too early to start training the workforce of the future. At least, that’s the founding principle of Junior Achievement, an 85-year-old organization committed to teaching the fundamentals of free enterprise and economics to school-aged children throughout the world. Nearly a quarter of…
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Hearts and flowers
Roses are the name of the game, and area florists are ready. By: Pat Summers Valentine’s Day: It’s all about roses, and most of them are red. Beyond that, colors can vary from pink and white to lavender and yellow; prices can go from affordable to astronomical; stems can be up to 80 centimeters long…
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Vote expected on Palmer Square townhouse project
Discussion of improvement district, affordable housing also on agenda. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Borough Council expects to complete its review and vote on the Hulfish North developer’s agreement tonight. In addition to an anticipated vote on the agreement between the borough and Palmer Square over the 100-townhouse-unit development, the council is expected to begin…
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Uncharted waters
Kayak Interactive plunges into wireless gaming market. By: Gwen McNamara If you’re like millions of other Americans, when the train is late or the wait for a meeting too long, you turn to your cell phone or other wireless device for entertainment. According to recent studies of the wireless gaming market, more than 22 million…
