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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…

  • 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…

  • 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    George Street Playhouse finds humor in outdated fears for its latest production.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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…