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MILESTONES
Issue of Nov. 4-6. ARCHITECTURE The Hillier Group has announced that, because of new commissions, 10 professionals have recently been hired by the firm. Local hires include: Meredith Lynn Bostwick of Princeton as Bob Hillier’s architectural assistant. Previously, she has worked as an architecture intern at Rice Design Studio in Atlanta, Ga. She has a…
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Banking on biotech
A shortage of state and federal funding poses a challenge to one of New Jersey’s most promising industries. By: Peter Mladineo For a new biotechnology firm, getting out of the lab and into the marketplace can be a steep climb, requiring lots of patience, plenty of ingenuity and perhaps hardest of all loads…
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Nov. 4, 5:40 p.m.: Monday Music on Tuesday: Revisiting ‘Highway 61’
A classic album gets some spin time. By: Hank Kalet In the disc player this week is an old favorite maybe my favorite disc of all time Bob Dylan’s "Highway 61 Revisited." From the rim shot that snaps the album into motion an opening that stands above nearly all others in the…
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Republicans capture Delaware Township seats
Richard Madden Jr. (1,175 votes) and David Bond (1,101) defeat Democrat John Miller (970). By: See this week’s Beacon for details.
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Democrats sweep in Princeton Borough
O’Neill tops Syrek in mayor’s race; Benchley, Karcher re-elected to council. Democrat Joseph O’Neill defeated Green Party candidate Steven Syrek to win the race for Princeton Borough mayor Tuesday. In January, Mr. O’Neill, currently a Borough Council member, will succeed fellow Democrat Marvin Reed, who chose not to seek re-election. In the race for two…
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Institute For Advanced Study names two to board
The new trustees are Harvard physics professor Andrew Strominger and author and philantrophist Shelby White. The Institute for Advanced Study has named two new members to its board of trustees. The new trustees are Harvard University physics professor Andrew Strominger and author and philanthropist Shelby White. Professor Strominger was a member of the institute’s School…
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Garage could be site of food-tasting party
A proposal to put "A Taste of Princeton" on the roof. By: Jennifer Potash The new municipal parking garage in downtown Princeton has been called many things but never a site for a food-tasting party. That may change if a plan to hold "A Taste of Princeton" on the roof of the new garage goes…
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Nov. 4, 11:10 p.m.: Tuesday Top Ten, 20th Century novels
Around the globe with my favorite books. By: Hank Kalet This week, the Tuesday Top Ten focuses on my 10 favorite novels of the 20th Century: 1. "Ulysses" by James Joyce. An exploration of self and language and how they intertwine. The defining modernist classic. 2. "100 Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. An…
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Republicans keep control in Rocky Hill
Morren, Zimmerman capture Borough Council seats Republican Borough Council President George Morren and running-mate Ed Zimmerman defeated Democrats William O’Brien and Joanne Sherry in Tuesday’s balloting for two seats on the Rocky Hill Borough Council. The final vote totals were: Morren (R)*145 Zimmerman (R)155 O’Brien (D)116 Sherry (D)106 *denotes incumbent
