Category: archives
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Water rates could soar by 11.6% next year
Princeton Borough considers forming coalition of municipalities to challenge Elizabethtown Water Co. By: Jennifer Potash Elizabethtown Water Co. has proposed to increase its rates for water service by 11.6 percent in 2004. Such an increase could affect more than 40 municipalities across New Jersey, and Princeton Borough is proposing that municipalities in the region form…
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Behemoths and Cocoons
Bristol-Myers Squibb unveils its new sculpture park in New Brunswick. By: Matt Smith The Bristol-Myers Squibb Outdoor Sculpture Project includes works by Nancy Cohen, "Way of Life." The sculptures are on view at the company’s New Brunswick campus. Just a pothole away from Route 1, the park at the entrance to Bristol-Myers Squibb’s New Brunswick…
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July 28, 3:40 p.m.: Bruuuuce!!!
Bruce puts on a show that few could top, though he’s topped it many times before. By: Hank Kalet Saw the Bruce Springsteen show at Giants Stadium on Saturday and, as usual, the Boss left us all spent and exhausted at night’s end. That said, the show was a little disappointing but only by…
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Frederick G. Harris Sr.
Frederick G. Harris Sr., 81, a long time resident of Pennington and former chief financial officer of Dow Jones & Co., Inc., died in St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, Pa., on July 23. Mr. Harris had lived in Pennington for nearly 40 years before moving to Pennswood Village in Newtown, Pa., in 2000. Born in…
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Lauren Hutton to keynote women’s conference
Supermodel, actress and noted television personality Lauren Hutton will be the keynote speaker at Celebrating the Seasons of Your Life: A Conference for Women, hosted by Princeton HealthCare System’s Community Education & Outreach Program. Ms. Hutton will share her thoughts on "Being Your Best at Any Age." The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 4,…
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Library gets a playground
Site set to be dedicated in a ceremony next week. By: Al Wicklund MONROE The Helen and Irwin Nalitt Kids Corner, a miniplayground adjacent to the Township Public Library parking lot, scheduled to be dedicated Thursday, is already in use and popular with young children and parents alike. Kelly Strenkowski and her daughter Lauren,…
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Honda Element
Honda builds its college-dorm-room-on-wheels for an active new generation of buyers. By: Jason Stein This is what happens when the X Games meets Generation Y, when concept meets (nearly) instant reality and practicality meets pavement. Honda Accord owners hide your eyes. Honda Odyssey owners, hide your children. The Japanese automaker that once dared you to…
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Repairs force closing of Mercer Road
By: David Campbell Mercer Road around the historic Stony Brook bridge will be closed for five to six weeks while Mercer County undertakes repairs to the bridge and resurfaces the entire length of Mercer Road, said Princeton Township Engineer Robert Kiser. Work on the bridge started Tuesday. Once that is complete, the county plans to…
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Shine On, China Cat
Pink Floyd and Grateful Dead music gets an unusual twist as the tribute band the Machine swings through the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pa. By: Daniel Shearer Self-billed as America’s premier Pink Floyd tribute band, the Machine returns to the Keswick Theatre in Glenside July 27. A notion exists in the world of rock ‘n’…
