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  • Just keep cool until tomorrow

    Climatologist says at least this heat wave won’t last long. By: David Campbell    News flash: It’s hot out there. But according to state climatologist David Robinson, it could be worse.    Mr. Robinson said prolonged heat waves of three consecutive days or more can threaten the power grid and pose serious health problems to high-risk individuals…

  • Balance is key to league success

    Princeton Adult Basketball enters playoff season By: Bob Nuse    It seems only fitting that the most competitive season ever in the Princeton Recreation Adult Summer Basketball League would have its playoffs begin with an upset.    After a regular season that saw 10 of the 11 seeds for the playoffs come down to the result of…

  • Synthon brings new products to drug-discovery market

    The products are used as pieces, known as intermediates, in building new drugs. By: George Frey    Synthon Chiragenics Corp., a Monmouth Junction carbohydrate-based drug discovery company, will enhance its role as a chemistry provider to the pharmaceutical industry with the introduction of its Discovery Collections, the company said.    The products are a new platform available…

  • Donald J. McKendrick

       Donald J. McKendrick, 75, of Sevierville, Tenn., died Wednesday, July 24, at home.    Mr. McKendrick was born in New Brunswick and resided most of his life in South Brunswick.    He worked as a member of Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 9, retiring after 47 years of service in 1992. In 1993, he relocated to Sevierville,…

  • Quite an ”extra credit’

    Montgomery teen develops taste for solving community problems. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — The township Environmental Commission has added another member to its ranks of esteemed local academics and engineers, 17-year-old Montgomery High School student Dan Weber.    "It’s pretty interesting the stuff that they have to worry about there," he said over a steaming cup…

  • Renaissance painting stolen from institute

       A Renaissance painting was stolen from the Aquinas Institute of Princeton University between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon.    Police said the 15th- or 16th-century painting, which depicts the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus amid 12 angels, was removed without force from a library wall at Aquinas House, located on Stockton Street. The unframed painting,…

  • Chemistry lifts Springdale pair to golf title

    Byer-Gianacaci win Wolcott Partners Better Ball By: Bob Nuse    In a tournament such as the Trenton District Golf Association Wolcott Memorial Partners Better Ball Championship, it helps to have a partner you can rely on.    John Gianacaci and Jim Byer found themselves relying on each other quite a bit over the weekend, and their confidence…

  • Coloring History

    Howard Michaels’ hand-tinted photos bring back the romance of turn-of-the-century life. By: Susan Van Dongen    This is an artist’s space. As soon as you enter Howard Michaels’ home in Hamilton you’re hit with a variety of items that reveal his individual artistic style, tastes and travels.    Wire-hanger sculptures of dogs and robots, hand-tinted photos from…