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  • 06/06 OBITUARIES, pt. 2

    From the June 6 edition of the Register-News By: Virginia Meskill Lumia    HAMILTON — Virginia Meskill Lumia of Robbinsville died June 2 at home.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong Trenton/Robbinsville area resident.    She retired after 25 years with N.J. Bell Telephone Co., Trenton, and was a member of the Downstate Chapter of the…

  • Primaries bring voters out for contested races

    North Hanover incumbent mayor loses bid to vie in November By:Vanessa S. Holt and David Koch    While contested local primary elections drew voters to the polls Tuesday night, there was little voter participation in most municipalities without local contests.    This year’s primary saw an incumbent mayor in North Hanover defeated for the Republican Party’s nomination.…

  • Orchid donates Simpson material

         Orchid BioSciences of Princeton announced May 28 its Cellmark business unit is donating materials from its analysis of DNA evidence from the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial to the National Anthropological Archives of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.    "The O.J. Simpson murder trial was a watershed event for the…

  • Man gets lesson in applying for zoning OK

    By:Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE — A resident found himself pelted with questions about his application to extend and put crushed stone on his driveway.    Then he got a detailed lesson on exactly what he needed to do before the Board of Adjustment would even hear his request.    The board put off an application by Rolf Van…

  • Secret Gardens

    Gates swing open to reveal bubbling fountains, manicured hedges and dazzling blooms. By: Judith Norkin    It’s open season for gardens. Bucks is abloom, making this the time for local non-profit organizations to hold tours of some of the area’s lushest, most creative and distinctively landscaped private properties.    The action begins June 8, with the New…

  • Teams hone skills as they compete in ‘Pharm Game’

    Firm provides services for pharmaceutical executives, including workshops and games on the perils of the business from drug discovery through a product’s launch. By: George Frey    Anyone want or need to know what Phase IV clinical trials do? Or what a key of a new drug approval is?    The Learning Key, a Washington’s Crossing, Pa.,…

  • Firm bringing solar pumps to U.S. market

    The WorldWater Corp. of Pennington makes solar pumps for wells, and solar lighting systems. By: George Frey    Many say the most valuable things in the future of the world will be natural resources. Quentin Kelly agrees.    He narrows it down to "water and energy." Mr. Kelly is the chairman of The WorldWater Corp. of Pennington,…

  • Scholars launch new companies in MIT contest

    Two locals were finalists in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s annual $50K Entrepreneurship Competition. By: George Frey    Dr. Evan Lee of Princeton Township and Suparna Kadam of East Brunswick were finalists in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s annual $50K Entrepreneurship Competition. Both will graduate from MIT’s Sloan School of Management within about a week’s time.…

  • State drought persists, DEP officials announce

    Officials explain situation at EcoComplex meeting By:David Koch    MANSFIELD — Despite above-normal rainfall in March, April and May, officials from the state Department of Environmental Protection said New Jersey has not fully recovered from the most severe drought in its history.    Since July 1, 1998, long-term rainfall in New Jersey has been 20 inches below…