Category: archives
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Bright Lights, Big Competition
Bucks County Playhouse hosts its annual middle and high school drama competition. By: Stuart Duncan Michael Naylor paces a little inside his cramped office. Officially, he’s the marketing director for the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pa. In reality, he is more a general manager, press agent and resident psychologist rolled into one. On…
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Bernstein bears down for state title
PDS sophomore ends golf season on high note By: Justin Feil If Chad Bernstein’s golf season had ended Tuesday with a season-worse 45 at Bedens Brook, a week after a disappointing day at the Mercer County Tournament, he might not have been so satisfied with his sophomore season at Princeton Day School. After all, those…
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WW-PN girls’ lax has higher state hopes
One year after a first-round loss in their first-ever appearance, the Knights have bigger plans this season By: Justin Feil A year ago, the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North girls’ lacrosse team was eliminated in their first-ever state tournament game. This season, with almost all of its team back, just making the state tournament isn’t good…
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Giving back
Princeton Young Achievers lend hands, hearts to neighborhood kids. By: Christian Kirkpatrick Every Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30, when other kids are heading for practice fields and music lessons or sinking back into video games temporarily interrupted by a few hours of school, Zachary Shechtel enters a two-story structure on the corner of Witherspoon…
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Alfred T. Bates
Alfred T. "Pop" Bates, 90, died Sunday at home in Lambertville. Born in Groton, Conn., he lived in the Hopewell area 50 years. He retired in 1971 after 33 years with General Motors Corp. Ternstedt Division in Ewing. He later worked for the Stage Depot in Hopewell. He was a Trenton area Boy Scout Commissioner…
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Princeton extends contract to develop organic displays
Universal Display Corp. will get research into organic light-emitting diodes, which may one day be used commercially in flat-top computer screens and other video displays. By: Jeff Milgram On May 14 Professor Stephen Forrest’s research partnership with Universal Display Corp. of Ewing was extended for five years. Princeton University electrical engineering professor Stephen Forrest thinks…
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WW budget introduced with 18.5 percent tax hike
New revenue could not keep pace with fixed-cost increases. By: Gwen Runkle WEST WINDSOR After months of scrutinizing, the Township Council reluctantly introduced a $25.3 million municipal budget for 2002 by a vote of 3-1 on Monday night. The budget represents a 3.5-percent increase over last year’s $24.4 million budget and calls for a…
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PU women’s lax wins national title
Victory over Georgetown completes ‘perfect season’ By: Bob Nuse BALTIMORE Regardless of whether or not the Princeton University women’s lacrosse team emerged from the Final Four with a national championship, this was going to be a special season for Chris Sailer. "Regardless of the outcome of this game, this team has had a fantastic…
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Aoki tops Instinet field
Japanese golfer passes Thorpe, Jacobs on tournament’s final day By: Justin Feil Three weeks ago, Jim Thorpe pulled out a playoff victory over John Jacobs in The Countrywide Traditional. The two seemed poised for another dramatic finish at the Instinet Classic after the two were tied after the first round Friday and separated by only…
