Category: archives
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Golf classic will help benefit Parkinson’s disease research
In business jargon, the term "perfect fit" is frequently used to describe a corporate sale or merger. However, organizers of the second annual Parkinson Alliance Golf Classic have also taken to using that term to describe a new relationship with Pharmacia Corp., the Peapack-based pharmaceutical company serving as the lead sponsor of the 2001 "Links…
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La Vie en Rose
Francophiles converge on New Hope, Pa., for a Bastille Day Celebration. By: Daniel Shearer Bienvenu à Bucks County, le coeur des beaux-arts. Take a stroll through New Hope the weekend of July 13-15 and be transported to France, with a little imagination. Upon entering the town from the south along River Road, the strains of…
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Board crafts new 6-8 plan
The school board approved plans Monday that call for students entering fourth, fifth and sixth grade to be divided into units based on the elementary school they attend. By:Nick D’Amore The Board of Education took its first step toward deciding how middle school students will be assigned to one of two middle schools in the…
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Student’s national winning essay
In 1781, our forefathers fought for freedom in the Revolutionary War. They won their fight, and we, the United States, were granted freedom from Great Britain and the oppression that they held us under. By: Erin Lynn Editor’s note: Erin Lynn last month graduated from Millstone Middle School. She recently was named the national winner…
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OBITUARIES, July 3, 2001
Paul E. Orr Jr., Elizabeth M. Campbell, Nada May Aksay. Paul E. Orr Jr. Headed management firm Paul Eugene Orr Jr. of Princeton died Thursday at home. He was 89. Born in Atlanta, he was a resident of Princeton for 50 years. He was president and chief executive officer of Princeton-based Management Planning Inc. A…
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Hospital’s Harris Street houses face new zoning review
An appellate panel ruled that the zoners can use stricter review criteria. By: David Campbell A three-judge appellate panel has upheld an earlier court decision requiring the Princeton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment to revisit The Medical Center at Princeton’s petition to maintain professional offices on residential Harris Road. Citing "the long history of discord…
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Montgomery’s new police director keen on earning trust
Michael Beltranena is looking forward to getting to know the community. By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY Township Police Director Michael Beltranena says what he looks forward to most about his new position is the challenge of getting to know new people and a new community. "After I retired, I really missed working with the police…
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View from the Couch
The public-access movie review show A Fistful of Popcorn offers opinions on film presented with a local flavor. By: Matt Smith WATCHING a taping of A Fistful of Popcorn from behind the light stands, monitors and video cameras positioned around its living room set is like nonchalantly attempting to overhear an animated conversation from across…
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She Talks to Angels
Wings of Desire: Lambertville sculptor Susanne Pitak Davis heals loved ones with winged creations. Her angel art reflects an array of influences and personal nuances. By: Susan Van Dongen On the wall of her Hobbit-like home in Lambertville, sculptor Susanne Pitak Davis has an original work called "The Pond of Mother Hall." Based on a…
