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  • Donald A. Peterson

       Donald A. Peterson, 79, of Princeton, died Sunday in the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, he had resided in Princeton for the last 30 years.    Mr. Peterson retired after many years of service with Monsanto Chemical Company of St. Louis, Mo. He was a regular at Lambertville Flea Market…

  • Atlantic City bus trip

       An Atlantic City bus trip to the Showboat Casino will be held March 30.    It is sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagle Fire Company.    Call 215-862-5349 for reservations and information.

  • Donald A. Peterson

    Retired from Monsanto     Donald A. Peterson of Princeton died Sunday at University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 79.    Born and raised in Cleveland, he resided in Princeton for the last 30 years.    Mr. Peterson retired after many years of service with Monsanto Chemical Co. of St. Louis.    He was a regular attendee of…

  • Barbara L. Mastrogeorge

    Former Princeton resident     MOORESTOWN — Barbara Lee Mastrogeorge died Feb. 22 at her daughter’s home in Moorestown after a long struggle with lung cancer. She was 73.    A former Princeton resident, she worked many years at Princeton University’s McCosh Infirmary.    She was a clinical psychologist specializing in gerontology with a private practice in Bucks…

  • "Darfur Diaries" showing Tuesday at Rider

    Rider University’s Hillel chapter and the Student Entertainment Council will host "Darfur Diaries," a lecture and film program, on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the BLC Theatre on the Lawrence Township campus, Route 206 (Lawrenceville Road). The event will feature the film Darfur Diaries: Message from Home and speaker Jen Marlowe, who was the primary…

  • UMC gets $25 million donation for new facility

    PRINCETON — Former West Windsor residents David and Patricia Atkinson have pledged $25 million for the construction of the new University Medical Center at Princeton on a site in Plainsboro Township, in what hospital officials say will be the largest donation ever made to a hospital in New Jersey.    The majority of the Atkinsons’ donation is…

  • State aid to Jamesburg takes a hit

       Jamesburg officials are angry after receiving word that their municipal state aid will be cut by almost a third.    According to Gov. Jon Corzine’s proposed budget for 2008, the borough will receive $212,931 less in state aid this year, down from the $679,706 it received the previous year.    Cranbury and Monroe also saw a decrease…

  • S. Herbert Starkey

       S. Herbert Starkey, 94, died Sunday at Stony Brook Assisted Living in Pennington.    Born in Bustleton, Pa., he had been a resident of Ewing since 1952.    He retired in 1973 after serving as director of research for the New Jersey Education Association for 21 years. He then served as a school finance consultant for the…

  • YMCA’s fencers advance for national competition

       In the first set of Qualifiers for the Summer Nationals, the Princeton-Hillsborough YMCA Fencing Club qualified Leif Jahn and Sean Li in men’s foil.    The Princeton-Hillsborough YMCA Fencing Club is sponsored by the Somerset Valley YMCA, and practices at the Hillsborough YMCA on South Branch Road.    Leif and Sean both made the round of 16…