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Crash kills 8-year-old on Turnpike; woman in critical condition
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR A one-car accident Monday afternoon on the New Jersey Turnpike near Interchange 8 killed an 8-year-old girl and landed a woman in the hospital in critical condition, according to state police. A 3-year-old girl who was also in the car was not injured, state police said. At…
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Raymond J. Smith
Ontario Review editor, publisher HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — Raymond J. Smith died Monday at University Medical Center at Princeton from complications following pneumonia. He was hospitalized for a week. Mr. Smith was 77. He was the longtime editor-in-chief and publisher of the literary magazine The Ontario Review and Ontario Review Press. Founded in 1974 in…
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29 Days: Shirley Chisholm
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1924, Shirley Chisholm was the first African-American woman elected to serve in the U.S. Congress. She attended Brooklyn College and Columbia University and prepared for a career in teaching. However, after college, she entered politics and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1964. Four years later, she…
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29 Days: Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche, the grandson of a slave, was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Born in Detroit, he was valedictorian of his high school class in Los Angeles, where he was raised by his grandmother after his parents died. He later graduated at the top of his class from the University…
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RVCC’s Hillsborough faculty members set recital date
Pianist Margaret Nelson and guitarist Michael Eckhart, both Hillsborough residents and staff members of Raritan Valley Community College’s (RVCC) Visual and Performing Arts Department, will perform in the school’s upcoming faculty recital at 3 p.m. Feb. 24, in the Welpe Theatre at the College’s North Branch Campus. The concert will include a program of solo,…
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Lecture on advertising effects on Tuesday
The Lawrenceville School, 2500 Main St., will present "Deadly Persuation: The Advertising Industry’s Seduction of Our Youth," by Jean Kilbourne, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Kirby Arts Center. The talk is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.lawrenceville.org.
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Borough GOP seeks local candidates
The Princeton Borough Republican Committee has several openings for electoral district chairpersons and welcomes expressions of interests from potential candidates for Borough Council. In addition, borough residents interested in joining the committee in election and promotional activity are welcome, according to the committee. The Princeton Borough Republican Committee launched the 2008 election cycle with its…
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