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  • MILESTONES

    Issue of June 12, 2007 HEALTH & MEDICINE    Princeton prosthodontist Dr. Kenneth Kent was presented the first place award for Outstanding Clinical Poster Presentation at the 12th Biennial International Conference on Reconstructive Preprosthetic Surgery for his presentation "Robotic Animation of Facial Prostheses." Dr. Kent reviewed the advances in facial materials and robotic animation that will…

  • Letters to the Editor, June 12

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, June 12 What happened to tax relief? To the editor:     To the tune of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," we are compelled to wonder, where has all concern for property tax relief gone?    Governor Corzine, may he heal rapidly, appears to have the state budget under control, and with…

  • No slowing McIsaac in Fete race

    Surprised Kirsch claims women’s crown By: Justin Feil    Those that had hoped Glenn McIsaac might come back to the pack with age are going to have to wait a lot longer than expected.    The Princeton resident has no plans to slow down and proved so with his second career victory at the June Fete 10k…

  • Wanted: ‘Disrupters’ to make big mark in business

    Changing the world of business requires a maverick, Princeton conference told By: Lauren Otis    Anyone who operates their own business, such as a gas station owner, is an entrepreneur, but "the big lasting businesses — the Googles, the Apples, the Intels of the world — to do that you have to be disruptive," William R.…

  • Amid life changes, a venture has been constant

    WOMEN & BUSINESSNow East and West Coast residents, pair continue to run their stationary design business By: Lauren Otis    Just about everything in Melissa Hall Klepacki’s and Amy Turner Senftleben’s life has changed since they were single women in New York City. They are now both married, have children and are living in the suburbs,…

  • ‘The Sopranos’ brought Jersey to the world

    PACKET EDITORIAL, June 12    When the final scene of the final episode of "The Sopranos" faded to black Sunday night, it didn’t just bring to a close one of the most popular and acclaimed television series of all time.    It also marked the end of an era in New Jersey.    For eight years and 86…

  • Seamless

    Artist combines diverse objects for visual interest By: Olivia Tattory    Surprisingly, diverse objects can have one thing in common — Mollie Murphy.    Branches, zippers, grapevines, rubber balls, doll parts and wire pieces as well as other items found in unsuspecting places are just some of the material Ms. Murphy uses to create her assemblages.    "Really…

  • Social entrepreneurs share career insights

    An environmental or social problem is really a business opportunity in disguise By: Lauren Otis    Changing society for the better, and doing it with business savvy and entrepreneurship, is often about recognizing that an environmental or social problem is really an opportunity in disguise, and then pursuing that opportunity wherever it leads. This was the…

  • New ‘pay-to-play’ measures gain momentum

    Strict new regulations governing political contributions could be on the way in Princeton By: Nick Norlen    Strict new municipal regulations governing political contributions could be on the way for both Princeton municipalities.    Former borough mayor and Princeton Community Democratic Organization Government Ethics Committee member Marvin Reed was back at Borough Hall on Wednesday, pitching two…