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  • Alcohol confirmed as cause of death of Rider student

    Blood alcohol content placed at .426 By: Nick Norlen    LAWRENCE — The death of Rider University student Gary DeVercelly was the result of alcohol intoxication, the Mercer County prosecutor’s office said Monday.    Mr. DeVercelly, an 18-year-old freshman at Rider University in Lawrence Township, died 10:50 a.m. March 30 at Capital Health System’s Fuld Campus, according…

  • OBITUARIES, April 3, 2007

    Alexander D. Colt, Dr. Michael A Wasyl, Nancy T. Wood Alexander D. Colt Grew up in Princeton     NEW YORK, N.Y. — Alexander Dunscombe Colt died suddenly at home Sunday. He was 43.    Born and raised in Princeton, he attended Johnson Park Elementary School and The Hun School of Princeton. He later attended Cheshire Academy…

  • The seal of approval

    Princeton collector wins thanks of the British Museum By: Christian Kirkpatrick    John H. Rassweiler has been making a mark in art history.    After nearly a decade of providing financial assistance to London’s British Museum with its collection of medieval seals, Mr. Rassweiler is currently sponsoring an exhibition drawn from it.    "Good Impressions: Image and Authority…

  • Walkathon to aid Crisis Ministry

       On Saturday morning, April 21, supporters, friends and sponsors of The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton will make strides together in the struggle against poverty with Footprints 2007. This third annual walk-a-thon will raise awareness and funds to fight hunger and homelessness in Mercer County. Whole Foods Market and Thomas Sweet have signed on…

  • GrandPals!

    The calendar just doesn’t count between the young and the young-at-heart By: Kristin Boyd    The pupils in Melissa O’Donnell’s kindergarten class lined up like dominoes outside the library door, but once they peeked inside, they began wiggling like worms.    "Yeah," Miss O’Donnell said. "It’s GrandPals Day."    The kids zigzagged through the Littlebook School library and…

  • Stormwater regulations go down the drain

    Borough Council rejects adopting program mandated by state By: Courtney Gross    Princeton Borough could soon be subject to fines and penalties if it does not quickly adopt stormwater regulations mandated by the state Department of Environmental Protection that are a year past due.    The Princeton Borough Council failed to approve an ordinance at its meeting…

  • Out of the Trash

    Actor/artist Dan Snow shapes urban clutter and natural materials to reflect passions and peeves. By: Kristin Boyd    Artist Dan Snow is an avid reader, professional actor and, for the past three years, expert junk collector.    He hunts for urban clutter and natural materials throughout New York, pouncing when he finds useful pieces — driftwood and…

  • Isadore Straussfogel

       Isadore Straussfogel, 89, of Ewing died Sunday at the Greenwood House.    Born in Trenton, Mr. Straussfogel was a Trenton area resident all of his life. He was the proprietor of grocery stores in Hamilton Township and Penns Neck before retiring.    A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Ahavath Israel…

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    April 2000 School panel urges minority funding