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Princeton chemistry professor receives two awards
David MacMillan, the A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Organic Chemistry at Princeton University, has received two awards for his work in chemistry. Professor MacMillan will receive the American Chemical Society’s Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award at the society’s meeting in Boston in August and will speak at a symposium in his honor. In addition, he…
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Column: Justin Time
Break was not needed By: Justin Feil That squealing you heard was not the renditions of hit songs from the latest "American Idol" contestants to be cut, but rather the brakes on the Princeton University men’s basketball bandwagon. The Tigers may have picked the worst time to have two of their most disappointing games of…
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Locals to march for peace in D.C.
Coalition for Peace Action to protest troop surge By: Stephanie Brown Those who wish to end the war in Iraq are invited to lace up their walking shoes and march on Washington, D.C. A mass peace demonstration at the nation’s capital is scheduled for Jan. 27, and local chapters of Coalition for Peace Action will…
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Office on Aging celebrates its 30th year
Patrons and workers alike reflect on growth By: Stephanie Brown MONROE The township’s Office on Aging celebrated its 30th anniversary this week. Over the past three decades, users have seen it grow from a small office that met with patrons mostly through appointments, to a larger room in the Municipal Building with a small…
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Brother, can you spare many dimes?
Plainsboro library asks residents to donate change for new building By: Molly Petrilla PLAINSBORO Officials at the Plainsboro library are hoping residents will raid their change purses for more than just a snack from the vending machine. Library Director Jinny Baeckler has organized a "Change for Change" campaign that will kick off at 1:30…
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Trio keeps library’s attraction from becoming a nightmare tale
Three monitors often rely on street skills to keep young patrons under control By: Courtney Gross It’s 3 p.m. do you know where your library building monitors are? As the late afternoon’s hours near at the Princeton Public Library, one thing has become a staple in its glass-paned foyer. Standing near the double-doored entrance,…
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Community Calendar
From the Jan. 18 edition Spaghetti dinner Saturday, Jan. 20 The Bordentown 325th Anniversary Committee will hold an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Carslake Community Center. The spaghetti will be served with meat balls, salad, garlic bread, dessert, coffee and tea. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at…
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Writing the book on green hygiene
Charles Peterson is honored for distinguished service By: Michael Redmond Around these parts, Charles Peterson wrote the book on "green" horticulture. And he is thinking, he says, about writing an actual book that would share with home gardeners the knowledge and experience he has accrued during some six decades in the nursery and landscaping business.…
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Gary Mackiewicz
Gary J. Mackiewicz, 49, of Monroe, died Monday, Jan. 15, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Bayonne, he lived in Monroe since 1964. He currently held the position of production technician, working for Sunny Delight Beverages Co. in Dayton for the past 25 years. Over the course of 12 years,…
