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  • Fay appointed to fill Montgomery Township Committee vacancy

    Democrat replaces departing Committeewoman Karen Wintress By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee on Thursday unanimously appointed Brad Fay to fill the vacant seat left open by the resignation of former Committeewoman Karen Wintress.    Mr. Fay, who was sworn in Thursday and will be sitting on the committee at its next meeting, said he…

  • Working to erase a tropical scourge

    Cranbury-based firm’s work could yield malaria vaccine By: Lauren Otis    CRANBURY — Malaria is considered a scourge of the world, but for many Americans the threat of the disease transported by mosquitoes in tropical and subtropical regions seems removed from their daily lives. That is unless they serve in the U.S. military.    Six of the…

  • NPDC site cleanup contract approved

    Remediation company pledges to be "very safety conscious" By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Officials from Weston Solutions Inc. pledged to be "very safety conscious" when working to remediate the former North Princeton Developmental Center as the Township Committee on Thursday approved the contract that transfers the environmental liability to Weston and obligates Weston to do…

  • BRIEFCASE

    Issue of Dec. 12, 2006 Sun Bank supports United Way    Sun National Bank announced that the bank and its employees have donated $112,500 to United Way. During Sun Bank’s annual campaign day last month, employees contributed $90,000 and the bank matched with 25 percent, or $22,500.    Sun Bancorp, Inc. is a multi-state bank holding company…

  • OBITUARIES, Dec. 12, 2006

    Ronald A. Kinchla, Robert D. Cowan, Helen W. Tuttle, Thomas N. Bryant Sr. Ronald A. Kinchla Princeton psychology professor     Ronald Arthur Kinchla of Princeton died Friday at home after just returning from an extended visit with his sons and grandsons in California. He was 72.    Born in Waltham, Mass., he was a longtime Princeton…

  • Eden Dreams set for Jan. 20 at Hyatt Regency

       On Saturday, Jan. 20, the Eden Family of Services will be holding its 19th annual Eden Dreams white-tie dinner gala at the Hyatt Regency Princeton in West Windsor.    This year’s theme, "Dreams of La Belle Époque," will transport guests to the enchanted world of a dazzling Paris of the past, where bohemians and bon-vivants stroll…

  • Drummer formed by Princeton’s beat

    Former Princeton resident part of widely successful Hawthorne Heights rock band By: Jake Uitti    For former Princeton resident Eron Bucciarelli-Tiger, the drummer for the widely successful rock band Hawthorne Heights, the experience of growing up in Princeton provided a wealth of inspiration for his musical career.    Hawthorne Heights, a group that has been playing together…

  • Carbon before profits

    Fighting global warming a business imperative, says power company CEO By: Lauren Otis    The chief executive officer of the 10th largest power generating company in America told a gathering in Princeton that the nation, and its power generating industry, have a moral imperative to take immediate steps toward reducing carbon emissions into the earth’s atmosphere,…

  • Jackson, Boyce back to sidelines

    New North basketball coaches excited about years By: Bob Nuse    As recently as last spring, if you had told either Bob Boyce or Mike Jackson that they would be about to begin the basketball season as head coaches, they would have been quite surprised.    Boyce, who spent the past six years as a member of…