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Professor to give talk at Princeton University on the origin of life
Peter Ward, a paleontologist and professor of biology and earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, will deliver the Stafford Little lectures 8 p.m. Nov. 28, 29 and 30 in McCosh Hall 50 on the Princeton University campus. The lectures, titled "The Undesigned Universe," will argue that while bacterial life may…
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Double the fun for Moy
MHS grad reaches soccer finals By: Bob Nuse Anthony Moy put off the experience of playing Division I soccer for a couple of years. But by doing so, he’s had a chance to enjoy some soccer experiences than many players miss. For the second straight year, the Montgomery High graduate advanced to the National Junior…
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North Korean threat focus of panel discussion at university
The Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies and its Project for Strategic Asia is scheduled to host a panel discussion titled, "The North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Analysis of Threat Potential and International Relations," at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 27 in 219 Aaron Burr Hall of Princeton University. The panelists will include Frank von Hippel and…
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3-year-old dies as two struck by car in Plainsboro
No charges are filed in pedestrian accident that left an elderly woman in critical condition By: Molly Petrilla PLAINSBORO A 3-year-old boy was killed and a senior citizen critically injured after they were struck by a car on George Davison Road on Tuesday. According to township police reports, Tatyana Yaroslavskaya, 60, of Thoreau Drive…
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AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: Public invited to lighting
Holiday festivities begin By: Lorraine Sedor The Cranbury Woman’s Club invites the public to the annual tree lighting at Memorial Park near the firehouse on Friday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m., President Audrey Smith will be on hand along with Dorothy Klotzbeacher, who will lead everyone in caroling. There may even be a young soloist…
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Obituaries
From the Nov. 23 edition William E. Reither COLUMBUS – William E. Riether, 79, died Monday at home. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and retired from Albert C. Wagner State Prison, formerly Bordentown Reformatory, in Bordentown. He was also a former member of the Bordentown BPOE 2085. Predeceased by his…
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Rocky Hill’s new restaurant can point to hometown roots
Restaurant No. One53 opens on Washington Street By: Jake Uitti ROCKY HILL In a small town like Rocky Hill, very little goes unnoticed. So it’s probably no news at this point that there’s a new hot spot to sit and have a meal, a conversation and maybe a glass or two of wine on…
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Friends of Tusculum gather for a preservation celebration
Much of the historic property off Cherry Hill Road is now permanent open space By: Courtney Gross As Declaration of Independence signer John Witherspoon or at least someone who looked like him wandered the acres of greenery off Cherry Hill Road clad in the appropriate Revolutionary War era garb, municipal, county and state…
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West Windsor gets a rail car to call its very own
It’s the McMansion of commuter rail cars and West Windsor is getting its name attached to the façade. One of the first nine NJ Transit multilevel rail cars that will enter service on Dec. 11 is dedicated to West Windsor and will display a plaque honoring the township as it races up and down…
