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  • Friends of the International Center of Princeton University names officers

       New officers and members of the board of trustees were installed during the annual meeting of the Friends of the International Center of Princeton University.    The officers include Anne Bolick, a resident of Pennington, who is serving a third term as president, and Maryella Hannum of Princeton in her first term as vice president.    Mel…

  • Mercedes-Benz R-Class Sports Tourer: sportwagons go luxury

    One would expect any Mercedes-Benz product to incorporate luxury into every pore, and to that end, the M-B R-Class does not disappoint By: Mike Blake    Many of us still think of station wagons as an Ozzie and Harriet car that tooled around town full of groceries and transporting kids on the way to Little League.…

  • Madison Marquette readies plan

    ‘Montgomery Promenade’ project must now face review By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Madison Marquette officially announced its development plans Tuesday for Montgomery Promenade, an upscale retail and residential town center project on Route 206 that will now face township Planning Board review.    The announcement comes after years of planning and soliciting input from the public…

  • Littlebrook School gears up for 50th anniversary

    Alumni sought to take part in celebration By: Hilary Parker    If only (stuffed) animals could talk.    If they could, Ravioli — Littlebrook Elementary School’s 7-foot-tall giraffe mascot — might be able to share his memories of the school’s earliest days in anticipation of next year’s 50th anniversary celebration.    Even Ravioli doesn’t date back to the…

  • Rider baseball player faces gun charge

    The student, a pitcher on Rider’s baseball team, was slated to pitch in a key tournament game Thursday (May 25) in Fishkill, N.Y. A Rider official said he was suspended, along with several with other players, pending an investigation. By:Jennifer Potash Managing Editor    A top Rider University baseball player was suspended from the team after…

  • PHS looks to jump into sectionals

    Little Tigers’ Adhola, Grier hope to advance By: Justin Feil    Princeton High School alumni that returned for a recent workout were impressed by how far a pair of Little Tiger high jumpers have come.    Pinto Adhola and Mike Grier enter this weekend’s Central Jersey Group III track meet with legitimate chances to move on —…

  • OBITUARIES, May 26, 2006

    James S. Thornton, Catharine B. Shields, Irma Mihan, Donald Rosenthal, Olga L Fehrer, Michael S. Epps James S. Thornton Sales engineer, active volunteer     James Starbuck Thornton of Princeton died Tuesday at University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 87.    Born in Summit, he was a longtime Princeton resident.    Mr. Thornton was a sales engineer…

  • Getting drivers to buckle up

    The Cranbury police participate in Click It or Ticket, the national enforcement and education campaign aimed at raising seatbelt usage. By: Jessica Beym    The Cranbury police are trying to get out the message that seat belts save lives.    The department increased its patrols this week as part of a nationwide enforcement and education campaign called…

  • Nathan Buckner

       Nathan M. Buckner, 94, of Monroe and Boynton Beach, Fla., formerly of Highland Park, died Tuesday, May 16, at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton, Fla.    He was born and raised in New Brunswick, where he had his own wholesale produce business. He retired with the rank of deputy chief from the New Brunswick…