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  • Van Harlingen Historical Society to present ‘Tea Experience’

       The Van Harlingen Historical Society will present "Totally Tea: An 18th-Century Tea Experience" with educator, author and historical interpreter Stacy Roth on Sunday, April 2 at 2 p.m. at the 1860 House, Montgomery Center for the Arts, located on Montgomery Road.    Why was tea so important in the lives of 18th-century people that fashion-conscious families…

  • Schwab’s scoring helps PU

    Freshman part of Tigers win over PSU By: Justin Feil    Princeton University women’s lacrosse coach Chris Sailer would like to see Kristin Schwab shoot a little more.    Almost every time that Schwab, a freshman, has attempted a shot, there’s been a good result. Saturday, Schwab took five shots and scored on four of them as…

  • OBITUARIES, March 21, 2006

    Sally F. Bauman, Frank G. Fahy, Jean A. Procaccino Sally F. Bauman Former Princeton resident     PHILADELPHIA — Sally Fenton Bauman died March 13. She was 80.    Born in Isleton, Calif., she was raised in Isleton and Rio Vista, Calif., and was a longtime Princeton resident. She was a resident of Philadelphia for the last…

  • Business is just blooming for Blue Tulip

    THE ENTREPRENEURSChief Executive Officer David Cully is passionate about making people happy By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The Blue Tulip, for Chief Executive Officer David Cully, is about a passion for making people happy.    After serving as vice president for merchandising at Barnes & Noble, Mr. Cully joined the former head of Goldman Sachs…

  • Montgomery may acquire open space by eminent domain

    A last resort if negotiations fail for tracts deemed critical for linking public lands By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee adopted an ordinance Thursday by a vote of 4 to 1 — with Committeeman Mark Caliguire dissenting — authorizing the acquisition of nearly 18 acres off River Road near the Montgomery Woods development…

  • A hobby turns into a profession

    THE ENTREPRENEURSMary Ann Springer’s talents in crafting jewelry blossomed to become Pink Papillon By: Marjorie Censer    Mary Ann Springer was always known by her friends to be good at crafts.    She was the one who made professional-quality pieces at paint-your-own-pottery stores and the one who made beautiful "sock monkeys" out of red-heeled socks.    "I’m that…

  • A distinct honor

    Girl Scouts of Delaware-Raritan pair up with leaders-to-be By: Pat Summers    ("She’s a mentor, too." — Christiana Foglio Palmer.)     Opposites don’t attract when women of distinction meet Girl Scouts of distinction and they’re paired in a mentoring relationship. In fact, going by comments from the designated mentors, it can wind up being a two-way…

  • BUSINESS 2006Special Edition: THE ENTREPRENEURSA fresh idea percolates, and brews up a business

    David Waldman’s home operation in Hopewell becomes Rojo’s Roastery, with clients nationwide By: David Campbell    LAMBERTVILLE — Don’t be put off by Rojo’s Roastery’s no-nonsense packaging. Sealed for freshness and dated within days of when the coffee was roasted, the bags are a testament to company founder David Waldman’s commitment to quality and passion for…

  • In this lab, focus is on the teachers

    Princeton University workshop helps science teachers brush up on the latest developments in molecular biology By: Emily Craighead    Long after most of their students had gone home Wednesday, science teachers Jim Looney and Holly Crochetiere ran a genetic engineering lab in a West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North classroom.    The workshop was the first of four…