Category: archives
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Burlington Coat Factory deal almost done
Bain Capital gets antitrust nod By: Annemarie Kropf The sale of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. is one step closer to completion. The $2.06 billion deal is part of a definitive merger agreement whereby Bain Capital Private Equity, an affiliate of Boston-based Bain Capital Partners LLC, will acquire Burlington Coat Factory. While the deal has…
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Colliers opens a local office
Firm completed deals in Lawrence, Hamilton By: George Spohr PLAINSBORO Colliers International, a commercial real- estate services firm with offices in 51 countries, has entered the Princeton market. "Colliers is a global company, although certainly our focus is local," said Thomas March, a broker at the firm’s office at Princeton Forrestal Village. "All real-estate…
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No rocks on this road
25-year-old Cold Stone franchisee can taste her own success By: Mike Mathis LAWRENCE It’s not unusual for crowds to gather in Times Square, but Lauren Millner was puzzled when she saw one particular group of people more than two years ago. They were waiting in line for ice cream and it was January.…
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North girls continue season of firsts
Knights reach initial CJ III final By: Bob Nuse Regardless of the outcome of Monday night’s Central Jersey Group III championship game, this season has been the best in school history for the West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ basketball team. "We’re real happy," said WW-P North coach Brett Charleston, whose team defeated top-seeded Middletown South, 42-29,…
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Vegetable soups from Deborah Madison
Perhaps there is no easier way to satisfy the now nine-a-day requirement than with a bowl of soup By: Pat Tanner Deborah Madison earned a permanent place of honor on my cookbook shelf back in 1987 with the publication of "The Greens Cook Book," named for the celebrated Bay Area restaurant where she pioneered an…
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Frantzen is crowned Region V champion
PHS senior completes rise to top By: Ken Weingartner FLEMINGTON Princeton High wrestling coach Rashone Johnson frequently tells Tom Frantzen that the third period is his. Over the weekend, Frantzen proved it. Frantzen won the Region V tournament championship at 171 pounds Saturday at Hunterdon Central High by sweeping to three wins, culminating with…
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Letters to the Editor, March 7
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 7 High School North victim of unfairness To the editor: On Feb. 9, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North was declared the winner of the 19th Annual New Jersey "We the People" Competition. Michael Zapicchi, High School North principal, received two letters of confirmation detailing the win, including registration information…
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Briefcase
Issue of March 7, 2006 By: Hilary Parker and Emily Craighead Whole Earth Center buys wind power PRINCETON Whole Earth Center is the first organic grocer in New Jersey to purchase New Jersey Wind, a choice now available to electric customers under the New Jersey Clean Energy Program, recently launched by the New Jersey…
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Princeton Democrats look to presidential race
2008 Presidential Campaign Club formed By: Marjorie Censer It’s never too early to prepare for the next U.S. presidential election at least that’s the opinion of members of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization. The organization has formed a 2008 Presidential Campaign Club to serve as an "information clearinghouse" as PCDO members prepare to rally…
