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  • PRINCETON: Sweet!

    PRINCETON: Sweet!

    The winning design, by Three Tiers Cake Studio, for the Princeton Public Library’s 100th anniversary cake. The celebration is set for Oct. 10.

  • PRINCETON: Victim’s arm trapped in Nassau Street crash

    PRINCETON: Victim’s arm trapped in Nassau Street crash

    Police and rescue crews work to clear the damaged vehicles following a Nassau Street accident on Tuesday afternoon. Staff photo by Victoria Hurley-Schubert

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Communities plan 9/11 services

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    A number of observances today, Friday, will commemorate the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that reverberated locally and throughout the world.    Services in West Windsor and Plainsboro and a blood drive in Montgomery will help residents deal with the aftermath of the 2001 tragedy that killed nearly 3,000 people.…

  • PRINCETON: Sweet!

    PRINCETON: Sweet!

    Library picks a winner for its anniversary cake By Victoria Hurley-Schubert    Three Tiers Cake Studio has been selected to create a cake for the party celebrating Princeton Public Library’s 100th birthday.    Leslie Dowling, the baker behind Three Tiers Cake Studio, is a practicing architect in Princeton.    The cake base will be a giant red library…

  • PLAINSBORO: Twins bring computers to orphanage

    PLAINSBORO: Twins bring computers to orphanage

    Shriya and Shorya Mantry are surrounded by the children and staff of the orphanage in India where the Plainsboro twins set up a computer lab this summer.

  • PRINCETON: Volunteer dentist lends his skills to New Orleans

    PRINCETON: Volunteer dentist lends his skills to New Orleans

    Dentist Howard Silbersher poses with his assistant, right, and a patient in New Orleans in August when he volunteered his services to Remote Area Medical. Photo courtesy of Howard Silbersher

  • PRINCETON: Volunteer dentist lends his skills to New Orleans

    PRINCETON: Volunteer dentist lends his skills to New Orleans

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    When area dentist Howard W. Silbersher retired in 2009, he immediately began looking for ways to give something back to the profession that had been so good to him.    Having worked as a volunteer with Operation Blessing in 2006 in New Orleans, as well as in Israel and North Dakota,…

  • BUSINESS: Plainsboro library seeks partners in community outreach

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert    The Plainsboro Public Library is looking to partner with area businesses on two community outreach programs.    The first is a discount card available for purchase to benefit the library.    ”The library organizes the vendors who participate, takes care of getting the card printed, and then sells them for $10 each as a…

  • MONTGOMERY: Township joins Cherry Valley Road project

    By Geoff Wertime, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — With one dissent, the Township Committee has approved a project to join Princeton Township and Mercer County in improving Cherry Valley Road.    Democratic Committeewoman Louise Wilson was the sole vote against the measure at the committee’s Thursday night meeting. She said she was displeased the ordinance to approve…