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  • PRINCETON: Walking tour of African-American history

    PRINCETON: Walking tour of African-American history

    Phil McAuliffe Shirley Satterfield, Vice President of the Princeton Historic Society, makes at stop at Nassau Hall as she leads a group on a Black History walking tour in Princeton on Saturday morning. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • PRINCETON: Walking tour of African-American history

    PRINCETON: Walking tour of African-American history

    By Reem Nasr, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — The rich and deep history of African-American life in Princeton is very much alive in the memory of longtime Princeton resident Shirley Satterfield. On Saturday, she shared that history on the Albert E. Hinds Memorial Walking Tour.    Ms. Satterfield, Princeton Historical Society vice president and an educator, not…

  • WEST WINDSOR: University Square gets pharma tenant

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Two years after construction on the five-story office building was completed, the first tenant will move into University Square at Route 1 and Alexander Road.    The entire top floor of the building, 67,531 square feet, will be occupied by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, a global manufacturer, seller importer/exporter…

  • LAWRENCE: Last call for a week at Rider’s iD Tech Camp

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer     The last weeklong session of idD Tech Camp at Rider University begins Monday, so students interested in enhancing their computer skills should act quickly if they are interested in attending.     During the first six sessions of the camp’s third summer at Rider, more than 65 students have used…

  • PRINCETON: Princeton Nurseries closes after 96 years

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, The Packet Group    UPPER FREEHOLD — Princeton Nurseries, which maintained substantial parcels of land in Princeton, Plainsboro and South Brunswick from 1913 into the early 1990s has closed its doors, leaving state, county and local officials scrambling to preserve its remaining 2,600 acres in Monmouth, Burlington and Mercer counties.    The state…

  • PRINCETON: Author helps people see their lives in literature

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PRINCETON —  The power of literature in fostering communication and improving people’s lives will be detailed in a book by Princeton Township resident Sarah Hirschman, the founder of a nonprofit organization called People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos that has been using short stories in such a way since the 1970s.…

  • MONTGOMERY: Health work overseas inspires local grad

    By Reem Nasr,Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY— A Montgomery High School graduate now studying at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, is focusing on a career in public health after doing research and humanitarian work as a Fulbright Scholar in Thailand.    Kerry Lee Shannon, a 2000 graduate of Montgomery High School, said her experiences working in Thailand in…

  • PRINCETON: Planet Apothecary to open at Forrestal Village

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    It is that feeling you get when you walk into a home, a school, a workplace, yes, even a retail store or shopping center: Everything seems to have a place, an order that speaks to you, that feels right.    It is a sense of harmony people reflect in their personal…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W. Windsor, Plainsboro

    Princeton Borough     A suspect was taken into custody Saturday night in connection with an act of lewdness that occurred on Elm Drive between West College and Clio Hall, according to a Campus Safety Alert e-mailed to the Princeton University community Sunday afternoon.    According to the e-mail, a female visitor was walking on campus at about…