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By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The Women’s College Club of Princeton went from Princeton to Dubai and back on Monday, with architect and developer J. Robert Hillier as the tour guide.    Unlike Mr. Hillier’s consultations with sultans and corporate CEOs, there was no jet-setting required.    His lecture Monday at All Saints Church — “Smart growth…

By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A police department that once patrolled a few hamlets, farmland and a few thousand people now watches over a thriving community of homes, businesses, and research institutions and a population of over 22,000.    That same Plainsboro Police Department celebrated its 30th anniversary last week, receiving a plaque from…

Ken Larini, owner of Princeton’s Larini’s Service Center, at the gas station on Monday. Staff photo by Greg Forester

Princeton Township    A motorist was taken to the hospital Thursday after her car struck a deer at 7:10 a.m., police said. Catherine A. Meringer, 47, of Hamilton was northbound on Route 206 near Carriage Way when a deer suddenly ran out in front of her vehicle, police said. The car struck the deer and it…

By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The Arts Council of Princeton will now be able to set up a $2 million endowment fund thanks to a lead gift — a $250,000 Legacy Grant — from the J. Seward Johnson Sr. 1963 Charitable Trust.    Arts Council Executive Director Jeff Nathanson announced the grant at the Feb. 12…

By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The township recently sent the Montgomery Center for the Arts a notice of eviction from the 1860 House that the center has been leasing from the township for more than a decade.    ”The Montgomery Center for the Arts has failed to provide necessary proof that they are in…

By Sean Ruppert, The Packet Group    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Plans for a new science research complex along Route 1 in South Brunswick are moving forward as Princeton Forrestal says it has agreed to a contract for the development with a private firm.    The 156-acre site is part of a 488-acre parcel purchased in 1986 by…

Graphic by Tom Lederer

This photo shows Police Officer Gary Coderoni, left, and Police Chief Clifford Maurer in front of the original Plainsboro police station in 1978 or 1979. The building is now used by the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education.