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The legacy of Cousteau lives on
By: Michele Byers The explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico has been disastrous for the environment, but as the oil continues to pour out, it is striking a deeper chord. Even hundreds of miles from the oil slick (for now), we are reminded of the vulnerability of New Jersey’s…
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Graduates
By: centraljersey.com Chelsea Stevenson of Crosswicks, 2006 graduate of Northern Burlington Regional, graduated magna cum laude from The University of Vermont’s College of Engineering and Math Sciences with Honors. She was awarded the School of Engineering Senior Award in Biomedical Engineering and is a member of Tau Beta Pi National Honor Society for Engineering and…
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Tuesday, June 22
PACKET PICKS By: centraljersey.com "Tom Jones" The Princeton Festival continues its outreach at 7 p.m. in the Princeton Public Library with a free screening of "Tom Jones" (1963), Tony Richardson’s multiple Oscar-winning film of John Osborne’s adaptation of "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" (1749). Henry Fielding’s classic novel is an epic, it’s a…
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Meetings
By: centraljersey.com Shade Tree Advisory Committee, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 1 A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at the Lawrence Township Senior Center on 30 E. Darrah Lane at 6 p.m. Recreation Advisory Committee meets at Town Hall in the Lower Level Conference Room at 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 6 Council meeting, 7 p.m.…
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Saving the Dinky – again
By: Rodney Fisk Twenty-five years ago newly established Conrail proposed abandoning the late Penn-Central’s Princeton Line. Mayoral aspirant Barbara Sigmund sparked an effort to save the Dinky. Shortly thereafter, NJ Transit Rail Operations was established to take over Conrail’s commuter operations; crisis averted. Then my company proposed to save the Dinky money, forgoing all operating…
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PRINCETON: University Cottage Club loses tax-exempt status
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer TRENTON — A three-judge appellate panel has ruled against Princeton’s venerable and elite University Cottage Club of Princeton in its quest for tax-exempt status in Princeton Borough. On Friday, the Appellate Division of Superior Court of New Jersey affirmed state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bradley Campbell’s 2003 decision refusing…
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Police blotter
By: centraljersey.com Lt. Lance Maloney reported: Officer John Ferner responded to Pennington-Harbourton Road at 1:30 a.m. June 17 for the report of a hit-and-run vehicle that had struck a car in Ewing Township moments earlier. The vehicle was located by Officer Lincoln Karnoff, who stopped the car on North Timberlane Drive. Officer Ferner spoke with…
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Items sought for ‘Heirlooms’ exhibit
By: centraljersey.com It’s not too late to have an item you love in "Family Heirlooms," an exhibit of items from the families of area residents that will open at the Cranbury Museum on July 18 and run through the end of October. Please choose a cherished or unusual family item, write a brief description of…
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Wine Faire to be held in New Hope
By: centraljersey.com NEW HOPE – The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce and the Bucks County Wine Trail will present the first New Hope Summer Wine Faire on Saturday, July 24, and Sunday, July 25. This all-day wine tasting event takes place rain or shine from noon to 7 p.m. at The Tuscany at the…
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