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A Daughter Pays Tribute to Her Mother By Raising Funds for Suicide Prevention
When Diane Dittmar began to experience serious anxiety after her daughter left for college in 2011, the doctors she consulted couldn’t seem to figure out how to help. Though there…
Department of Astrophysics Invites Public To Learn About Once-in-a-Lifetime Event
On the evening of Tuesday, June 5, North American observers will have an opportunity to see something that won’t occur again in their lifetimes: the transit of Venus across the…
Local Grant Recipients Say Thank You To NEH Chair Touring Central New Jersey
Area recipients of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) gathered at the Princeton Public Library Monday morning to talk about their respective programs with NEH Chair Jim…
Residents Ask Hospital to Intervene In Plans for Redevelopment of Site
As the University Medical Center at Princeton vacated Princeton Borough for its new home in Plainsboro this week, residents of the neighborhood surrounding the hospital’s old home on Witherspoon Street…
Governing Bodies Consider Task Force Suggestions; Spar About Facilitator
At a joint meeting on Monday evening, members of Borough Council and Township Committee didn’t argue about the shape of the negotiating table, but they were at odds with each…
How Cool is This?
University Medical Center of Princeton CEO Barry Rabner, shown at right, couldn’t be prouder of the hospital’s new facility. He is shown here welcoming Nicole Williams of Hamilton Township, who…
“Random Acts of Community” Program Rewarding Princeton Cyclists a Success
The organizers of Random Acts of Community, a rewards program for bicyclists during May (National Bike Month), have had a growing (but nice) problem on their hands. During the seven…
Borough Council Votes to Adopt Budget With Largest Surplus in Thirteen Years
At its meeting May 8, Princeton Borough Council formally adopted a budget for 2012. The last before the two Princeton’s consolidate, the $26.5 million budget does not include an increase…
At Special Meeting, Library Board Votes Against Merger of Friends, Foundation
While the Princeton Public Library’s legal status will change with consolidation, the Board of Trustees chose last week not to proceed with another proposed change that would have merged the…
