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After a January announcement that Princeton University would hold the line on tuition for the 2007-08 academic year, it turns out that the school is the only four-year college in New Jersey that is not raising tuition costs. As a result, according to a report Sunday in the Star-Ledger, Princeton University has shed its status as the state's priciest four-year school as well. At $33,000 per year, Princeton University now ranks third highest in the state in tuition costs, with Drew University ($34,230 per year), and the Stephens Institute of Technology ($33,300) rounding out the top three, according to the report. Princeton University did raise undergraduate room and board rates for an overall fee increase of 4.2 percent following a vote by the school's trustees in January, but maintaining last year's tuition rates makes this the first time in 40 years that students and families have not been subjected to a tuition hike, according to PU officials. Strong performance by the University's investments and generous giving by school alumni were cited in keeping tuition rates. (MH)

The Rotary Club of Princeton is scheduled to host guest speaker Erin Dougherty, the executive director of the Historical Society of Princeton (HSP), for a program next Tuesday, August 7, at 12:30 p.m. at the Nassau Inn. The purpose of the event is to acquaint guests with Ms. Dougherty, who joined HSP as its director in February. The lecture, "Catching Up With the Historical Society of Princeton," is open to the public.

The Community Blood Council of New Jersey has announced that the blood supplies in the region are at a low level and encourages volunteer donors to make appointments at one of the following upcoming local area blood drives: Westerly Road Church, 37 Westerly Road, Princeton, Sunday, August 5, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Trenton Farmers Market, 900 Spruce Street, Trenton, Friday, August 24, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Saturday, August 25, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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