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Town Topics reported last week that three Princeton school students were being treated for the district’s first cases of MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, the antibiotic-resistant form of the more common staph infection: two from Riverside School and one from Princeton High School. As of Monday, no other staph infections had been reported to the Princeton Regional Health Department, according to health officer David Henry: “The school district has done everything it was supposed to do; it has been very responsive and responsible,” he said, adding that the three primary safeguards against the spread of the infection are washing hands, keeping cuts covered, and keeping surfaces clean. For more information, visit the Princeton Regional Schools Web site at www.prs.k12.nj.us. (LA)

The Coalition for Peace Action will hold its 28th Annual Conference and Interfaith Service for Peace on Sunday, November 11, on the campus of Princeton University. “Stopping Nuclear Terrorism and Proliferation” is co-sponsored by 55 regional religious and civic groups. Rev. William Sinkford, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, will preach at the 11 a.m. interfaith service at Princeton University Chapel. The afternoon conference will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at McCormick 101, in the Princeton University Art Museum building. Confirmed speakers include Phyllis Bennis, international relations expert at the Institute for Policy Studies; Freeman Dyson, professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study; Ambassador Max Kampleman, who helped negotiate the first nuclear reductions treaty in 1987; Janne Nolan, professor of international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh; and Frank von Hippel, a nuclear weapons analyst and expert at Princeton University. Registration is $40, $25 (coalition members), $15 (limited income), and free (students). To register by credit card, call (609) 924-5022, or visit: www.peacecoalition.org. Pre-registration is required for guaranteed seating, but, if available, will be offered at the door on a first come-first-seated basis starting at 1 p.m.

The Eden Institute Foundation is offering 2008 Entertainment Books with coupons for discounts of up to 50 percent on dining, theater, sports, travel, lodging, and other establishments. There are six editions of the books covering almost all of the counties in New Jersey, as well as a New York City edition. All books are $25 and proceeds benefit the children and adults with autism served by the Eden Family of Services. For more information, call Aileen at (609) 987-0099 or email foundation@edenservices.org.

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