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Princeton resident Brian Hughes, five-term Mercer County Executive and son of former governor, dies at 68

Brian Hughes, a Democrat, served as the Mercer County Executive for 20 years, from 2004 to 2023.

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Princeton native Loretta Joy DeRochi dies at 87

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Longtime Princeton resident Dorothy Cochran Fullam dies at 92

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Former Princeton Fire Chief Edward Charles Kopp III dies at 91

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Princeton artist James Ernest Van Patten dies at 85

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Ellen Regan Kerney of Lawrenceville dies at 89

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Eleanor Nelson, longtime Princeton music educator and community volunteer, dies at 97

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