Mercer County: A Week In Review

Princeton NJ

09 October, 2021

10:28 AM

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MERCER COUNTY, NJ — Miss any headlines in Mercer County? Patch's week in review has got you covered for the neighborhood's top news. 2 Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Princeton Resident: Prosecutor: Two Trenton men have been charged in connection with the shooting death of Princeton resident Elias Juarez Lopez, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Thursday. Nobel Prize In Chemistry For Princeton Professor: David W.C. MacMillan has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for building a "simple" yet "ingenious" tool to build molecules that has made chemistry greener. MacMillan was awarded "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis." The announcement was made early Wednesday morning. McMillan will share the award with Benjamin List of the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. $1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold At Mercer County Liquor Store: A $1 million winning lottery ticket was sold at a Mercer County liquor store, New Jersey lottery officials said. Princeton Scientist Wins Nobel Prize For Work On Climate Change: Princeton University scientist Syukuro Manabe shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking work over the past 60 years in predicting climate change and decoding complex physical systems. Mercer County 2021 Elections: How To Participate In Early Voting: The biggest change to the elections this year is in the realm of early voting. New Jersey passed legislation in March to enact in-person, early voting available throughout the state for the general election.