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  • CRANBURY: PHS girls hockey aims for improvement

    By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    A quick 2-0 start to the season had the Princeton High School girls ice hockey team feeling optimistic about their early-season matchup with Princeton Day School.    The Little Tigers opened the season with wins over Pingry and Summit before falling to Portledge and Morristown-Beard. The Little Tigers scored nine…

  • In Provence, the real Christmas

    In Provence, the real Christmas

    Sharing a special holiday ritual in France By Carolyn Foote Edelmann    Friends were surprisingly worried, when they learned I was moving to Provence to see the seasons round. “But, Carolyn, you’ll be lonely!” “You with your two years of college French!” “The French will never invite you into their homes.” And so forth.    I paid…

  • PRINCETON: A modern day visit to the Battle of Princeton

    By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer Editor’s note: Reprinted from the December issue of Packet Magazine. Dwarfed by the treeline of Princeton Battlefield State Park, looking out over the gently sloping, uninterupted expanse of lawn, it’s easy to imagine yourself stepping out onto the field and into 1777 — the year of the Battle of…

  • WEST WINDSOR: When illegal immigration meets a musical comedy

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Some people can’t help but shout about it, others try to avoid talking about it but when a local playwright started thinking about illegal immigration she decided to write a musical comedy about it. "Manuel versus the Statue of Liberty" is inspired by the true story of…

  • PRINCETON: Holt looks back at his 16 years in office
  • PRINCETON: Artists create ‘out-of-the-box spaces’

    By Nora Peachin, Special Writer The hexagonal wooden structures around the Arts Council of Princeton and in other areas of the town are meant to invoke more than art appreciation. This fall, the Arts Council opened "The B Home Exhibit," which continues through May 4. The exhibit is a collection of "out-of-the-box spaces made from…

  • PRINCETON: Board setting policy for service dogs in schools

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Princeton school district found itself this year with a student needing to use a service dog, something officials could not remember having occurred in the past. The district also found itself without a set of guidelines in place governing the use of the animals in district schools School…

  • PRINCETON: Taco Truck opening this week

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer r Princetonians will be able to savor the distinctive native flavors of a Mexican taqueria cuisine soon. The Taco Truck, which serves Mexican street food in both mobile and permanent locations throughout the Northeast, is opening its fourth brick-and-mortar restaurant in the Princeton Shopping Center. "The Taco Truck was born…

  • “The World At Your Fingertips”, Courtesy of Princeton Public Library

    “The World At Your Fingertips”, Courtesy of Princeton Public Library

    By Khurt Williams TOPIC: “The World At Your Fingertips”, Courtesy of Princeton Public Library SPEAKERS: Janet Hauge and Erica Bess of the Princeton Public Library (PPL) CONTACT: Ben Britt PHONE : 609-436-0158 EMAIL: [email protected] PMUG site: http://pmug-nj.org/ LOCATION: Princeton Theological Seminary, Stuart Hall, Room 6, (Alexander St), Princeton, NJ. See http://pmug-nj.org/ for map and directions.…