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A week’s worth of patriotic events to celebrate Battle of Trenton
Last December, the streets of Trenton were steeped in the spirit of 1776 during Patriots’ Week, a festival of history and culture celebrating the city’s crucial role in the American Revolution. Launched in 2004 by the Trenton Downtown Association (TDA), in partnership with the New Jersey State Office of Travel and Tourism, the City of…
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Letters to the Editor, Dec. 20
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Dec. 20 Immigration bill is mean-spirited To the editor: The U.S. House of Representatives just passed the Border Protection, Antiterrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (H.R. 4437), which now goes to the Senate for consideration. This ill-conceived, mean-spirited bill, presented in response to U.S. immigration challenges, offers no…
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After years of delay, Elm Court II breaks ground
Sixty-eight-unit addition to be named in honor of Harriet Bryan By: Marjorie Censer Municipal, county, state and federal representatives celebrated the groundbreaking of Elm Court II on Monday and announced the apartment building’s new name the Harriet Bryan House. At the ceremony, Princeton Community Housing representatives poked fun at the delays that kept the…
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A suitable superintendent is hard to find
PACKET EDITORIAL, Dec. 20 By: Packet Editorial There was a time, not so long ago, when the opportunity to be superintendent of schools in an affluent, suburban, high-achieving New Jersey district would draw hundreds, if not thousands, of applicants. Typically, these were school districts with enormous resources both human and financial and few…
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Warming the body and soul at holidays
our local agencies could really use a helping hand from us right now By: Faith Bahadurian During holidays we are urged to join in the spirit of giving. We count our blessings, most of us, and hope we can pay our own good luck forward by donating to favorite charities or lending a helping hand…
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Princeton Township OKs flood-control ordinance aimed at residences
$60,000 deer-culling contract approved By: Rachel Silverman Officials are looking to a new ordinance passed unanimously at Monday night’s Township Committee meeting as a partial solution to the municipality’s long-standing flooding woes. The ordinance limits the amount of impervious or paved surface permitted on residential lots. It also requires homeowners who…
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Princeton Junction redevelopment plan advances
Council unanimously approves boundaries of 350-acres around train station as an area in need of redevelopment By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR The Township Council voted unanimously Monday night to designate the area surrounding the Princeton Junction train station as an area in need of redevelopment. By approving the boundaries of a 350-acre area set…
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Open hearts
HomeFront brings some holiday cheer in the midst of a challenging climate By: Pat Summers Under a lighted Christmas tree at the Lawrence library, beautifully wrapped presents, including three spiffy new bicycles it would be a shame to wrap, were mouth-wateringly arranged last week. Each gift was earmarked for a specific child; it was the…
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Princeton will welcome out-of-district tuition students
Three-year moratorium to end for cash-strapped district By: Rachel Silverman After a three-year moratorium, the Princeton Regional School District is now set to begin granting out-of-district students enrollment at Princeton High School. But at $14,000 a head, registration will not come cheap for what the district refers to as "tuition students." In fact, as Superintendent…
