Category: archives
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Mother Nature delivers one-two punch to area
Few problems reported by area police departments By: Marjorie Censer Though the snowfall that hit the Princeton area early Sunday morning caused few problems, towns were gearing up Monday for what was predicted to be a much greater snowfall overnight. Keith Arnesen, an assistant climatologist at the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at…
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A forest of wonder
Morven glows with Christmas trees that celebrate Princeton By: Hilary Parker A trip to Morven Museum and Garden’s "Festival of Trees" mansion is like walking into a Norman Rockwell painting, complete with old-fashioned sleighs and teddy bears, big red bows and garland-trimmed banisters. "We want it to be a heart-warming Christmas," says Martha Wolf, executive…
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Historical Society wins approval of Updike farm plan
Archival collection to have a new home By: Rachel Silverman The Historical Society of Princeton, which has been headquartered on Nassau Street since 1967, will soon move a large part of its archival collection to the Updike Farmstead on Quaker Road. The Regional Planning Board of Princeton held a concept review of the application Thursday…
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Letters to the Editor, Dec. 6
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Dec. 6 PU land purchases won’t be tax-exempt To the editor: In reference to The Packet’s Dec. 2 news article and the editorial about Princeton University’s stated intention to purchase some of the properties owned by the Princeton HealthCare System, we have said that our interest in the Merwick site and…
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Knights frosh Hung is talk of team
Swimmer part of two records in high school debut By: Justin Feil Virginia Hung could have been a little unsettled to find out that the West Windsor-Plainsboro North swim team was talking about her at the beginning of last season. She has nothing to worry about. The Knights had only good things to say about…
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Princeton Junction Neighborhood Coalition to host attorney
By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR The Princeton Junction Neighborhood Coalition will host a talk and community discussion Dec. 12 with Bill Potter. Mr. Potter is an attorney in Princeton, as well as a lecturer in politics at Princeton University and an adjunct professor of environmental law at Rutgers Law School. The moderated discussion will…
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University selects architectural firm for new engineering building
Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering to get a new home west of Mudd Library By: David Campbell Princeton University has selected the architectural firm Frederick Fisher and Partners to design a new building for the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering, the university announced Friday. The…
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Planning Board set to open floodgate of opinions on hospital site
Hearings begin Thursday on Master Plan amendments By: David Campbell The Regional Planning Board of Princeton will open a public hearing Thursday night on two Master Plan amendments that, if approved, would pave the way for rezoning and redevelopment of the University Medical Center at Princeton campus. Last week, the trustees of the Princeton HealthCare…
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West Windsor councilman forms ‘Common Sense’ group
Effort follows council rejection of ZIP code name change By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR Following the Township Council’s vote against approving "West Windsor" as the official name of the 08550 ZIP code, Councilman Franc Gambatese became convinced that something needed to be done to make sure the council hears all West Windsor residents’ voices.…
