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  • Local women on run

    Princeton mothers complete Philadelphia Marathon By: Justin Feil    On Saturday, a group of women from Princeton met in Philadelphia for dinner, some socializing and an overnight stay in a downtown hotel.    A nice night out preceded a rude awakening to the challenge of 26.2 miles of the Philadelphia Marathon for nine Princeton-area mothers. Five of…

  • HVAC work set to begin at Cranbury School

    Project won’t interfere with school activities. By: Jessica Beym    Indoor winter activities at the Cranbury School won’t be affected by the construction for the new heating, ventilation and air conditioning that will be installed in sections of the school next month.    The construction will take place in the 1949 and 1957 sections of the building…

  • Council needs to put zip into transit plans

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 25 By: Packet Editorial    Virtually everyone who attended Monday night’s meeting of the West Windsor Township Council acknowledged that there are many more important things in life than whether the 08550 ZIP code designation is changed from Princeton Junction to West Windsor.    Which makes one wonder why the council devoted nearly the…

  • PHS grad Livingston bounced back in life

    Paralympian is artist, role model to kids By: Bob Nuse    When a car accident left Elizabeth Livingston paralyzed from the waist down, she made it a point not to let her misfortune rule her life.    A Princeton High graduate, Livingston has lived in Bozeman, Mont. for the past 17 years. And since the accident in…

  • West Windsor board sets Jan. 24 for $27.5 million bond referendum

    Much of the spending is intended to bring High School South on par with the newer High School North By: Emily Craighead    Jan. 24 is the date West Windsor and Plainsboro voters will be asked to approve the issuance of $27.5 million in bonds to improve facilities in the regional school district.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro…

  • Parking concerns delay Hulfish North

    Borough engineer seeks parking plan that Palmer Square officials say is not necessary By: Marjorie Censer    Progress on Hulfish North, the planned luxury townhouse development originally approved 15 years ago at the foot of Palmer Square, has once again ground to a halt — and it’s unclear when the project’s application will receive final approval.…

  • OBITUARIES, Nov. 25, 2005

    Margaret B. Adams, Kenneth E. Turner, Benjamin J. Trani Margaret B. Adams Former Princeton resident     LAWRENCE — Margaret Baker Adams died Sunday at University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 95.    She resided in Princeton for 17 years while her late husband served as a professor and a dean at Princeton Theological Seminary.    Daughter…

  • Squad in need of rescue; town outsources EMS

    Borough Council votes to pay St. Francis $17,000 for services through Jan. 2 By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — It sounded great: round-the-clock emergency medical services provided by a state-certified and hospital-affiliated squad at virtually no cost to the borough.    "We thought that had to be too good to be true," said Borough Clerk Candace Gallagher.…

  • Party to benefit Morven on Dec. 4

       Morven Museum & Garden, Princeton’s premier showcase of New Jersey history and culture, will kick off its month-long "Festival of Trees" with a gala preview cocktail party on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. The underwriting sponsor of the evening is PNC Advisors.    In addition to a first-hand look at the 13 galleries…