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Good reason for all of us to give thanks
PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 22 By: Packet Editorial One of the nicer traditions associated with the celebration of Thanksgiving is taking the name of the holiday literally and giving thanks. This, of course, is not what the first Thanksgiving was all about. Depending on your frame of reference, the first Thanksgiving was either a gesture…
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OBITUARIES, Nov. 22, 2005
Charlotte C. Polin Charlotte C. Polin Princeton resident PRINCETON Charlotte C. Folstein Polin of Princeton died Saturday. She was 82. She is survived by her husband, Max; son and daughter-in-law Stephen and Jaclyn Polin; sister Sylvia Kanter; and grandchildren Schuyler and Rianna. The funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s…
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Princeton University student selected as Rhodes Scholar
English major is among 32 Americans selected By: David Campbell A Princeton University English major and novelist is among the 32 Americans selected as Rhodes Scholars this year, the Rhodes Trust announced Saturday. Princeton senior Jeffrey A. Miller will join an international group of roughly 85 people chosen from around the world to travel to…
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Montgomery slates flu-shot clinic
By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY The Health Department has received additional supplies of flu vaccines and is now taking reservations for its Dec. 7 clinic. The clinic will be held at the Otto Kaufman Community Center, 356 Skillman Road. Flu shots are available free to individuals who meet one or more of the Centers for…
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Nov. 22, 8:37 p.m.: War, Alito, poetry and The Boss
Murtha said pull out / Bush said stay in…. By: Hank Kalet Another good piece on why we need to pull out of Iraq, the sooner the better. * * * The First Amendment Center offers an interesting on-line symposium on Judge Sam Alito’s views on the First Amendment. It is an important overview that…
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PU men look better in earning first win
Owings lead Tigers past Lehigh By: Justin Feil Six days after looking like it was even odds that it couldn’t match the football team’s seven-win season, the Princeton University basketball team turned just about everything around for a 64-54 win at Lehigh on Sunday. "We kind of looked like different teams," said Luke Owings, who…
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Princeton PBA aiding nonprofit organizations
$1,500 in donations to charities By: Rachel Silverman Members of the Princeton Policemen’s Benevolent Association No. 130 are not only looking out for the safety of the public this holiday season; they’re also spreading a bit of holiday cheer. The police union, which includes 65 borough and township officers, has donated roughly $1,500 to area…
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Runners like end of Meet of Champs
Spinazzi 14th at Meet of Champs By: Justin Feil HOLMDEL Montgomery High’s Eleonora Spinazzi and West Windsor-Plainsboro High South’s Joe Ennis gave the gutsy performances of seniors in their last Meet of Champions on Saturday. WW-P South’s Katie Kellner and Brian Leung gave promising performances for the future in their first Meet of Champions.…
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Adoptive parents bond over bond
National Adoption Awareness Month celebrated at Princeton Public Library By: Marjorie Censer Roughly 20 parents and children gathered at the Princeton Public Library on Saturday to celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month with a story and discussion from Mary Zisk. Ms. Zisk author and illustrator of "The Best Single Mom in the World: How I…
