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  • Bus times conflict with library

    PHS students have no place to wait on Fridays. By: Jessica Beym    Busing problems persist for Princeton High School students who come home late from after-school activities on Fridays.    Specifically, some of them have nowhere to go on Fridays when the library closes at 5 p.m.    The PHS late bus leaves the high school at…

  • Library pajama party a ‘sleeping’ success

    Jamesburg Public Library hosts a Wednesday night pajama party. By: Chinenye Okparanta    JAMESBURG — Flannel and floral prints were the pajama of choice for the 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds who attended Jamesburg Public Library’s Pajama Party on Wednesday.    Seated on the floor of the library’s lower level, the children listened in as Daria Ludas, filling…

  • Borough candidates disagree over how to tighten budget

    Incumbent Democrats Mildred Trotman and David Goldfarb challenged by independent Joshua Leinsdorf By: Marjorie Censer    Candidates for the Princeton Borough Council agreed that the council must address ways to improve the borough’s finances — but differed on the methods of doing so — at an endorsement session with The Packet’s editorial board on Tuesday.    Incumbent…

  • officials mum on school construction talks

    East Windsor Regional School District officials still have not commented on construction delays at three schools. By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — Officials of the East Windsor Regional School District recently had a long meeting with their bonding company to discuss the contentious situation involving construction delays at three schools. But no one would say if…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 21

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 21 Spruce up the park, but save some money To the editor:     The following letter was sent to Princeton Borough Mayor Joseph O’Neill:     Thanks to the Borough Council for putting improvements to the Harrison Street park on your agenda.    However, I agree with a previous writer who decried…

  • Students say bullying a persistent problem

    Students admit that words hurt as much as sticks and stones. By: Jessica Beym    Sticks and stones can definitely break bones, but, according to students, words can hurt just as much.    This week, the Board of Education reviewed the 2004-2005 report on violence and vandalism in the Cranbury School. While the report showed that the…

  • Princeton senior citizens offered free flu shots

    By: Rachel Silverman    The Princeton Senior Resource Center, the Princeton Health Department and Princeton HealthCare System will be providing free flu shots to Princeton senior citizens from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, last names A-L only, and Friday, Nov. 18, last names M-Z only, at the Suzanne Patterson Center, behind Borough Hall.    All…

  • Incumbents earn nod in borough race; Cantu preferable to invisible foe

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Oct. 21 By: Packet Editorial    This year’s three-way race for two seats on the Princeton Borough Council offers an interesting wrinkle: Registered Democrat Joshua Leinsdorf is running as a professed independent on the Republican line. And while this adds some flavor to what would otherwise be a dull contest, it doesn’t change the…

  • ‘Dining by Design’ 2005

    The Arts Council of Princeton pays tribute to Anne Reeves By: Christian Kirkpatrick    It’s hard to get Anne Reeves to talk about herself. But don’t ask her about the Arts Council of Princeton unless you’re ready to listen for a while.    Charming, modest and still enthusiastic about the organization she directed for more than 20…