Category: archives
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Natale excels on field of dreams
Junior’s goals lift Hun field hockey over PDS By: Justin Feil There could be a certain pressure to playing on a field that already bears your name. Lyndsey Natale doesn’t think that way when she takes to Hun’s Natale Family Field. Of course, with go-ahead goals like the one she scored in the Hun field…
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PHS’ Wray part of transfer of power
Little Tiger boys’ cross country edges Hopewell By: Justin Feil After last year, Jeff Wray considered transferring to West Windsor-Plainsboro South High to rejoin some of the students with which he attended Grover Middle School. Instead, Wray stayed at Princeton High School, where his mother is a drama teacher. "I was in the West Windsor…
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‘Fringe’ taxpayers’ group fuels election controversy
Princeton Taxpayers Association shines its spotlight on all-Democratic Township Committee By: Rachel Silverman The Princeton Taxpayers Association which is seeking to curb local property taxes has become an increasingly sharp thorn in the side of Township Hall. Since its formation last month, the group has held two meetings, initiated a mass-distribution e-mail list…
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Patriarca having a ball with Hun girls’ soccer By: Justin Feil Val Patriarca is a player who likes to have the ball. And when she does possess it, good things have happened for the Hun School girls’ soccer team. Patriarca, a junior with the Raiders, has made her presence felt regardless of where she’s played.…
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Man fights police, charged with assault
Howell man faces charges after scuffling with officers. By: Leon Tovey MONROE A 27-year-old Howell man was charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and obstructing the administration of the law at 4:56 p.m. Wednesday after he scuffled with two police officers, police said. Robert Campbell of Kiwi Loop in Howell was found lying unconscious…
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LETTERS: Freeholders commended
To the editor: I commend Freeholder Director Dave Crabiel and the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders for creating a flood commission. As we all witnessed this summer, with the storms in our area and the hurricanes in the Gulf, floods can be devastating. The flood commission will be responsible for studying flooding issues in…
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Assembly candidates agree on light rail, not much else
Candidates have a hard time agreeing on key issues. By: Leon Tovey Candidates seeking the two seats up for grabs in the state Assembly’s 14th District in the Nov. 8 election disagree on just about everything, from the best way to alleviate the state’s tax burden to how to prevent overdevelopment. But one thing the…
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WW mayor seeks fast track on transit village
Concern voiced by regional planner about area losing its competitive edge By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh joined planners and transportation experts to drum up support for a proposed transit village in the township at a breakfast sponsored by the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. "It’s about thinking about a…
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Council wrangles over how to spend $375,000 grant
It’s open-space money, but should it be spent for open space? By: Marjorie Censer It’s never easy to decide how to spend Princeton Borough funds, but Borough Council members are particularly wrangling over how to spend a $375,000 open-space grant received recently from Mercer County. The grant, received through a municipal-assistance program, is a partial…
