Category: archives
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Record Exchange a living time capsule for its faithful
Family Business: Princeton Record Exchange By: Diane Landis Hackett PRINCETON My friend and I review each other’s outfits for signs of geekiness before walking past the hip and seemingly youthful clerks at the counter of the Princeton Record Exchange on South Tulane Street in Princeton. I am tempted to ask for Barry Manilow or…
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Princeton University plans Community Day on Saturday
Princeton University will host Community Day on Saturday, the university’s annual celebration of arts, entertainment, sports and community service. Area residents are invited to the event, to be held at Princeton Stadium. Community Day offers activities for all ages and interests starting at 11:30 a.m. and running until halftime about 2 p.m. of…
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Neighbors look to hammer out Pine Street Park details
Consultant’s proposals focus of session with Borough Council By: Marjorie Censer Pine Street Park neighbors told Princeton Borough representatives Thursday that they want to keep the park simple but rehabilitate it with a new wrought iron fence and mixed shrubbery along the sides. The neighbors reviewed a rehabilitation plan for the park proposed by Dan…
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‘I recognize you’
Princeton Regional Schools bid farewell to longtime secretary By: Rachel Silverman When Carmela Drummond first started working in the Princeton Regional Schools, black students went to the Witherspoon School and mimeograph machines filled the main office. The year was 1952, when Ms. Drummond, a newly minted Princeton High School graduate, was brought on as an…
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Planners turn town’s policy into reality
PACKET EDITORIAL, Oct. 4 By: Packet Editorial, Oct. 4 Congratulations to the Regional Planning Board of Princeton. Last Thursday night, by a 7-3 vote, this body turned the vision of the Princeton Township Committee and countless Princetonians who would like the opportunity to age in place into reality by approving a 140-unit age-restricted…
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Bar association names new leaders
Christopher DeGrezia named president of Princeton Bar Association By: George Spohr PRINCETON Last week, Christopher DeGrezia was installed as the new president of the Princeton Bar Association. Mr. DeGrezia, an associate in the Princeton office of Drinker Biddle & Reath, focuses his practice on complex real estate transactions and land development projects. "I’m honored…
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MHS off to record-setting start
Cougars field hockey sets win mark By: Bob Nuse Like most of her Montgomery High field hockey teammates, Anu Rimal knew little about the sport before she started playing as a freshman. Now, just two years later, she can’t get enough of it. "I had never played before my freshman year," said Rimal, a junior…
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Heartland gets ready for the big-time
Company, fueled by its new IPO, eyes first place By: Mike Mathis PRINCETON Bob Carr is charged up about the future of his company and the prospect of giving back to the community. Mr. Carr is chairman and CEO of Heartland Payment Systems, a Princeton-based company that processes business transactions such as…
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Briefcase
Issue of Oct. 4, 2005 By: George Spohr Employees asked to commute en masse TRENTON With conservation of gas resources at the forefront of most agendas, Commerce Secretary Virginia S. Bauer and Department of Transportation Commissioner Jack Lettiere are encouraging the use of public transportation. "As gas prices soar to an all-time high, many…
