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Letters to the Editor, June 21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, June 21 Complaints ignored at Princeton Landing To the editor: I would like to address your article on Princeton Landing (The Packet, June 3). The quote by Marj Behrens of Executive Property Management was entirely inaccurate. Ms. Behrens stated that there were very few complaints and that the complaints were…
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Program pairs students with summer jobs
Students set up with nonprofit employers By: Marjorie Censer Students age 14 to 16 often have trouble finding jobs, even though many of them very much need to earn money. Nonprofit organizations often are understaffed, but lack the funds to take on more employees. The Summer Youth Employment Program, run by the Princeton Human Services…
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Gentle Giants
Lions and tigers and giraffes, oh my! At Great Adventure’s Wild Safari, animals roam alongside Nissans and Mini Coopers. By: Susan Van Dongen PHOTOS:BRYAN GRIGSBY Wild Safari has had a very successful breeding program, particularly with the highly endangered Siberian tigers. Llamas (above), elk (below left) and a giraffe (below right) scope out writer Susan…
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Facing the nation’s health ‘gap’
Physicians need to remember to consider the patient’s culture, lifestyle and economic circumstances when delivering care By: Henry Davison, Jr., M.D. in collaboration with Gloria N. Beck Inequities in health care in the United States are problems that cross racial, socioeconomic, gender and educational lines. Genetics plays a huge role in the increased likelihood that…
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AROUND CRANBURY: Scouts work to help community
AROUND CRANBURY By Lorraine Sedor Cranbury welcomes new baby. Robert and Jennifer Diamond are thrilled to announce the birth of Abigail Rose Diamond, born in Princeton on June 13 at 2:52 p.m. She is 20 inches long, 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and extremely cute. Both mom and baby are doing great. * * *…
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Take care to prevent Lyme disease
Since 1982, more than 100,000 cases of Lyme disease have been reported to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because the ailment can be difficult to diagnose, experts surmise the numbers are actually higher. People acquire Lyme disease after being bitten by certain types of ticks that carry the bacterium. In the…
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PCDO sponsors panel on stem-cell research
Speakers will bring political, business and moral perspectives on issue. The Princeton Community Democratic Organization is sponsoring a panel discussion on stem-cell research 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Suzanne Patterson Senior Center, located behind Princeton Borough Hall at Route 206 and Nassau Street. The panel will include Dr. Gregory Stock, CEO and president of Signum…
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For the June 17 issue
William Gary Aust, Josephine Tessein, Curtis Gove Callan Sr., Audrey Gaskill Locher. William Gary Aust NEWTOWN, Pa. William Gary Aust, 53, died Saturday at home. Born in Princeton, he was a longtime resident before moving to Newtown eight years ago. Mr. Aust graduated from St. Paul’s School in Princeton and Princeton High School. He…
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Concerns voiced over Hillsborough transload facility
Princeton officials fear truck traffic will increase on Route 206. By: Rachel Silverman and Marjorie Censer Princeton Borough and Princeton Township officials voiced their opposition to the construction of a transload facility off Route 206 in Hillsborough this week, asking the federal government to halt the project until a thorough study of its impacts can…
