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  • Love among the periodicals

    In and around Princeton, meeting romantic prospects can be a daunting challenge. By: Hilary Parker    Ah, Princeton! The name brings to mind images of Gothic architecture covered in lush green ivy, ridiculous displays of orange-and-black attire, and a brightly-colored tree in Palmer Square during the holidays.    For the single 20- and 30-somethings in Princeton, however,…

  • Hunt gets GOP nod in West Amwell

    Challenger outpolls Township Committee incumbent. By:    Challenger Betty Jane Hunt received 271 votes in Tuesday’s primary to win the Republican nomination for one West Amwell Township Committee seat. Incumbent Nance Palladino received 215 votes.    No Democrats had filed to run in the primary, but Ron Shapella received 25 write-in votes Tuesday.    See this week’s Beacon…

  • Arts Council plans party for groundbreaking

    Paul Robeson Jr., Michael Graves to attend Sunday event. By: Marjorie Censer    Paul Robeson Jr. — son of Princeton native Paul Robeson — and architect Michael Graves will appear Sunday to celebrate the groundbreaking of The Arts Council of Princeton’s new building.    The outdoor event, which will take place on the site at the corner…

  • Locals advance to Meet of Champions

    McKinley, Kondorossy earn second-place finishes in Group III By: Justin Feil    Sammy Howell figured her first year of track and field would end Friday at the Group IV state championships in Egg Harbor.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South freshman was one of three girls to clear 5-feet to tie for fourth and move on to the…

  • Judge Felt in the context of his times

    PACKET EDITORIAL, June 7 By: Packet Editorial    For the past few days, teachers at Princeton High School and elsewhere have had a marvelous opportunity to turn an important piece of the nation’s history into a riveting current-events lesson. After three decades of mystery, the identity of "Deep Throat" — the anonymous source who fed bits…

  • OBITUARIES, June 7, 2005

    Alice K. Palumbo, David J. Gardam Jr., William H. Baker. Alice K. Palumbo Dress designer     WEST WINDSOR — Alice K. Palumbo died Sunday at University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 59.    Born in Kessab, Syria, she was a Princeton-area resident for 35 years.    She owned a dress design firm in the Princeton area.…

  • Morven presents plan to add two buildings

    Visitor center and administrative building, designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects, proposed. By: Marjorie Censer    Representatives of Historic Morven Museum and Garden presented a proposal to add a visitor center and administrative building flanking the main house during a Princeton Regional Planning Board meeting Thursday.    Members of the board, as well as community members, urged Morven…

  • Young returns to area to face Phillies

    PU graduate pitches Wednesday in Philadelphia By: Justin Feil    Chris Young missed Reunions again at Princeton University.    He had a good excuse. He was working that Friday night, shutting down the Chicago White Sox over eight innings.    With any luck, the Texas Rangers rookie pitcher will have that same Reunions excuse for a long time.…

  • Man dies after he lies down on railroad tracks

    Train travel disrupted during police investigation. By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — A man died Friday after he lay down on the tracks at the Princeton Junction train station in front of an Amtrak train headed from New York City to Harrisburg, Pa.    Police said the man, whose name is being withheld pending family notification,…