Category: archives
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Letters to the Editor, March 22
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 22 Board, superintendent need parental guidance To the editor: Parents of Princeton Regional Schools students were recently notified that this fall, schools will be closed for an entire week at the beginning of November. This action has triggered a groundswell of protest from parents who oppose interrupting their children’s…
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Tsunami relief effort brings foreign land home
Student learns of Sri Lankan roots in fund-raiser that nets $20,000 By: Rachel Silverman Pri Alahendra, a first-grade teacher at Princeton Day School, says that for her son, Sanjay, growing up in Central Jersey has always meant a certain level of disconnect with his Sri Lankan roots. But thanks to a school-wide tsunami relief initiative,…
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Kennan legacy dishonored by Bush policies
PACKET EDITORIAL, March 22 By: Packet Editorial The passing of George Kennan at the age of 101 last week may have truly marked the end of an era. Compare the breadth of Mr. Kennan’s knowledge and understanding of the forces shaping the world in the aftermath of World War II with the narrow ideology of…
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Borough-township tensions focus for political group
Princeton Community Democratic Organization holds endorsement session. By: Jennifer Potash Democratic candidates for office in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township easily won the endorsement of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization on Sunday, but members asked tough questions about rising taxes and the perceived chilly relationship between the two governing bodies. Audience members also expressed concern…
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Searching for the next Google in New Jersey
HIGHER TECHNOLOGY By: Lauren Otis As the Internet and e- commerce grow and become an indispensable part of life, Web- savvy entrepreneurs continually come up with new business ideas for the online world. State and local economic development entities who have supported traditional small businesses and startups have taken note and now actively seek to…
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Wherefore art thou
You’ll find these ROMEO’s hanging out at the Princeton Shopping Center. By: Diana Landis Hackett There are a lot of eating clubs in Princeton, but possibly none with members as distinguished as the ROMEOs. It’s 9:45 on a winter morning and 89-year-old Marshal Claggett arrives at The Café in the Princeton Shopping Center to organize…
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OBITUARIES, March 22, 2005
George F. Kennan, Ann Warms, Sara Tofano, Lucy Sticco. George F. Kennan Cold War diplomat, Institute scholar George F. Kennan of Princeton, a visionary diplomat and historian who is credited with molding U.S. policy during the Cold War, died Thursday. He was 101. A Foreign Service officer from 1926 to 1953 and an expert…
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Loans on the rise as banks cater to small businesses
BANKING & FINANCIAL By: Kara Fitzpatrick In a pattern that is on the rise and unlikely to vanish anytime soon, more and more banks are shelling out loans to small businesses. And although the profit for banks may not be as hefty as loans associated with larger corporations, executives say small business transactions are not…
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$105,000 police study might be canned
Borough could wait for dispatch plan. By: Jennifer Potash Police department staffing, salaries and organization will dominate action at tonight’s Borough Council meeting. The council will consider a $1.3 million bond ordinance that includes a $104,770 expenditure to study the police department’s operations, although there now is some question about whether the borough will pursue…
