Category: archives
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Letters to the Editor, March 1
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 1 Science, religious are not in competition To the editor: I must confess my dismayed at the distorted attention The Packet, as well as any other newspapers running the same cartoon, gave recently to a cartoon that offered a misleading comparison of science and religion (The Packet, Feb. 25).…
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OBITUARIES, March 1, 2005
William H. Cherry, Charles M. Hartman, Thomas H. Johnson, David Castrejon, Helen M. Craven, Kate P. Tredennick. William H. Cherry Physicist, township committeeman MONTGOMERY William H. Cherry died on Feb. 19 at University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 85. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a Princeton Township resident for 53 years…
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YWCA to honor 14 women
22nd awards dinner set March 9 at Hyatt Regency Fourteen women from local businesses, organizations, and educational institutions will be honored at the 22nd annual YWCA Princeton’s Tribute to Women awards dinner, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Princeton on Wednesday, March 9, beginning at 5 p.m. The Tribute program was established nationally by…
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PHS swim teams meet challenges
Girls reach final, boys fall in semis By: Justin Feil EWING Both the Princeton High boys’ and the girls’ swim teams lost their season finales, but the fact that both returned to the same high level as last season was bigger in their eyes. "It’s never easy to lose a meet that matters," said…
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WW-PS girls fall in swim semis
Westfield holds on against Pirates By: Justin Feil EWING The West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ swim team ended its season much like it has many seasons in the recent past. The Pirates lost in a public state A semifinal, its first loss of the season, just shy of reaching a second straight state final but…
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McGovern searches for end to hunger, overpopulation
1972 presidential candidate is keynote speaker at Princeton University conference. By: Robert M. Bernstein The United States must assume an active role in eliminating global hunger and promoting nutrition programs, former U.S. Sen. and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern said Thursday at a Princeton University address. His keynote speech at Dodds Auditorium marked the…
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Borchert win has bite to it
PHS senior wins at District 17 By: John E. Powers FLEMINGTON Princeton High senior Will Borchert was expecting to see Mercer County 189-pound champion Brett Linebarger in the finals of the District 17 Tournament Saturday afternoon at Hunterdon Central. But the second-seeded Borchert did see a very familiar opponent in Hopewell Valley’s Mike Yaros…
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Esipov wins District 20 title
Ragucci, Simmons-Edler also advance By: Ken Weingartner SOUTH BRUNSWICK Misha Esipov knows what it’s like to win a championship by surprising people. After Saturday, he knows what it’s like to claim a crown when the target is on him. Esipov won the District 20 Tournament title at 152 pounds Saturday at South Brunswick…
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No taxpayer left behind by buck-passing
PACKET EDITORIAL, March 1 By: Packet Editorial, March 1 Harry Truman used to have a sign on his desk in the Oval Office, reminding himself and everyone else that "the buck stops here." It’s hard to find evidence that anyone in public office today, from the president on down, adheres to this same…
