Category: archives
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LETTERS: Hannity oversteps bound of decency
To the editor: Conservative propagandist Sean Hannity’s book is titled "Deliver Us from Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism." As a liberal, I’m offended to be lumped in with terrorists and despots. I guess I’m evil because I think the government should use its powers wisely and for the greater good, instead of starting…
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Site plan review board paves way for all that jazz
Endorsed proposal now heading to zoning board; suit by neighbors still stands. By: Jennifer Potash The Site Plan Review Advisory Board of the Princeton Regional Planning Board didn’t stop the music on Wednesday as it endorsed a proposed jazz club at the corner of Route 206 and Birch Avenue. Hageman Lane resident Stephen Distler proposes…
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Vote on hospital site consultant is delayed
Borough Council has questions on $10,000 joint contract with township. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Borough Council delayed a vote Tuesday on a contract for a consultant to advise the Princeton Regional Planning Board on the best way to redevelop the Witherspoon Street site now occupied by the University Medical Center at Princeton. The Princeton…
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Curbside trash pickup continues in Princeton despite strike
By: Rachel Silverman The Princeton Township Public Works Department issued a reminder to township residents that despite the ongoing Waste Management garbage collection strike, now in its third week, the company’s curbside pickup continues to operate on schedule. Princeton Township residents contract individually with waste haulers, and for many, Waste Management is their garbage service…
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Back in the habit: Local actress featured in upcoming comedy
LIFESTYLE By: Ashley Caudill It has often been said that God works in mysterious ways. Certainly being hit on the head with a crucifix, developing amnesia and subsequently becoming a nun could be called mysterious, and this is just the way Hightstown resident Kyla Mostello describes how Mary Amnesia, the character she plays in "Nunsense,"…
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For the Feb. 4 issue
Dorothy S. Dorfman, Charles R. Happ, John D. Harkness, Katherine Dalton Hitch, Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Reeves Klank, Henry Rudolph May, Ida Porrini, Martha Jean Reid, Dona C. Rhodes, Ann Rosenberg, Stephen B. Shimko, Jessie F. Taylor, Vivian E. Volk, Dorothy ‘Mac’ L. Worringer. Dorothy S. Dorfman EWING Dorothy S. Dorfman, 89, died Monday at the…
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A capital affair
Old Barracks Museum gala salutes Alexander Hamilton. By: Christian Kirkpatrick Pity the poor bankers. Popular history rarely gives them their due, though they sometimes play roles as formative as any politician’s, artist’s or soldier’s. How would the Civil War have played out if Jay Cooke had not helped to finance it? And how would the…
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Princeton teachers to sport ID badges
Schools pursue security measures. By: Rachel Silverman Starting as early as next week, the staff of Princeton Regional Schools will be sporting identification badges on and around school property. "Monday is picture day, so as soon as we get them, we’ll be wearing them," Princeton High School Principal Gary Snyder said. The badges meant…
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Twin Rivers eyes new cable service
The Dish Network likely will replace Comcast as cable television provider. By: Michael Ross EAST WINDSOR Twin Rivers residents soon may have a new television provider. The Twin Rivers Homeowners Association board of directors is expected to sign a contract next week with Microwave Satellite Technologies Inc. of Hawthorne a reseller of The…
