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  • New Jerseyans deserve a fair minimum wage

    EDITORIAL    Where one stands on the subject of the minimum wage plainly depends on where one sits.    And where one sits plainly determines which of numerous competing studies on the subject one chooses to believe.    When acting Gov. Richard Codey proposed during last week’s State of the State address to raise New Jersey’s minimum wage…

  • OBITUARIES, Jan. 21, 2005

    Baroness Elisabet af Trolle Nauckhoff, Susan P. Kasoff, Archie B. Freeman, Libby Newman. Baroness Elisabet af Trolle Nauckhoff Active Princeton volunteer     Baroness Elisabet af Trolle Nauckhoff of Princeton died at Helsingborg Hospital, Sweden, on Jan. 10. She was 73.    From 1971 to 2000, Mrs. Nauckhoff spent from September to May of nearly every year…

  • Township seeks funds to preserve land

    East Windsor Township will seek loan of up to $1 million from the state to preserve three plots of land. By: Marisa Maldonado    EAST WINDSOR — The township announced last week that it is requesting a loan of up to $1 million from the state to preserve three plots of land.    The loan, which has…

  • West Windsor preliminary municipal budget shows 3-cent tax hike

    Average municipal tax hike would be $72 under current assessment. By: Jill Matthews    WEST WINDSOR — The township administration released a preliminary municipal budget Tuesday that would require a 3-cent increase in the tax rate.    The $28.99 million proposed budget represents a 4-percent spending increase over last year’s $27.9 million budget.    It would result in…

  • Letters to the Editor, Jan. 21

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Jan. 21 Parkers pay twice to use the library To the editor:     I would like to alert Princeton residents that they are paying parking fees to use the Princeton Public Library.    Today it cost me to use the library and I am very angry. I parked in the Spring Street…

  • A boy’s eyes travel with him wherever he goes

    Riveting images and emotions remain after visit to HIV/AIDS-ravaged Africa. By: David Campbell    John McGoldrick, Bristol-Myers Squibb executive vice president and a Vandeventer Avenue resident, said his visits to HIV/AIDS-ravaged regions of southern Africa have left him with riveting images and emotions that he said will forever be seared into his heart and mind.    He…

  • Restaurants to raise funds for tsunami relief

    Ten percent of dinner sales to benefit Save the Children charity on Wednesday. By: Rachel Silverman    By dining at any one of 18 Princeton-area restaurants Wednesday night, you can help support ongoing tsunami relief efforts in Southeast Asia.    A host of Princeton-area restaurants, including Alchemist & Barrister, Blue Point Grill, The Ferry House, Ivy Garden,…

  • Friends remember woman as star

    One of the founding members of the Franklin Villagers Theatre passes away at age 81. By: Elaine Worden    To her family and friends, Henrietta Freund Napear was a star.    An inspiration to many around her, Ms. Napear, 81, served as Franklin Township’s chief financial officer for 25 years, and during her tenure she was the…

  • Arena Gymnastics captures state title

    Level 7 team adds another crown By:    The Arena Gymnastics of Princeton Level 7 team captured the New Jersey state championship with an outstanding score of 114.45 during the NJ State Championship meet, which was held Jan. 9 at Henderson Gymnastics in Edison. Many of the girls on this team had won the Level 5…