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Princeton rescue squad eyes new funding source
May shift to fee-for-service system. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad is strongly considering moving from a free service to a fee-for-service organization. Growing operating costs and declining support in donated funds led the squad to consider the change. "We are trying to be financially responsible while addressing the needs of…
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NJ Transit adds trains for holiday
NJ Transit will add trains on the Northeast Corridor during the Thanksgiving holiday period beginning Wednesday for homebound commuters. On Wednesday, three "early getaway" trains will depart New York Penn Station at 1:54 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:27 p.m. with stops including Princeton Junction, Hamilton and Trenton. On Thanksgiving Day, additional trains will be offered…
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WW farmers’ market may seek new location
A sucessful first year, but problems with signs prompt consideration of move from train station. By: Jill Matthews WEST WINDSOR While the new farmers’ market at the Princeton Junction train station parking lot was a success this year, event organizers may look for a new location that is easier to find if the township…
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OBITUARIES, Nov. 23, 2004
Giuseppina Tamasi, Henry W. Gerberding, Greacian Goeke, Mary Moran, Frederick C. Ryan Jr. Giuseppina Tamasi Longtime Princeton resident Giuseppina Tamasi of Princeton died Thursday at home. She was 95. Born in Pettoranello, Italy, she resided in Princeton since 1949. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Filomena and Raffaele Carnevale of Princeton and…
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PHS football finishes turnaround season
Seniors leaving .500 foundation By: Justin Feil It’s easy to understand how anyone in the Princeton High football program could be a bit misty-eyed Saturday. No, the tears weren’t specifically for the 39-13 loss that ended the Little Tigers’ season. They were because the group that brought PHS back from the depths of despair would…
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State needs tax convention to force reform
PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 23 By: Packet Editorial, Nov. 23 We have the utmost respect for the Newark-based Education Law Center, the nonprofit advocacy organization that has led the uphill fight to ensure every child in New Jersey has equal access to the "thorough and efficient system of free public schools" guaranteed by the state constitution.…
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Sourland conservation group honored by DEP
Volunteer organization receives environmental excellence award. By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY Without a watchful eye, environmentalists say, the sensitive Sourland Mountain region might easily succumb to the severe developmental pressure it faces from all directions. The Sourland Planning Council, a volunteer organization dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the Sourlands, is doing what it…
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Big Brothers, Big Sisters honor Princetonian
Mathematician Lee Neuwirth of Princeton, a member of Princeton University’s Class of ’55 who has devoted years of his life to mentoring and tutoring youth in the Trenton and Princeton public schools will be among the honorees Saturday in the Trenton Marriott at Lafayette Yard where the Mercer County Bar Association is presenting a gala…
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Letters to the Editor, Nov. 23
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 23 Sense of loss is felt in neighborhood To the editor: I could not attend Monday’s meeting sponsored by the Princeton Human Services Commission, but I am concerned. Each week I read about some violence/act of terror in the John-Witherspoon neighborhood. Surprisingly there has been little neighborhood outcry over…
