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  • Restored Morven ready for official debut on Sunday

    18th century Georgian mansion reopens to the public on Sunday. By: Jennifer Potash    After a five-year renovation that shuttered Morven, the 18th century Georgian mansion will reopen to the public Sunday and embark on a new chapter in its history.    Familiar to many as a golden-yellow brick house set back from Stockton Street, Morven’s exterior…

  • ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’

    No matter your politics, this light comedy cum travelogue offers laughs, thrills, spills and gorgeous South American scenery. By: Bob Brown Gael Garcia Bernal and Rodrigo De La Serna go on a life-changing trek through South America in The Motorcycle Diaries.    If you think Ché Guevara got what he deserved, this movie won’t appeal to…

  • Oct. 15, 9 a.m.: On a great jazzman

    A great essay from the Threepenny Review on Coleman Hawkins. By: Hank Kalet    The Threepenny Review has a great piece on the great jazz saxman, Coleman Hawkins, in its current issue (how many times can I get the word great into one sentence?).

  • High-rise is one option for hospital at Witherspoon site

    A 13-story building would be necessary, but not necessarily recommended by architect. By: David Campbell    A 13-story urban-density building off Witherspoon Street where Princeton HealthCare System’s current medical-office complex now stands would be part of an initial phase of replacement buildings if the University Medical Center at Princeton were to grow in place rather than…

  • Plainsboro firm donates generator to township

    By: Shanay Cadette    PLAINSBORO — A local company recently donated a newer and more efficient generator to the Plainsboro Public Works Department.    Princeton Financial Systems, located on College Road, could no longer use its Kohler electric generator so it decided to give it to the township.    "When PFS originally purchased this generator, we planned on…

  • On the trail

    Scouting’s growth in Montgomery inspires formation of new pack. By: Dennis O’Neill    Forty-five-year-old Rich Epp of Montgomery remembers loving the Cub Scouts, but losing interest as a Boy Scout.    "I was the world’s worst Boy Scout," he joked. "I got too cold and too hungry on camping trips, and wasn’t having a lot of fun.…

  • Merchants get holiday gift funds

    Borough Council plays Santa Claus after all. By: Jennifer Potash    Yes, Borough Merchants for Princeton — there is a Santa Claus.    In this case, the role of jolly gift-giver was played by the Princeton Borough Council.    The council agreed Tuesday to fully fund the Borough Merchants’ request for $7,500 for the Old Fashioned Holiday program…

  • Candidates hold disparate views on Iraq, economy, taxes

    Republican Bill Spadea challenging U.S. Rep. Rush Holt in 12th District race. By: Jennifer Potash    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) and Republican challenger Bill Spadea agree on one thing — that they disagree on a great deal, including the war in Iraq, the economy and tax cuts.    The candidates met with The Packet’s editorial board…

  • Board, teachers hopeful

    Board of Education and the Cranbury Education Association are optomistic that an agreement will be reached by month’s end. By: Josh Appelbaum     The Board of Education and the Cranbury Education Association, which represents 60 teachers and support staff, left last week’s contract negotiations session optimistic that an agreement could be reached by the end…