Category: archives
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Cross country makes debut at Cranbury School
By: Rich Fisher And as the town of Cranbury grows, along with the population of the Cranbury School, so too does the Viking athletic program. Another new sport has been added at the Cranbury School, as cross country debuts this fall. "We wanted to find a co-ed team for the fall because the numbers for…
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Giacalone making up for some tough early years
By: Rich Fisher Vinny Giacalone admits he had a split personality when it came to the 2-0 start by the Princeton High football team. "It’s more or less two feelings," said the Cranbury resident prior to the Little Tigers game with Hightstown Thursday after press time. "On one hand, I want to be like ‘Who…
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Hightstown leader a rocking musician
Hightstown councilman cuts a CD. By: Michael Ross HIGHTSTOWN Rock ‘n’ roll fans and political pundits got the chance to watch Borough Councilman Patrick Thompson perform songs from his new CD Saturday night at the Slowdown Cafe in downtown Hightstown. The 33-year-old will be playing tracks from his self-produced "5 Winter Afternoons" album scheduled…
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Princeton panel explores ways to enforce lead paint ordinance
Citizen complaint prompts health board members to conclude present measure is ineffective. By: Jennifer Potash Seeking to alert children and adults to the hazards of lead paint, the Princeton Regional Health Commission adopted an ordinance several years ago that requires protective measures during the removal of exterior lead paint from houses in Princeton Borough and…
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Town, gown must reconcile the bottom line
PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 24 By: Packet Editorial To the passive observer, the strength of the town-gown relationship in college towns across the country may appear to center on issues like neighborhood complaints about rowdy fraternity parties, tenant-landlord disputes in off-campus housing, students scofflaws leaving for the summer with glove compartments full of unpaid parking tickets…
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Robin Rocks at second singles
By: Rich Fisher For Robin Romm, tennis is about the fun, not the ego. Unlike a lot of high school tennis players who are at second singles as a junior, Romm was not obsessed with moving into first singles this year after Lorin Mordecai graduated. "I was second singles last year, so I feel more…
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Hightstown looking into stray cat program
The Trap-Neuter-Return method was recommended by Hightstown’s Kitty Committee as a way to control the borough’s stray cat population. By: Michael Ross HIGHTSTOWN Borough Council passed a resolution Monday evening supporting a method to control the borough’s stray cat population. The Trap-Neuter-Return program is a nonlethal policy that advocates the spaying and neutering of…
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Loesser wins games to help Hun avoid overtime By: Bob Nuse Chris Kingston was ready for overtime. Scott Loesser had a different idea. As the Hun School boys’ soccer team neared the end of regulation of its season-opening game against defending Mid-Atlantic Prep League champion The Hill School, it certainly appeared the teams were heading…
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Plan for four homes off Nassau Street gets conditional OK
Panel concludes modifications reduce impact on neighbors; Planning Board to make final decision. By: David Campbell A Princeton advisory board recommended approval Wednesday of a revised proposal by developer Barsky Brothers to construct four new houses behind an existing historic residence on the north side of Nassau Street across from Princeton Avenue. But the Site…
