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  • Aug. 3, 6:15 p.m.: Wish I’d have been there

    A Top Ten for a Tuesday. By: Hank Kalet    Tuesday Top Ten returns. After a long hiatus, I’m reviving the Top 10.    This week, I offer the 10 bands and musicians (in rock ‘n’ roll) that I wish I had seen. The caveat is that they must have hit their peak during my lifetime (I…

  • Mom’s Connection seeking new members

    Rocky Hill group of mothers face declining enrollment. By: Jill Matthews    ROCKY HILL — After a few successful years, the Moms’ Connection in Rocky Hill is struggling to stay afloat despite declining membership.    Geared toward mothers with children ranging in age from newborns to kindergartners, the Moms’ Connection is a cooperative playgroup that meets every…

  • Dorothea’s House awards scholarships

       The scholarship committee of Dorothea’s House in Princeton has selected 14 Princeton students to receive an award to help pay for college expenses next year.    Since 1963 the Italian-American cultural organization has awarded nearly 400 scholarships to Princeton residents pursuing a four-year college degree. The organization’s current president, Anthony Cifelli, was among the first three…

  • Everything’s just peachy in New Jersey

    New Jersey peach farmers produced about 60 million pounds of peaches in 2003, making us the fourth-largest producer of peaches in the nation By: Faith Bahadurian    I was reminded recently, at an informal peach tasting, that New Jersey peach farmers produced about 60 million pounds of peaches in 2003, making us the fourth-largest producer of…

  • Jitneys have a place in our travel plans

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 3.       Even her friends like to give Princeton Borough Councilwoman Wendy Benchley some good-natured ribbing about her obsession with jitneys.       The council can be discussing just about any subject – the budget, downtown redevelopment, relations with the township and the university, affordable housing, the war in Iraq – and, sooner or later,…

  • Homeland security begins with home town security

    GUEST OPINION Gov. James E. McGreevey As a small, crowded state, in close proximity to New York and Philadelphia, and with mass transit, busy ports and nuclear and chemical plants, New Jersey is at heightened risk of terror attack. On Sept. 11, we all learned how vulnerable we are in a dramatic and unforgettable way.…

  • Parking issues before Borough Council tonight

    PHS parking plan to get hearing; overnight parking permits for downtown garage to be discussed. By: Jennifer Potash    Parking permits for high school students and overnight parking permits at the new municipal garage are on the Princeton Borough Council’s agenda tonight.    The Borough Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance creating a…

  • WW-P names Icenhower new guidance director

    By: Shanay Cadette    Nancy Icenhower, a nationally certified counselor, is the new guidance director for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.    The Board of Education recently tapped Ms. Icenhower to serve as the director of guidance for all grades across the district. She previously worked six years as a lead guidance counselor at High School…

  • Academic ‘takeout’ on menu for teachers in Asia

    Two Princeton High teachers bring back a better understanding of two complicated societies, Japan and China. By: Jeff Milgram    Call it Chinese and Japanese takeout.    But two Princeton High School history and social studies teachers didn’t bring back food during a recent three-week study tour of China and Japan. They brought back knowledge about, and…