Category: archives
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Concert series set in Montgomery
Wednesday series in park spans the 1950s and 1960s and also includes modern Latin music. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY The hectic Fourth of July weekend now past, Montgomery residents can sit back, relax and enjoy the tunes at the annual Summer Concert Series at Montgomery Park. The series, to begin 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, will feature…
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Letters to the Editor, July 6
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, July 6 Plaintiffs’ concern extends to whole state To the editor: The editorial, "Court’s ruling makes it clear appeal is futile" (The Packet, July 2), declares at the end of its assault on the Concerned Citizens of Princeton that they "should be ashamed of themselves" for announcing they will petition the…
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Repairs, construction to shut borough roads
Reconstruction of Alexander Road, University Place and Edwards Place expected to begin today — and that’s only the beginning. By: Jennifer Potash Several Princeton Borough roads will undergo construction and repairs and may be closed or limited to one lane of traffic starting this week. A long-awaited reconstruction project of Alexander Road, University Place and…
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Tuesday, July 6, 2004
Maria Niederbruening Maria Niederbruening, 92, died at Stony Brook Assisted Living, Pennington, on July 1. Born in Austria, she had been a resident of Hopewell Township for 60 years. She was a founding member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Harbourton and was known for her apple strudel. She enjoyed gardening and crocheting. Wife of…
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OBITUARIES, July 6, 2004
Esther M. Labaw, Philip G. Stein, Forough Baghaie. Esther M. Labaw Former Princeton resident HOPEWELL Esther M. Labaw died Friday at home. She was 95. Born in Good Thunder, Minn., she spent her younger years in Hoffman, Minn., moved to Princeton in 1932 and had spent the last 53 years in Hopewell. She was…
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Princeton, C-P eye baseball Final Eight
West Windsor 12s battle tough pool By: Justin Feil In the mixed blessings department, the Princeton 12-year-old all-stars’ heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Sunnybrae on Sunday certainly fits. Princeton wasn’t happy to lose the game, but since it came in pool play there’s still a chance to recover from it. Princeton, which sits 2-1 in Pool…
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Citizen input sought on West Windsor transit village
Preliminary ideas to be presented at July 20 session. By: Shanay Cadette WEST WINDSOR Residents should arm themselves with ideas, criticisms and concepts because officials say they want to hear about them all at the first public meeting on the proposal to build a transit village at the Princeton Junction train station and the…
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Cyclist with a cause heads west to Golden Gate
Montgomery resident riding across the country to aid fight on cancer. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY Some college students fill their summers with lazy days at the beach and late nights with their friends. Johns Hopkins University student and Montgomery resident Patrick Kerns decided to do something different. He decided to bicycle across the country.…
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A Kerry-Dean ticket would pack plenty of punch
GUEST OPINION, July 6 By: Robert J. Barletta The 2004 veepstakes is on and pundits are predicting Sen. Kerry’s No. 2 will be Dick Gephardt, John Edwards or another swing-state politico. But instead of looking to pick off one state, Sen. Kerry should make the bold and unorthodox move of picking a running mate who…
