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  • Bringing Down the House

    Anything and everything political is fair game for sketch comedy group the Capitol Steps, which will be participating in a fundraising event for the Corner House Foundation. By: Lillie Binder The political comedy troupe the Capitol Steps will perform at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton May 21, appearing as part of a benefit for Corner House.…

  • Bill alters critera for tax-exempts

       State Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Princeton Borough) has introduced legislation to impose more stringent qualifications for private buildings to obtain tax-exempt status.    The legislation stems from a 2003 dispute in Princeton Borough when the University Cottage Club, a private eating club catering to Princeton University students on Prospect Avenue, sought historic designation that would make it…

  • Housing authority tries to appease Princeton tenants

    Complaints about maintenance and fears of retribution. By: Jennifer Potash    The leadership of Princeton Borough’s housing authority voiced dismay Wednesday after hearing numerous complaints that ranged from scattered construction debris at a half-finished trash enclosure project to fears of eviction for speaking out.    "We’re not happy when we have unhappy residents," said Leighton Newlin, chairman…

  • Jenq, WW-PN tennis await rematch patiently

    Knights face Hightstown in states today By: Justin Feil    Wayne Jenq admits to being frustrated at points during this boys’ tennis season.    After going 11-6 at first singles for West Windsor-Plainsboro North last year, Jenq has put together a similar record this season.    "This year, I felt a lot more pressure to perform than last…

  • Beyond skin deep

    Core-Tech Solutions branches out to manufacture drug patches. By: Gwen McNamara    With the success of products like Ortho Evra, a birth control patch, and Nicotrol or Nicoderm CQ, smoking cessation patches, interest is peaking in the field of transdermal drug delivery systems.    And Core-Tech Solutions, Inc., a contract research and development firm whose founder has…

  • PU rallies to reach Final Four

    Tigers get on track for overtime win By: Justin Feil    Throughout this season, the Princeton University women’s lacrosse team has faced a variety of different strategies. None have worked well enough to knock of the Tigers.    In its NCAA tournament quarterfinal, Dartmouth’s ball-control offense combined with its aggressive defense almost made it the first. The…

  • Borough candidate Neumann slates fund-raiser

       Anne Waldron Neumann, who is running in the Democratic primary for the Princeton Borough Council, is holding a campaign fund-raiser Wednesday.    The event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 22 Alexander St.    Refreshments will be offered, along with information on protecting newly planted shrubs and trees from cicadas.    For more information…

  • Arts Council plan deserves board approval

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 18 By: Packet Editorial    At Saturday’s long-awaited grand opening of the spectacular new Princeton Public Library, a longtime Princetonian gazed across the intersection of Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place and declared: "Won’t it be nice when we have the same kind of ceremony for The Arts Council?"    As much as we…

  • Unwired

    Wireless technology is freeing up the workforce – and raising some new security concerns. By: Melinda Sherwood    You need only poke your head into one of the coffee shops downtown, where at any hour of the day at least a handful of customers can be seen chugging lattes and reading the newspaper — the online…