Category: archives
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PHS Studio Band wows crowd at Canada festival
Students bring home bevy of top awards. On May 1 the Princeton High School Studio Band showed what it’s really made of. The band made a four-day trip to Montreal to compete in the Heritage Music Festival at McGill University, where groups competed in three major categories: jazz bands, instrumental bands and choral groups. Six…
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SCHOOLS: Brunswick Acres
School cleanup was a dirty job, but someone had to do it By: Melissa Morgan Brunswick Acres second-graders may already be earth-conscience environmentalists, but they also realize a clean schoolyard often comes with a pungent price. "This garbage stinks!" said second-grader Jenna Mastronardi as she picked up pieces of debris during an Earth Day cleanup.…
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Shatashvili again crowned champion
Fourth singles title comes in first county loss with PHS By: Justin Feil Ilia Shatashvili should have been turning cartwheels after becoming the first Princeton High player to win four Mercer County Tournament individual titles, but instead his joy was a bit tempered after losing out on a fourth straight MCT team crown. "I have…
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EDITORIAL: Sign of Spring: Eagles daring to share perch
EDITORIAL: American bald eagles make their presence felt in Central Jersey. In the very, very near future, as soon as the soil reaches the magic temperature of 64 or 65 degrees, much of the area will be abuzz literally with the arrival of Magicicada septendecim, the insect that visits us in abundant numbers…
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Model Grand Opening at Centennial Mill in Voorhees raises a thrill
Beauty will truly be in the eye of the beholder starting early in May when 12 model homes at Centennial Mill make their public debut! Del Webb’s, active-adult/lifestyle communities for those 55-plus, offers the extensive depth of knowledge to plan and design a truly outstanding neighborhood. Beauty will truly be in the eye of the…
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Budget woes shouldn’t come as any surprise
PACKET EDITORIAL, May 7 By: Packet Editorial Any day now, we fully expect somebody in Princeton Borough some fed-up resident, some disgruntled taxpayer, some desperate candidate for Borough Council to come up with a bold plan for resolving the municipality’s deteriorating fiscal condition: Consolidation. For the past few weeks, we’ve heard just about…
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Princeton Township police offer police academy course
Summer youth program a first for the department. By: David Campbell Princeton Township Police will host a summer youth academy in June that aims to give children hands-on knowledge of police duties and responsibilities, and forge strong bonds among police and Princeton youth. "It will help eliminate that barrier between police officers and youth in…
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Princeton Education Foundation awards grants
Six public school projects receive more than $7,000 The Princeton Education Foundation is handing out more than $7,000 in grants for six Princeton public school projects. The grant winners were recognized Tuesday at a reception in the Princeton High School library. The foundation awards grants twice a year to teachers who demonstrate creative delivery of…
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Tech director charged with selling computers
An East Windsor Regional School District employee is charged with keeping money from the sale of district computers. By: David Pescatore HIGHTSTOWN An East Windsor Regional School District employee was charged with 12 counts of official misconduct on April 30, for allegedly selling school property and keeping the money. According to the Mercer County…
