Category: archives
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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…
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WW-P South tennis grabs county title
Pirate boys ride pressure wins to first crown in four seasons By: Justin Feil It’s Friday and Benny Gordon-Goldstein probably still has hold of the Mercer County Boys’ Tennis Tournament plaque that the West Windsor-Plainsboro South team won Wednesday at Mercer County Park. The senior first singles player ought to share since he was just…
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Tree of life talk coming to St. Anthony
LaSalle University professor to speak about a common element found in differing religions. By: David Pescatore HIGHTSTOWN Fire, floods, fish and family. These are just some of the common elements seen throughout the world’s religions. On Thursday, a LaSalle University religion professor will host a discussion at St. Anthony of Padua exploring another: the…
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KIDS AND COMMUNITY: Good habits early on help stop future onset of diabetes
KIDS AND COMMUNITY by Judy Shepps Battle: Parents need to teach their children about proper eating habits and exercise. By: Judy Shepps Battle Entertainer Dick Clark, former host of "American Bandstand," recently announced he is suffering from diabetes. Word of his illness first appeared in the gossip column of a New York City newspaper and…
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OBITUARIES, May 7, 2004
Supramaniam Srinivasan. Supramaniam Srinivasan Visiting PU professor PLAINSBORO Dr. Supramaniam Srinivasan died Tuesday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was 71. Born in Sri Lanka, he came to the United States in 1959, residing recently in Plainsboro. He was a visiting professor of chemistry at Princeton University. He is survived…
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Rocky Hill council rancor makes minor matters complex
Angry words over how to illuminate municipal building parking lot. By: Jill Matthews ROCKY HILL When members of the Rocky Hill Borough Council are not united to fight against Montgomery, some of them, it seems, are squabbling with each other. The past two council meetings have been marred by an unfavorable tone left from…
