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  • Garage to open by end of week

    Detail work still needs to be completed. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton Borough officials aim to open the new downtown garage in the next few days.    "I expect to be able to open the garage by the end of the week," said Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi.    With some of the uncompleted task dependant on good weather,…

  • OBITUARIES, May 4, 2004

    Douglas R. Graham, Ruth Kleinberg. Douglas R. Graham Career in sales, marketing     WEST WINDSOR — Douglas R. Graham died Saturday of cancer. He was 73.    Born in Pittsburgh, he was a resident of West Windsor for 37 years.    Mr. Graham worked in chemical sales and marketing for Merck & Co., Sohio and others.    He…

  • Ink in their blood

    Packet kids learn the news biz on ‘Take Our Kids to Work Day’   Princeton Packet employees welcomed 22 kids to ‘Take Our Kids to Work Day’ on a beautiful day Thursday to learn about the newspaper business and meet some special guests, including a K-9 officer, an author/illustrator and two sports mascots.    The kids, who range…

  • Robert J. Young

       Robert J. Young, 52, of Smithfield, Va., died Wednesday in Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine, Fla.    A former resident of Jacksonville, Fla., he was born in Trenton and was a graduate of The Pennington School and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kingsport, N.Y., where he earned a bachelor’s degree in marine engineering.    After graduation, he…

  • Local stores team up for World Fair Trade Day

       Princeton stores Ten Thousand Villages, Whole Earth Center and The Salty Dog will join fair trade stores and organizations around the world in observing World Fair Trade Day on Saturday.    Latin ensemble Eco Del Sur will perform ancient Andean and contemporary music from different Latin American regions in front of Ten Thousand Villages in Princeton…

  • Edward F. Engerman

       Edward F. Engerman, 81, of Langhorne, Pa., died Friday at the Crestview Center, Langhorne, Pa.    Born in Trenton, Mr. Engerman lived in Pennington before moving to Langhorne in 1994. Earlier he had lived in Titusville. He was a draftsman with DeLaval Turbine in Trenton for many years. He also was a member of the Hopewell…

  • Dar Hosta and Her Marvelous Moon Books

       Dar Hosta has a sweet tooth. The author and illustrator of children’s books admitted to a group of students at The Princeton Packet’s Take Our Kids to Work Day that she eats icing straight out of the jar. By: By: Shannon Potash, Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski    Ms. Hosta took time out of her busy…

  • Kids and K-9. Police officers and a furry friend paid a visit to talk about safety

    On Take Our Kids to Work Day, police officers visited kids at the Princeton Packet to talk about safety and meet a K-9 officer. By: Steven Mutek and Alexandra Rozakis Princeton Borough police officer Jonathan Bucchere talks to kids about staying safe. Staff photos by Frank Wojciechowski Trooper Louis Bucchere gets some help cleaning K-9…