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Princeton school board set to unveil $62.1 million budget
Described as maintenance-level, taxes on average home in borough would increase 7.6 percent and in township 5.1 percent. By: Jeff Milgram The Princeton Regional Board of Education is scheduled to introduce a tentative $62.1 million budget for the 2004-2005 school year tonight, 5.6 percent higher than this year’s $58.8 million spending plan. The tentative budget…
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MILESTONES
March 9-11, 2004 HEALTH & MEDICINE Princeton HealthCare System has announced that Lucille P. Mason has joined the organization as vice president, human resources. She brings 25 years of management and healthcare experience to PHCS. As a member of PHCS’s senior management team, she will work closely with management to support and respond to the…
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Campus novelist’s book delves into Ivy League psyche
A focus on "the pressure of generations and how it relates to success." By: Jessica Stahl For decades, the ivy-covered walls and towering spires of Princeton University have served as the inspiration for scientific pioneers, intellectual giants and literary geniuses. Since beginning his freshman year at Princeton, Travis Muir, now a junior, has been secretly…
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Get up and go
Plainsboro firm wins top prize for time-saving, cashless technology. By: Gwen McNamara Tired of waiting for what seems like an eternity in those long lines at the amusement park or stadium? Well the recent winner of the 6th annual Princeton University Business Plan Contest has a solution that is speeding things up. Proximities, a Plainsboro-based…
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Borough Council to vote on new garage rates
Police chief’s report on crime also set for tonight’s meeting. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Borough Council will consider an ordinance tonight setting parking rates in the new downtown garage and hear a report on how crime dropped in the municipality last year. The new 500-space municipal parking garage is slated to open in early…
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Desire for change spurs Montgomery board challengers
At least one incumbent says change for change’s sake is hogwash. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY With 20 years of collective experience by the two incumbents seeking re-election, almost every challenger in the field for three seats on the Montgomery Board of Education seems to be saying the same thing: It is time for a…
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MHS hockey reached state quarterfinals
Cougars set to face No. 1 Ridge By: Bob Nuse HACKENSACK Yury Tarnavskyj has always considered himself a defense-first type of coach. The past two years, Tarnavskyj’s Montgomery High ice hockey team has been following that philosophy to some pretty successful seasons. This year, the Cougars are putting together the best season in school…
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Forum addresses Witherspoon Street’s future
Princeton Future holds session on a community both accessible and separated. By: Jennifer Potash Princeton Future continued its community dialogues Sunday with a closer look at Witherspoon Street and its neighborhoods and institutions. About 30 residents from Princeton Borough and Princeton Township gathered to brainstorm about various needs, including housing, transportation, business and employment along…
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Fresh take on an old problem
New ideas for job hunters. By: Melinda Sherwood Job hunters are always looking for new ways to market their skills and build a strong network of contacts in the business community. Here are two fresh strategies for accomplishing both: Group ‘therapy’ Even in job hunting, there is power in numbers, according to one consultant.…
