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Princeton High strives to close minority achievement gap
High school part of national coalition of 21 affluent suburban school districts. By: Jeff Milgram Princeton High School sophomore Pinto Adhola wants to go to college and then get involved in international business. Another sophomore, Robert Simmons, wants to become an English professor or a preacher. Neither goal would appear to be unusual or out…
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Arts Council of Princeton gains advisory panel nod
Site plan review board recommends approval of expansion project by 4-1 vote. By: Jennifer Potash The Arts Council of Princeton moved a step closer to approval of its long-awaited and controversial expansion project Thursday. The Site Plan Review Advisory Board of the Princeton Regional Planning Board recommended approval of The Arts Council’s site plan by…
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Lift time limit on parking in PHS vicinity
PACKET EDITORIAL, March 2 By: Packet Editorial The parking situation at Princeton High School is bad and getting worse. Everyone involved acknowledges this, yet the problem persists and despite the best efforts of school administrators, staff, students, neighbors and borough and township officials, there is no real solution in sight. It would be easy…
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Schafer Tract rezoning stalls
Rocky Hill Borough Council asks Planning Board to take another look at ordinance. By: Jill Matthews ROCKY HILL The Borough Council sent a controversial rezoning plan for the 15-acre Schafer Tract scheduled for a vote Monday night back to the Planning Board for more review. Borough residents, some of whom were asked to leave…
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No contested seats on Princeton school board
Three incumbents to seek another term and no challengers step forward. By: Jeff Milgram For the second year in a row, there are no contested seats on the Princeton Regional Board of Education. Only the three incumbents whose terms are expiring returned nominating petitions Monday. School board President Charlotte Bialek, a Princeton Township resident, is…
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PU men leap back to top
Ford-Bey’s triple jump one of top performances as Tigers regain indoor Heps crown By: Justin Feil Marcus Ford-Bey was in a familiar but not comfortable position going into his final triple jump attempt at the Heptagonal Indoor Championships on Sunday. "I only made the finals by three centimeters," said the Princeton University senior.…
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Tax deductions help you to buy a better car
GOOD EARTHKEEPING, March 2 By: Sandy Batty Our nation’s dependence on foreign oil has hit an all-time high; we now import over half the petroleum we use. Approximately two-thirds of the petroleum we consume as a nation is for transportation. Our heavy reliance on petroleum has negative impacts on the environment, the economy and national…
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Donor offers $1 million matching grant to SAVE shelter
An anonymous donor with a lifelong love for dogs has pledged $1 million in the form of a challenge gift to SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter. The donor will match all major gifts of $10,000 or more, up to an aggregate sum of $1 million, made to SAVE’s capital campaign. The goal of the campaign is…
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WW-P North sends four wrestlers to regions
Ragucci leads Knights, goes one-up on brother By: Ken Weingartner SOUTH BRUNSWICK Alex Ragucci might have lost the District 20 wrestling tournament title at 152 pounds Saturday, but he’s winning the family battle. Ragucci, a junior from West Windsor-Plainsboro North, advanced to this week’s Region 5 Tournament at Hunterdon Central High School by finishing…
