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National Book Award winners to visit Princeton
Public library to host C.K Williams, Carlos Eire, Polly Horvath and Shirley Hazzard. The Princeton Public Library will host four National Book Award winners on Thursday, Feb. 19. The authors’ appearances are part of the National Book Foundation Gold Medal Tour. The public is invited to attend. The session will take place 7:30 p.m. at…
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Seal the deal to complete Hulfish North
PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 3 By: Packet Editorial The Princeton Borough Council has a chance to make history tonight. Or, if it lets that chance slip away, it could allow the worst eyesore in downtown Princeton to fester for another decade or two. This, in our view, is the stark choice facing the borough’s elected officials…
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Princeton Public Library mural will be multlingual
Artist seeks help from local students. By: Jennifer Potash Upon discovering that over 50 languages are spoken in Princeton, artist Ik-Joong Kang has decided to capture the town’s international flavor in the mural he is designing for the new Princeton Public Library. Mr. Kang invites Princeton students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are native…
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A capital affair
The Old Barracks celebrates a century as a colonial museum. By: Christian Kirkpatrick The British built the Old Barracks in Trenton, but scholars agree that they never attended any of its Capital Balls. For if they had, the Continental Army could never have persuaded them to leave town. Capital Balls are delightful concoctions of tradition…
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No titles, but progress from area wrestlers at counties
Princeton High is top local team after two reach finals By: Bob Nuse TRENTON While no Packet-area wrestlers managed to win a championship at the Mercer County Tournament, there was still reason for all three teams to feel good about their two days at Trenton High. The reason to be happy was progress, which…
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Vote expected tonight on Hulfish North pact
Parking problems near high school expected to be raised. By: Jennifer Potash One long battle over Palmer Square may end, but another regarding parking looks to continue at the Princeton Borough Council meeting tonight. The developer’s agreement between Palmer Square Management Inc. and Princeton Borough over the luxury Hulfish North Development will go before the…
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Reducing paint’s impact on the environment
GOOD EARTHKEEPING, Feb. 3 By: Sandy Batty Paint seems like one of the few things in life we can take for granted; slap it on and forget it. But the way we select and use paint actually does affect air quality and health. "Architectural coatings" (the industry term for paint) contain volatile organic compounds, or…
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Marines pay a visit to patriotic pen pals at middle school
A combat-tested flag brought home. By: Shanay Cadette A special delivery came all the way from Iraq via Arizona at Community Middle School on Friday. An American flag, flown in several combat missions during the Iraqi war, was personally returned to the West Windsor-Plainsboro district school Friday by U.S. Marine Corps captains Tre Del Pizzo…
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Pupil, teacher reunited on powerful Cougars
Dubiel helps MHS girls’ swimming finish second at counties By: Justin Feil Claire Scarpa gets to know a lot of the Montgomery High swimmers when she teaches them in middle school. But with Allie Dubiel, Scarpa goes back beyond elementary school. "I was a senior in high school," said the MHS head coach, "and I…
