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  • Another close loss not good enough for PU

    Tigers take No. 7 Sooners to the wire By: Justin Feil    The Princeton University men’s basketball takes a little something away from each loss as well as each win. All the Tigers got out of a 58-55 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday was the continuation of a disturbing trend of losing close games to good…

  • Despite losses PDS hockey keeps on winning

    Veteran Nelson aids Panther boys’ fifth win By: Justin Feil    Keith Nelson contributed greatly in his first year with the Princeton Day School boys’ ice hockey team. As a sophomore, he was fourth on the team in scoring with 15 goals and 17 assists. This season, in his second with the Panthers, he’s being asked…

  • Time to extend TDR program across the state

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 6 By: Packet Editorial    A small but significant victory could be achieved this week in the battle against suburban sprawl. The state Senate is poised to take up a bill that would create a statewide transfer-of-development-rights program — or, as it’s more commonly referred to in planning circles, TDR.    TDR is a…

  • Jan. 6, 4:03 p.m.: Tug loses battle

    He was a joy to watch and made baseball fun for all of us. By: Hank Kalet    Tug McGraw was the face of the 1973 Mets, the team I remember best from my youth.    While the team failed to win the World Series, it managed to crawl back from last place in August to capture…

  • OBITUARIES, Jan. 6, 2004

    Bernice Miller, Harry Dowling, Jonathan M. Farber, Joan Schorr, James J. Carey, Nellie Mackoul, Daniel H. Howard. Bernice Miller Taught at Princeton High School     CANTON, Mass. — Bernice "Basie" Glaser Miller died Dec. 30. She was 89.    A Princeton resident beginning in 1939, she moved to Ocean Grove in Canton five years ago.    She…

  • PU men’s hockey team happily returning to ECAC

    Merrimack losses make Tigers 0-7 outside of league By: Bob Nuse    After winning just three games last year, the Princeton University men’s ice hockey team figured to be better this year.    And depending on which aspect of the Tigers’ season you look at, Princeton is better this year.    In ECAC play, Princeton will take a…

  • Lease woes sink Rusty Scupper

    Restaurant unexpectedly closes its doors on Saturday. By: Gwen McNamara       To the surprise of many, the Rusty Scupper restaurant on Alexander Street in Princeton Township closed its doors for good on Saturday.       Management at the restaurant confirmed Monday the restaurant closed after serving dinner on Saturday, but referred all other comment to the chain’s corporate…

  • Culinary adventures with tofu

    Angela Chang of Princeton will cook authentic Chinese New Year’s recipes from her book, "The Intriguing World of Chinese Home Cooking," and discuss Chinese cuisine on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 1 p.m. at Wegmans in West Windsor. By: Faith Bahadurian    I’ve marinated and grilled it, whipped it into dips, blended it into smoothies, crumbled it…

  • WW-P North wrestlers enjoy big win

    Young Knights edge Princeton By: Bob Nuse    Bill Mealy doesn’t have to think too hard about the biggest win in the young history of his West Windsor-Plainsboro High North wrestling program.    "This is it," Mealy said after his Knights defeated Princeton, 45-42, Saturday to improve to 2-0 on the season. "This is a big win…