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  • WW moves to revoke tax-exempt status for two nonprofits

    Issue now before tax court as township searches for ways to increase revenues. By: Shanay Cadette    WEST WINDSOR — The township has challenged the tax-exempt status of two organizations that bill themselves as nonprofits — International School Services Inc. on Roszel Road and Community Options Inc. on Alexander Road — as it searches for ways…

  • Township ready to start last ‘all-out’ deer cull

    Wildlife management firm to begin as early as tonight. By: David Campbell    Weather permitting, the fourth year of Princeton Township’s deer-management program could begin as early as tonight, Anthony DeNicola, president of wildlife-management firm White Buffalo, Inc. said Monday.    Mr. DeNicola, whose Connecticut firm has a $155,000 contract with the township for what could be…

  • Jan. 6, 4 p.m.: Thoughts on the debate

    Some not-so-random observations. By: Hank Kalet    Some thoughts on Sunday night’s debate:    1. The Democrats seem committed to recreating the debacle that was the 1972 election for them, but not because the candidate they appear likely to nominate — former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean — is too liberal.    What people forget about the 1972 race…

  • Sam Goody spins into oblivion

    Candy store seeks to move into abandoned Nassau Street storefront. By: Gwen McNamara    Miss having that penny-candy store on the corner? Or are you looking for a cool place for your child’s next birthday party?    A new store in Princeton Borough may be the perfect sweet-toothed solution.    Ricky’s Candy, Cones & Chaos, a privately owned…

  • Letters to the Editor, Jan. 6

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Jan. 6 By: Arts Council saga keeps getting sadder To the editor:     The saga of The Arts Council of Princeton’s efforts to expand its premises at the corner of Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place continues to get sadder every time its representatives make a move and/or public statement to…

  • 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…