Category: archives
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Identity Crisis
A new exhibit at the Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation features an eclectic sampling of 19th-century art demonstrating Hungary’s love of culture. By: Jim Boyle Jozsef Rippl-Ronai’s "The House at Kortvélyes" (above) and Pàl Szinyei-Merse’s "Mother with Two Children" exemplify 19th-century Hungarian artists’ admiration of the country’s landscape. On one wall in the Museum…
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Another university student is a Rhodes Scholar
Senior from New Zealand to spend two to three years at Oxford. By: Jeff Milgram The number of 2004 Rhodes Scholars with ties to Princeton keeps on growing. Willow J. Sainsbury, a Princeton University senior from Auckland, New Zealand, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, which will fund two or three years of study at…
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Montgomery adopts ‘shop local’ campaign
Mayor says there’s hardly any need to go outside the township to fill holiday needs. By: David Campbell MONTGOMERY With the holiday shopping season in full swing, Mayor Louise Wilson, the Township Committee and the Economic Development Commission want to remind residents to shop locally. "There are so many great shopping options right here…
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HHS party held despite somber times
Hightstown High School’s Red Cross Club hosted their 10th annual Winter Holiday Party for area children. By: David Pescatore HIGHTSTOWN Christmas came a few weeks early for about 170 area children thanks to Hightstown High School’s Red Cross Club. The group held its 10th annual Winter Holiday Party on Monday, but this year’s festivities…
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Preservation being pinched by land value
Local towns are pursuing land preservation to keep residential developers away. By: Matthew Kirdahy Officials in Cranbury, Monroe and South Brunswick are aggressively pursuing land preservation to stave off residential development. But rising housing prices in the region make land more attractive for developers, increasing the cost of undeveloped land and making it potentially more…
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Hospital foundation funds community health projects
A total of $350,000 in grants distributed. By: David Campbell The Princeton HealthCare System Foundation awarded $350,000 in grants this week to fund several projects aimed at promoting public understanding of critical health-related topics and encouraging public access to the hospital system’s resources. As part of its annual grant-making efforts, the foundation announced 13 grants…
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Library accepts food for fines
Monroe Township Library will erase fines for overdue books if they are returned with a can of food. By: Rebecca Tokarz MONROE Township residents with overdue books can pay their fines with food. Monroe Township Public Library is running its annual Food for Fines amnesty program until the end of the month. As part…
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PU athletes spread holiday cheer
‘Teams and Toys’ program continues growth By: Justin Feil There aren’t many athletic events during the final week of Princeton University fall semester classes, but plenty of athletes were involved in one of the biggest events on campus, one that benefits the community and the Tiger participants more than any game does. For the fourth…
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Column: Hello Newman
‘Real world’ writer By: Mike Newman When I took my internship with The Princeton Packet this past September I arrived at the doorstep with all my journalistic knowledge coming straight from the classroom. That was it. Sure, I took pages of notes in class and listened to my professors but no school can predict how…
