Category: archives
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Lawmakers need a push to curb sprawl
PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 18 By: Packet Editorial Any lobbying group that’s worth its salt knows the most effective way to stir up opposition to anything it doesn’t like is to convince politicians it’s going to cost jobs and money. It helps, of course, if you tell these same politicians you’ll help them save their own…
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Large financial services firms establish local presence
TIAA-CREF and Fidelity Investments are among the latest examples. By: Melinda Sherood With services and products ranging from pension plans to retirement funds and college savings plans, two large financial services providers recently opened retail centers in the Princeton area. The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association – College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) of New York…
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Hospital weighs Wyeth site
Move from Princeton campus gets support from West Windsor’s mayor. By: David Campbell WEST WINDSOR Township and Princeton HealthCare System officials have held preliminary talks about building a new and larger hospital campus on the Wyeth property off Route 1, Quakerbridge and Clarksville roads. Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh said he has held two meetings recently…
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Princeton falls in Group III soccer semis
Ocean City tops Little Tigers, 1-0 By: Bob Nuse TOMS RIVER — The Princeton High boys’ soccer team finally ran into a team that was just as hot as they were. After posting 12 straight wins, earning Mercer County Tournament and Central Jersey Group III championships in the process, the Little Tigers saw their win…
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Letters to the Editor, Nov. 18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 18 By: All that’s missing is the Weber grill To the editor: I have been forced to become a curmudgeon. Not long ago, it seemed the worst fate for our Washington’s Headquarters was to be "trussed up like a fowl"; Tyveked; abandoned to moulder toxically into the 21st century.…
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Downtown Princeton gearing up for holidays
Palmer Square tree lighting scheduled for Nov. 28. By: Jennifer Potash The holiday spirit is descending on downtown Princeton Borough. While many shops are already decked out in ribbons, wreaths and bells, other holiday favorites will soon return. Palmer Square will open the holiday season with the tree-lighting on the green. Aiming to challenge the…
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Municipal attorney joins Hughes transition team
Michael J. Herbert also served on Gov. James E. McGreevey’s transition committee. By: Jennifer Potash Michael J. Herbert, the municipal attorney for Princeton Borough and West Windsor, will serve in a leadership role for Mercer County Executive-elect Brian Hughes’ transition team. Mr. Hughes, a Democrat and Princeton Township resident, defeated Mercer County Clerk Catherine DiCostanzo,…
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Straw poll shows Dean and Clark in dead heat
Princeton Democrats deadlock over presidential candidates. By: Jennifer Potash Princeton Democrats deadlocked on a presidential nominee Sunday as former Gov. Howard Dean and former Gen. Wesley Clark tied in a Princeton Community Democratic Organization straw poll. Local Democrats, after hearing brief speeches about each of the nine prospective presidential candidates and a short question-and-answer session,…
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Don’t be confused by tax law changes
You may have to look a bit harder to find the shifts in this year’s income tax form To stimulate the economy, the Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Act of 2003 brought about the latest round of tax cuts. Unlike tax laws passed in 2001, which included vast changes, this year’s legislation was basically a simple…
