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  • Rental housing overcrowding tops council agenda

    Restructuring of fire department also to be addressed. By: Jennifer Potash    Public hearings on an ordinance dealing with overcrowded rental properties and a reorganization of the volunteer fire department top a light Princeton Borough Council agenda for Wednesday.    The council is not meeting today, its regular date, because it is Election Day.    Last month, the…

  • OBITUARIES, Nov. 4, 2003

    Grant Schaumburg Sr., Wells A. Hobler, Rosalind Familant. Grant Schaumburg Sr. Former Princeton resident     MONROE — Grant Walter Schaumburg Sr. of Monroe Village died Oct. 28. He was 87.    He was an industrial engineer at U.S. Steel for many years.    Born and raised in St. Louis, he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering…

  • Ad agency acquires Trenton, New York companies

    Princeton Communications Group of Pennington expands. By: Melinda Sherwood    Some say the best way to weather a recession is to batten down the hatches and prepare for sunnier economic times. Others seize the opportunity to build up and redefine themselves.    Princeton Communications Group (www.pcgads.com), a Pennington-based advertising and marketing agency with ties to Princeton, falls…

  • Mudslinging ads will haunt our candidates

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 4 By: Packet Editorial    Election Day is finally upon us — which means, among other things, that TV and radio commercials can now get back to selling us stuff we don’t need instead of stuff we don’t want.    Every year at this time, we think the tone of political campaigns can’t get…

  • Nov. 4, 5:35 p.m.: Lyle Lovett

    A review of his latest. By: Hank Kalet    Read my review of Lyle Lovett’s latest, "My Baby Don’t Tolerate," on Pop Matters.

  • Week of November 3, 2003

    Princeton Junction, Pennington, West Windsor Princeton Junction    Verna McShane of Gloria Nilson Realtors/GMAC Real Estate, Princeton Junction office recently received her Premier Service certification. "Verna has been consistently a high achiever in her real estate career. Verna always goes the extra mile for her clients. She enjoys matching the clients with the home of their…

  • Orchid-growing demonstration planned at Morven

       Historic Morven and the Princeton Senior Resource Center will co-sponsor an orchid growing demonstration on Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Suzanne Patterson Center, located behind the Princeton Borough Hall.    Grower Tom Purviance will discuss the history and conservation of orchids, share practical tips on growing them at home, and will have an assortment of his…

  • Noise’s potential to cause hearing loss

    The damage from excessive noise exposure is permanent; there is no way to restore life to dead nerve endings. Lorraine Seabrook    Hearing loss is a painless and gradual process that often takes people by surprise.    Of the nearly 30 million Americans who suffer from hearing loss, many do not realize that they have this medical…

  • Nassau Street Grooves

    After 25 years, Princeton is still a great local town to enjoy great live music. By: Matt Smith British singer-songwriter Richard Thompson’s annual visit is a Princeton tradition. As I rode the "Dinky" into Princeton last Thursday afternoon, a trio of fresh-faced 20-somethings laughed and joked two seats in front of me. At the conclusion…