Category: archives
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Movie Timetables
Going to the movies tonight? Find out where and when the show you want to see is playing. Movies and times are valid from Friday, August 22 through Thursday, August 28. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. Please note: In the event that…
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Little choice but to accept bow-hunting
PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 22 By: Packet Editorial The deafening silence that greeted Princeton Township’s announced plan to permit limited bow-hunting of deer this fall and winter is more than a little surprising. For the past three years, outspoken criticism has been heaped upon every lethal component of the township’s deer-management plan (and some of the…
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Hogwarts comes to Hightstown
Grace N. Rogers math teacher Jan Amenhauser forms Hogwarts Math Club. By: David Pescatore HIGHTSTOWN Grace N. Rogers School teacher Jan Amenhauser hopes to make math more magical this fall with the help of the Hogwarts Math Club, based on the popular "Harry Potter" series of children’s books written by J.K. Rowling. "This has…
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Letters to the Herald
For the Aug. 22 issue Downtown concerts applauded for promoting cultural arts To the editor: Thanks to the Greater Hightstown-East Windsor Improvement Project for organizing last week’s concert in downtown Hightstown, promoting cultural unity and bringing world-class music to our town. The Mexican folk dance group was beautiful to watch, and kept everyone in…
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Group fighting deregulation
Locals continue the battle for lower electric rates. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Larry Weiner and the Energy Group from Clearbrook, veterans of an 11-year battle for lower electric rates, will continue the fight with a campaign against what they see as a flawed energy deregulation law. The residents of Clearbrook, where there are 2,026…
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Princeton cable changeover clashes with vacations
Residents could return home to find their service doesn’t work. By: David Campbell Princeton residents who vacation in August may be returning home to find their cable service has been disconnected. Waiting among the accumulated mail for vacationing subscribers to Patriot Media, which is currently undertaking the enormous task of converting its roughly 7,000 Princeton…
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District removes mold from Black
Mold removed from 14 classrooms in Hightstown’s Walter C. Black School. By: David Pescatore HIGHTSTOWN Mold was discovered in 14 classrooms at the Walter C. Black School during the past two weeks. The first instances of mold growth were noted in three classrooms by custodians on Aug. 8. An inspection last week turned up…
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Press Forum: Air quality
Should the state adopt the "California car" emissions plan to help improve air quality in New Jersey? Should the state adopt the "California car" emissions plan to help improve air quality in New Jersey?
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Princetons seek youth activities coordinator
Hoping for assistance from the AmeriCorps volunteer program. By: Jennifer Potash Through the national AmeriCorps volunteer program, the Princeton Human Services Commission is seeking a youth coordinator to develop activities for the "tween" and teen sets in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township. The Human Services Commission, which oversees the joint municipal Human Services Department, is…
